Disability is a reality that people, more specifically children, face everyday. And it does help if there are people around them that they can count on. However, those exact people who are trying to help them and those who are walking on eggshells around them might be stopping them from reaching their potentials.
People get to meet a new friend or acquaintance each day in their everyday lives. But remembering them can be a whole different story because trying to recall someone's name and trying to recognize their face can be a difficult social issue. It's a common fact that people tend to forget faces, and this failure to recognize a face can lead to the embarrassing question: "Do I know you?"
It was June 5th 1981 that the world was suddenly awakened to the reality of a new disease that would become one of the most destructive diseases in human history.
More than 30 years after its was formally recognised as a deadly pandemic and following millions of lives it claimed along the way, AIDS, according to U.S. President Barack Obama can be overcome by the collective efforts of mankind.
A new candidate TB vaccine, which is designed to protect people who are latently infected with the disease from actually developing it, is now undergoing clinical trials.
Hospitals is where people go to when they are feeling sick, that's a given. But no one really considers the food of the institution when they "check-in." The food the hospitals offer has been painted with infamy for the longest time, with some questioning its quality, edibility, and taste, the most basic of questions that should be ask is: "Is it healthy?"
Welcome to the new world of bioprinting where bones and organs can be grown and produced with a 3D inkjet printer. Although it sounds like something straight out of science fiction doctors and researchers have been developing and perfecting this technique that soon patients could replace their sick organs with manufactured ones.
A report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that the mortality rate in Australian adolescents and young adults with cancer has decreased in recent years.
Heart attacks can happen to almost anyone, that means any gender, age, or even sex. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. But if the disease can strike on anyone, why are women more at risk than men?
Beautiful graphics, realistic sounds, story plots that can leave a person hanging - these are just some things that can hook an individual to play video games all day. But aside from getting entertained and getting involved in the game, do people really know what they're getting themselves into?
There is an expression that people say: "If wishes were fishes, the world will be an ocean." But more importantly, if wishes were fishes, then the world would have a lot of healthier people - this is because eating fish is good for the body, but not only that, it's also good for the mind. Though eating fish is only popular for those who are going on a diet, those humble sea creatures can serve a plate-full of benefits.
Operating rooms may soon see robots assisting neurosurgeons in brain surgery, according to the European Union on Monday.
Giving birth to a child is one of the most miraculous things that can happen in a woman's life. Delivering a child, and sometimes children, is also one the most anticipated events in the lives of couples, especially those who are moms-to-be. However, dangers in child delivery can turn what should be a dream come true into a nightmare.
Football, or soccer, is played and loved across the world. Part of its charm is the fact that no one can use their hands to touch the ball, instead, different parts of the body, like the feet, knees, and the head are used. Using a person's feet and knees is all fine and dandy, however, using the head is different issue.
People often go to bars to relax, unwind, and chill around with their friends. But just as there are those who are there to hang loose, there are those who go to bars to drown their emotions in alcohol or to release some tension with some liquor. Baring all of this in mind, the possibility of a bar brawls is practically imminent.
A new study has uncovered a region of DNA that can boost the growth of stem cells and lead to safe cell therapies.
Movies nowadays have it made in terms of modern equipment, especially with sci-fi movies or computer generated, or C.G., films that help build characters from top to bottom. But thanks to that technology, modern medicine now has the hand it needs to build real life characters' faces for human face transplants.
When people go on a diet, majority of them will say it is because they want to lose weight. But when it comes to diabetics, that is not the case - instead of trying to lose weight, going on a diet could mean curing their disease.
Children are commonly rowdy; playing around and throwing caution to the air, kids are just being kids. However, there's a fine line between kids being kids and children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
It seems like an easy decision to make. Screening tests can help you find cancer at an early stage before the disease has the chance to metastasize. If doctors can catch the disease early it can be easier to treat or cure. Screening tests are the more pragmatic decision so why is there such a backlash against cancer screening?
When it comes to depression, more often than not, people, more specifically young adults, have someone to go to like their family, friends, and teachers. However, for the few who give in to depression, suicide looks quite tempting.
A new study has discovered a specific gene that plays an important role in keeping a balance between food intake and energy use that could have an impact on the weight problems of many Americans.
Doctors should brush up on their Shakespeare to become better physicians, a unique study proposes.
The turkey is more important than you think. There's more to the average turkey than being dinner chow. It's contributed to medical knowledge.
It is common knowledge that vitamin D is good for the body. But for most of the people, when they think about the vitamin, the only source they can think of is the sun. Now the sun is all good and well, and it's free, but researchers have found a better source - vitamin D fortified yoghurt.
The holidays are fast approaching and along with the good cheer the season brings is the good food that will inevitably bloat your stomach past its bursting point. But can you really eat so much that your stomach bursts?
When people are asked: exercise or going on a diet, which should come first? People will respond by saying exercise, some say diet, while some say both at the same time. Asking that question is like asking which comes first between a chicken and an egg. But an expert found an answer to this debate.
Dreaming has always been a mystical affair with people; letting them travel and experience things that may be foreign to them. But in addition to giving people a sense of exploration, new research found that dreams may also take away some of the hurt when it comes to emotionally painful experiences.
Type-2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, has afflicted thousands, if not millions, of people around the world. But thanks to modern medicine, a drug called metformin was created to control the effects of the disease. Now, new research shows that not only does metformin control a person's blood sugar, but it also prevents cancer from growing.
Reading email and text messages on your smartphone? Soon even the most advanced smartphone could be out dated when you could directly read your e-mail through your bionic eye.
