Articles (Health)

Cancer Below Zero
(Health and Diseases)

Cancer has remained one of the most bewildering diseases for doctors until a ray of hope has appeared with the discovery of cancer cryotherapy.

Medical Technology: Fact or Fiction?
(Health and Diseases)

Technology has made remarkable progress in various fields, the most important of which is its use in the medical field.

Alternative Medicine
(Health and Diseases)

CAM refers to a wide range of healthcare practices that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. Let us review some of them.

Famine throughout History
(Education, Business, and Society)

Whether it happens because of poverty, conflict, or demographic problems, famine has always been one of the worst disasters to affect human life. 

All You Need to Know about Jaundice
(Health and Diseases)

Jaundice is not a disease in itself; the yellowish skin normally refers to an underlying condition that needs immediate attention.

All You Need to Know about Anemia
(Health and Diseases)

Anemia is one of the most common blood diseases that could turn dangerous if neglected.

Head Transplant
(Health and Diseases)

Different organs can be removed from a human body and transplanted into another body, but have you ever heared of "head transplant”?


Do Our Bodies Contain Plastics?
(Human Body)

This question might sound weired; how would our bodies contain plastic while we definitely do not consume it?

The Right Food for the Right Time
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

It is necessary that all people of different ages know how to eat and what are the essential nutrients to be consumed according to their life stage.

UNDP Energy Project in Zimbabwe
(Earth Sciences)

How could solar energy offer better and affordable health services to the residents of remote and rural areas?

Healing Light
(Health and Diseases)

The Sun was worshiped by several ancient civilizations, but with their demise, its worship diminish and the knowledge of its healing powers.


Meningitis: A Life-Threatening Condition
(Health and Diseases)

Meningitis requires immediate attention, because the complications can be severe; luckily, there are vaccines to combat it.


Dysmorphophobia
(Health and Diseases)

The obsession with looking at a mirror is not only a passing thought, especially for those having negative thoughts about their body image.

Baby Sleep Debate
(Science Fun Time: Stories and Activities)

Mother: What do I do when the baby is crying, and I am exhausted?

The Great Baby Sleep Debate (2)
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Adding to the confusion of sleep-deprived parents are the contradicting studies supporting both schools of sleep training.


The Great Baby Sleep Debate (1)
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

When I first held my newborn girl in my arms, I pledged my life for her happiness, and I knew deep in my heart that I would do anything for her. 

Achilles Heel
(Health and Diseases)

Whenever I read this story, I ask myself: Is this part of the body really so vulnerable that the Ancient Greeks created a myth about it?


The Science of Smile
(Human Body)

Based on science, smiling changes the brain’s physiology and turns negative emotions into positive ones.

Anatomy of Myth (2)
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

What makes myths dangerous is that they are developed through verbal tradition, ironically, commonly believed myths are scientific.


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