According to a new theory, cancer cells survive by getting healthy cells around it to self destruct by releasing hydrogen peroxide. This self-destruction releases nutrients that feed the cancer cells.
Just how do the cancer cells …
Spinal Procedures
The two spinal procedures shown in this 5 minute video are one injection for an arthritic sacroiliac joint (SI joint) and the other is a spinal tap used to get samples of the cerebral …
I had come from a hospital background and although I worked with unusual cases (like the elderly man who got a coat hanger stuck in the opening of his penis) I never saw a case …
Her billing form said “loss of appetite” so I entered the exam room expecting she had a GI bug that had been going around the area. I asked the usual sort of questions – but no, …
Currently we measure obesity using a formula that gives us a person’s body mass index or BMI. It is derived by taking body weight and dividing it by the square of a person’s height. We …
An elderly man in his late 70s came to see me for a follow-up visit after a recent hospitalization for generalized weakness. He had lost a fair amount of weight over the last 6 months …
Mitochondria, the power plants in our cells, are believed to be an important underlying factor in the aging process – whether in mice or humans. These organelles are responsible for generating energy used in all …
How concerned are you about catching an infection on an airplane? Would you wear a mask and carry your own air supply while in-flight? How about wiping down the arm rests on your seat or drop-down …
Fat cells don’t behave like other cells in our body. Unlike other cells, they don’t wear out and die and even though we might feel like fat cells multiply, they don’t actually undergo replication. That’s …
Just how true is the 5 second rule that we all love to quote when we pick up a morsal of food off the floor?
It depends on who you ask. For a humorous response, refer …
Although quite rare, the bubonic plague can be life threatening if not diagnosed and treated in time. In this case, two family members in Oregon were diagnosed when they were bitten by infected fleas from …
This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
