Recent science suggests that contrary to the previous generation's beliefs about nuts and allergies, it is actually far better to feed nuts to your baby early rather than later. In the past, it was thought that you should wait until your child was past two years old before they started eating...
Dentin is a major part of the tooth. It’s color ranging from creamy white to yellow greatly contributes to the resulting color of the tooth. This calcified part of the tooth extends from the crown to the root of the tooth. Enamel covers the dentin on the crown while cementum covers the dentin on...
A swollen finger can be due to a variety of reasons, and before you consider treatment, you have to determine the exact cause. A common cause of a swollen finger is if a bone is broken or fractured. In this case, you have to see a doctor so that the bone can be set properly and medication can be...
The omentum is the fat depository of the body. The greater omentum is found in front of the stomach and the lesser omentum around the liver. Both easily become repositories for fat storage. The greater omentum is the easiest to understand in terms of the abdomen appearing stiff and distended in a...
The hymen is a partial barrier of thin tissue across the opening of the vagina in women. It’s purpose is unknown, but various cultures and religions have associated it with virginity, sexual purity and the passage into womanhood through sexual activity. Hymens differ from woman to woman and are...
Tramadol, also called Ultram, is medicine that was created in Germany in the 1970s. This medicine is classified as a centrally acting opioid analgesic - basically a pain reliever - and is still available today. Tramadol is used for moderate to severe pain. In general, Tramadol is not sold over...
There are various skin scrubs and expoliants sold in the market that can be used to get rid of dead skin cells. Inside the body, cells also die and dead cells are eliminated through the blood stream by the macrophages. Macrophage is a special type of leukocyte or white blood cell that helps in...
The uterine horn, also called the uterotubal junction, is the part of the uterus closest to the Fallopian tube. The egg released by the ovary travels to the uterus through the uterine horn. There are two uterine horns, one on each end of the uterus. The uterine horn is part of the reproductive...
A bone screw is a tool that is used to fasten bone fragments together. It is necessary to use a bone screw to ensure that the broken bones do not move so that they can heal properly. A bone screw can be made of various materials – the main thing is that the material is non-reactive. Usually titanium...
One of the largest industries in the world, big pharmaceutical companies spend billions on advertising and marketing every year -- usually much more than they spend on research and development. What most people don't know is that they are also spending millions on persuading doctors to push drugs on patients and our doctors are falling for it.
