Biology
HPV and Cervical Cancer: Causes and Cures
The high incidence of the sexually transmitted disease HPV in the United States is alarming. And, persistent infection is a prerequisite for progression to cervical cancer. […]
Professor Barry Fox
Biology
STDs: Facts, Types, and Symptoms, and Challenges in Treatment
The prevalence of the spectrum of STD disorders in the US can be viewed as a pyramid with HIV infection at the top, and genital herpes, the most prevalent, at the bottom. […]
Biology
The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks and Infections Below the Belt
Henrietta Lacks died in October of 1951 from cervical cancer. Just before she died, a sample of her tumor cells. And this was an unlikely gift to all of us from her as the world’s first immortal cells, meaning cells that never die, were found. […]
Health And Fitness
Curing Cholera, Developing Germ Theory: Revolutionaries in Epidemiology
Fatal infectious diseases throughout the history have led scientists and physicians to make remarkable inventions and discoveries, changing the course of medicine. There are many individuals whose contributions have helped revolutionize medical epidemiology. […]
Health And Fitness
Marvels of Modern Medicine: Invention of Microscope and Eradication of Smallpox
The various contributions of physicians and scientists over the years have laid the foundations of modern medicine. Two important contributions could be the creation of Microscope and the vaccination for smallpox. […]
Health And Fitness
The Foundations of Modern Medicine
Modern medicine would not be what it is today if not for the contributions of the inventors and innovators, whose contributions have helped shape the history of medicine as well as human beings. […]
Health And Fitness
Fungal Infections of Clinical Importance
Fungal diseases can have a massive impact on the lives of human beings. Fungi not only affects humans, but animals and plants as well. […]
Health And Fitness
Fungal Diseases Unique to Certain Areas of the United States
There are certain fungal diseases that are unique to certain geographical areas in the United States. Many instances of fungal infections originating in particular areas can be found all over the United States. […]
Health And Fitness
Fungal Diseases: Causes and Types
A more complex life form, fungi are eukaryotic cells that contain a nucleus and many organelles. Fungal diseases can be quite harmful even though they do not affect humans directly. […]
Health And Fitness
Syphilis and Typhus: Viral Diseases That Are Historically Significant
Viral diseases such as syphilis and typhus caused severe epidemics in the past that led to thousands of deaths. These diseases are less common today. […]