Articles (Diseases)

Robotic Surgery
(Health and Diseases)

Robotic surgery is a misleading term because it implies that the surgery is performed by a robot; nothing could be further from the truth.


Cold Healing
(Health and Diseases)

Cryosurgery is the use of extreme cold—nitrogen, carbon dioxide, Argon gas, and freeze sprays—to damage and inhibit the growth of abnormal cells and some tumor cells.


Is Fire Healing Possible?
(Health and Diseases)

The theory of healing with fire revolves around the preservation of the balance between hot and cold elements in the body; fire healers claim it surpasses eastern and western medicine.


Safe Injection Technology
(Health and Diseases)

Discovering needles in the 1850s is one of the most significant achievements. Despite the widespread of syringes, they caused many problems. To limit them, scietists have invented new injection methods.


Escaping the Clutches of Depression
(Health and Diseases)

Feeling sad, losing joy and hope, succumbing to anxiety, moodiness, and social seclusion are painful human emotions that indicate a possible diagnosis of depression. The positive aspect, however, is that treatments are available for this condition.


Coronavirus Travel Tips
(Health and Diseases)

Can our routine be the same during the coronvirus pandemic? Can families travel and enjoy nature? Or should they abide by the rules of social distancing and home quarantine to avoid infection.


A Sugar Free World (2): How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake?
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Overcoming a sweet tooth is difficult, even for those having a strong will; research shows sugar tricks your brain to demand more and more sugar.


A Sugar Free World (1): The Dangers of Excess Sugar Intake
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

"We consume too much sugar!" You must have heard this statement before; it is worth hearing over and over again.

Biodiversity and the Pharmaceutical Industry
(Health and Diseases)

Observing nature and scouring it in search for remedies and healing is by no means a new trend; humans have done so for tens of millennia.


Exercise Physiology and Dehydration
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

When people work out during hot weather, they lose a lot of fluids; and here comes the role of exercise physiology.


Fear of People and Objects
(Health and Diseases)

When we hear the word phobia what comes to mind is the reasoning behind it is logical cause of panic; yet, surprisingly, the most widespread phobias are those that cannot be judged logically as terrifying.


Zoophobia and Entomophobia
(Health and Diseases)

Zoophobia is prominent among the different types of phobia, because of the diversity and widespread of the animal kingdom around us. 

Nature Phobia
(Health and Diseases)

Nature phobia is one of the most popular types of phobia; it is the anxiety and fear of different landscapes around us.

What Happens to Our Bodies When We Eat Sushi?
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Sushi, that unique Japanese delicacy that has become popular all over the world and is now one of many people's favorite meals; yet, I regert to inform you that it is not as healthy as you think.


Phobia
(Health and Diseases)

Phobia patients experience excessive fear of a situation, a place, a living creature, or an object that is unlikely to cause any harm.


Personal Hygiene: Your Gateway to Better Health
(Human Body)

With the eruption of virus epidemics every other year, hygiene has been receiving a lot of attention, especially in crowded places.

Children and Psychological Illnesses
(Health and Diseases)

Many people thought that psychological illnesses are far from occuring in children, but they are more vulnerable to depression as they are psychologically fragile.

Deodorants: What they do and what they do not do!
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

During summer, the sweating rate increases and some often use deodorant to prevent unpleasant smell; however, there have been more allegations trying to link the use of deodorants to some diseases.


Art: A Healing Medium
(Science in Arts and Culture)

We learn that when we fall and break a limb to go seek medical attention; but what do we do when it is our mental state that is broken? How does one go about remedying that?


The New Coronavirus and Pregnant Women
(Health and Diseases)

Are pregnant women more likely to catch COVID-19? What will happen if she does get infected? What will happen to the newborn?

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