Conquering the Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

Since its discovery in 1928 by the Scottish scientist named Sir Ian Fleming, doctors have been prescribing penicillin to patients for the cure of everything from minor infections to life-threatening diseases. In medical terms, penicillin is classified as an antibiotic. An antibiotic is a chemical compound that inhibits or abolishes the growth of microorganisms such … Read more

Connections between Brain Abnormalities and Autistics’ Poor Social Skills

Autism is a very common type of pervasive developmental disorder that generates serious communicational and behavioral impairments. People with autism experience pronounced difficulties in interacting with others. Also, patients diagnosed with autism have poor imaginative skills, engage in repetitive, stereotype behaviors and manifest a strong resistance to change. In many cases, autism can also involve … Read more

Connecting Sanity’s Nature To Nature’s Sanity

Modern psychology has managed to connect mental health to everything, from driving down a crowded highway to sexual health. They’ve even managed to cover almost everything in between. However, one aspect that they have ignored and have not recognized is the possibility that one’s environment and surroundings might play a larger role in mental health … Read more

Conjunctivitis, The Ailment Behind Those Pink Eyes

Conjunctivitis is an eye ailment characterized by soreness and redness of an eye or both eyes in a person. The inflammation occurs in the clear covering that coats or protects the white portion of the eye. Conjunctivitis also affects the lines which are inside the eye lids. This infection of the eye sometimes quickly manifest, … Read more

Confusing Retinal Migraine

Due to the varied types of the disease, most doctors would diagnose migraine based on the universally accepted standards of The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) to avoid misdiagnosis. Retinal migraine is a classic example of confusion and misdiagnosis, simply because the term is often poorly understood and widely misused. When a migraine sufferer … Read more

Confronting Burnout, Stress and Anxiety

It’s like being in a dead end…finally reaching a stage in your career when you come face-to face with a complete sense of disillusionment with your job, and perhaps, with yourself. You no longer get any satisfaction nor fulfillment in everything that you do, and no one can talk you out of whatever decision you … Read more

Concrete Evidence That Alcohol Does Have Effects On Sexual Health

For centuries, alcoholic beverages have been linked to a temporary decrease in male sexual inhibitions. Nobody’s really been sure of why this was the case, other than the alcohol having an effect on the parts and biochemicals in the brain that regulate things like sexual health. Side effects like increased arousal and decreased inhibitions were … Read more