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History of Medicine: shows how societies have changed in their approach to illness and disease from ancient times to the present. Early medical traditions include those of Babylon, China, Egypt and India. The Indians introduced the concepts of medical diagnosis, prognosis, and advanced medical ethics.
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NOV 24, 2016Videos
Each year ovarian cancer claims the lives of over 14,000 women. Annually, 22,000 women will be diagnosed with the diseas ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 23, 2016Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 22, 2016Cardiology
Some people inherit genes that increase their risk for heart disease. Can a traditional “healthy” lifestyle ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 15, 2016Cancer
Bacteria have all but hogged the limelight in our recent understanding of microbiomes and how these ecosystems influence ...NOV 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By combining two experimental treatments, scientists say they’re closer than ever to a functional cure for HIV &nd ...NOV 08, 2016Cardiology
Enlargement of the heart, especially the upper left chamber, is known by scientists to be associated with an increased r ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th ...NOV 01, 2016Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 28, 2016Earth & The Environment
It happened over one year ago, and yet we are still feeling the consequences. It was on October 23, 2015, that SoCalGas ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 27, 2016Neuroscience
Is this year’s presidential election stressing you out? If so, the American Psychological Association (APA) says y ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 22, 2016Cancer
More often than not, doctors have to weigh a treatment with the potential side effects and risks to the patient’s ...OCT 20, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Cancer
A person’s risks for cancer and other diseases aren’t just sealed in their genetic code – environment ...OCT 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study adds an important consideration for pregnant women who suffer from depression: use of antidepressants during ...OCT 12, 2016Cancer
By now, it’s well established that high sugar consumption is linked to a host of health conditions, such as diabet ...OCT 12, 2016Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 12, 2016Neuroscience
Brain banks might sound creepy, conjuring up visions of brains floating in jars and other odd equipment lying around, bu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 10, 2016Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s no fairy tale – Rapunzel Syndrome led to one 38-year-old woman hospitalized for severe gastrointestinal ...OCT 04, 2016Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that has gotten a lot of attention in the pr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 03, 2016Cardiology
A new study shows that moderate alcohol consumption increases an individual’s risk for atrial fibrillation, the mo ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 19, 2016Immunology
Yersinia pestis, the bacterial species responsible for numerous and deadly outbreaks of plague throughout human history, ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2016
Videos
Each year ovarian cancer claims the lives of over 14,000 women. Annually, 22,000 women will be diagnosed with the diseas
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 23, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2016
Cardiology
Some people inherit genes that increase their risk for heart disease. Can a traditional “healthy” lifestyle
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 15, 2016
Cancer
Bacteria have all but hogged the limelight in our recent understanding of microbiomes and how these ecosystems influence
...
NOV 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By combining two experimental treatments, scientists say they’re closer than ever to a functional cure for HIV &nd
...
NOV 08, 2016
Cardiology
Enlargement of the heart, especially the upper left chamber, is known by scientists to be associated with an increased r
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th
...
NOV 01, 2016
Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 28, 2016
Earth & The Environment
It happened over one year ago, and yet we are still feeling the consequences. It was on October 23, 2015, that SoCalGas
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Is this year’s presidential election stressing you out? If so, the American Psychological Association (APA) says y
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 22, 2016
Cancer
More often than not, doctors have to weigh a treatment with the potential side effects and risks to the patient’s
...
OCT 20, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Cancer
A person’s risks for cancer and other diseases aren’t just sealed in their genetic code – environment
...
OCT 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study adds an important consideration for pregnant women who suffer from depression: use of antidepressants during
...
OCT 12, 2016
Cancer
By now, it’s well established that high sugar consumption is linked to a host of health conditions, such as diabet
...
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Brain banks might sound creepy, conjuring up visions of brains floating in jars and other odd equipment lying around, bu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 10, 2016
Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s no fairy tale – Rapunzel Syndrome led to one 38-year-old woman hospitalized for severe gastrointestinal
...
OCT 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that has gotten a lot of attention in the pr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 03, 2016
Cardiology
A new study shows that moderate alcohol consumption increases an individual’s risk for atrial fibrillation, the mo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 19, 2016
Immunology
Yersinia pestis, the bacterial species responsible for numerous and deadly outbreaks of plague throughout human history,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch