Medicine
Stem Cells: Opening Another Avenue
Since their discovery, stem cells have caused a big stir in the biomedical field for a variety of reasons. However, the controversy surrounding embryonic stem cells – cells derived from embryos – is the most fervent. While their totipotency – their ability to become any kind of cell in the human body – makes them [...]
Unnecessary and Deadly: The Post-Disaster Catastrophe of Waterborne Diseases
An insightful look at one of the most dangerous causes of death in natural disaster stricken areas
Texts for Tuberculosis: Enabling Patient Advocacy
A novel way of enabling TB patients to fight against MDR-TB
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: AIDS in 2010
The road to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment is an arduous one. Vaccine research and trials have been plagued with failures.[i] Culture and poverty in highly affected areas have left education programs fruitless. The marginal position of women, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, has left them practically defenseless against infection by their often more promiscuous male partners, [...]
Medical Malpractice: Should Practitioners Be Allowed to Represent Themselves?
Using policy, law and medical arguments, this article discusses whether medical practitioners should be allowed to represent themselves in malpractice suits.
Medical Innovation: Future Promise of DNA Vaccines
An article analyzing the future potential of DNA based vaccinations.
Nervous System Mysteries: The Social Stigma Surrounding Epilepsy
Epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by sudden seizures, has mystified both patients and researchers alike for years with its baffling neuronal mechanisms and unpredictable nature. Each year, about 200,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed—just as many as breast cancer. Of these 200,000 cases, 70% have no apparent cause
MicroRNA as an identifying biomarker for cancer
By Rohit Patil, George Washington University Ulysses S. Grant once explained that the “art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.” Cancer is a war, on its own. The patients have to [...]
Metabolic Diseases and Poverty: The Bane of the Western Diet
The geographical spread of diabetes and obesity occurs in many of the areas stricken by poverty. The pertinent question is then, does the impoverished environment cause or at least aid the development of obesity and diabetes, or is this correlation merely coincidental? Type 2 diabetes affects 7.8% of the United States population, which seems small. [...]
Seasonal Allergies: Severity in Urban Areas
There are certain images that we typically associate with seasonal allergies, the most common being sneezing and runny noses due to airborne pollen. These scenarios are commonly thought to occur in places far from the city or suburban areas, that is, places where there is a large amount of vegetation. While rural areas are commonly [...]
Sheep, Goats and Pigs! Oh My: Milking Transgenic Animals for Medicine
The use of transgenic animals in the production of pharmaceuticals has opened an innovative field of study bringing medicine to the barnyard. A transgenic animal is modified to contain genetic information from another organism, and animals have been designed to produce pharmaceutical human proteins. While the prospects are promising, the future use of transgenic animals [...]
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