Forensic anthropology is an important part of the forensic sciences. The forensic anthropologist’s ability to identify human remains is an invaluable skill. This article explains the important information a forensic anthropologist can gather from a human pelvis. When remains are significantly decomposed or skeletanized, a forensic anthropologist will often be called upon to help determine ...
There are many Americans in the world who struggle with substance and drug abuse. We all may have found ourselves abusing a substance at one point or time in our lives. On an everyday basis people abuse substances like caffeine, herbal medicines, nicotine, alcoholic beverages, and even prescription drugs. All of these substances are legal ...
Bursitis doesn’t just strike old people; the young can get it too. Bursa are the small sacs of fluid that help muscles slide easily over other muscles and bones. Bursitis is when the bursa become inflamed, as a result of either overuse during sports, workouts, or even tasks around the house, or a sudden, erratic ...
To prevent misdiagnosis, medical and mental health professionals need to evaluate an individual suspected of having dissociative amnesia. It should never be assumed that one’s symptoms are due to a mental illness, because there are diseases and conditions that can seriously affect memory. History and physical – Everyone who suffers from amnesia isn’t mentally ill. ...
If you’ve heard of “cradle cap” or “dandruff,” you have heard of seborrheic dermatitis. This skin condition causes flaking of the skin and most often affects the scalp. In infants, the term “cradle cap” is often used while the word “dandruff” is reserved for children and adults. The condition is most often seen in newborns ...
After spending the a life time struggling with insomnia I have learned that there are certain things that I can do to control my insomnia, instead of letting it control me. Try some of these techniques for a better night’s sleep. Toe Wiggling: This technique allows your to relax your body and prepare it for ...
I suffer from a genetic kidney abnormality called cystinuria and can produce ten or twenty kidney stones in a month’s time. About a month before I was due to leave Japan I saw my urologist for what I thought was another stone. Same pain, same place. Nothing new. After passing so many stones and having ...
We probably hate to admit this, however hormones dominate our lives. The simple biochemistry that composes us make hormones our ruler. They are chemical messengers that conduct a large part of our body functions throughout our lives. Our hormones affect every biological system we have within us, and without them nothing will function well. That ...
It’s been a long time since I have gotten to share my life as a medical anomaly with holidays and then a three week sickness that turned into the worst case of bronchitis with a touch of pneumonia. Dealing with constant coughing and nebulizer treatments for several days was rough on my husband and myself. ...
Ringworm is the common name used for the fungal infection tinea. Tinea or ringworm can occur anywhere there is a dermal layer. The fungus occurs in the outer layer of keratin which forms in skin and nails. It is further named by which area of the body it occurs on. For instance tinea occurring on ...
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