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Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Human neurons are so small that they require a microscope in order to be seen. However, some neurons can be up to 3 feet long, such as those that extend from the spinal cord to the toes.
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.
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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
A vasectomy, showing how each vas deferens is tied off in two places and then a section is removed f
Pott’s Occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the lower leg (fibula and tibia)
Side view of the cranium and facial bones.
Sivapithecus is a Miocene ape (middle) with anatomical similarities to orangutans (left) rather than
The cranium of a young infant changes dramatically in shape with age. Initially the child has severa
Mobilize the ankle. Place the heels of the hands just below the ankle bones, with fingers pointing ...