Fujian Province in south-east China has the highest incidence of respiratory and gastrointestinal tract cancers in the whole country.聽The culprit in all likelihood is well water which is...
Danbury, Connecticut used to be the center of the American hat industry.聽It was also known for the 鈥淒anbury shakes,鈥� a condition that encompassed tremors, incoherent speech, difficulty in walking...
Phocomelia is a birth defect that has been linked to the drug thalidomide. This word derives from the Greek words for 鈥渟eal鈥� and 鈥渓imb.鈥� Thalidomide prescribed to pregnant women for morning...
The 51-year-old聽man presented in hospital complaining of abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. On initial investigation he was found to have very high blood pressure and low blood levels of...
Plaster of Paris derives its name from the fact that it was originally obtained from rock quarried at Montmartre, a suburb of Paris. This common construction material indirectly led to the first...
We have long been told to cut back on salt to reduce blood pressure. That鈥檚 old hat. (But one worth wearing).聽 Now we learn that a low salt diet can also help us sleep better! In a roundabout way....
