Health

Electrocardiogram The electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a diagnostic tool that is routinely used to assess the electrical and muscular functions of the heart. While…

Vitamin K Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that is most well known for the important role it plays in blood clotting. However, vitamin K…

Malaria – Plasmodium malariae Plasmodium malariae is a parasitic protozoa that causes malaria in humans. It is one of several species of Plasmodium parasites that…

Malaria – Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium vivax is a protozoal parasite and a human pathogen. The most frequent and widely distributed cause of recurring (Benign tertian)…

Malaria – Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium ovale was the last of the malaria parasites of humans to be described. The pronounced stippling of the infected erythrocyte…

Malaria – Plasmodium Falciparum Plasmodium falciparum is a protozoan parasite that causes an infectious disease known as malaria. P. falciparum is the most severe strain…

Bipolar disorder, also identified as manic depression, is a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and…

We are nearer than ever to ending polio. In 1988 there were 350,000 cases of polio in the world and in 2014, only 359. The…

Delusional disorder is classified as a psychotic disorder, a disorder where a person has difficulty recognizing realism. A delusion is a fake faith that is…

Caffeine affects brain task and researchers have been investigating whether caffeine improves memory and learning maintenance or hinders it. The health effects of coffee are…

A decade ago, scientists realized that the rice plant was abnormally effective at engrossing toxic forms of arsenic from soil and water — but no…

Chronic pain may instigate with an early trauma/injury or infection, or there may be a continuing reason of pain. A few people experience chronic pain…