Testing for HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) in the urine is indicated when there is a suspicion of certain cancers. HCG is normally produced by the placenta and forms the basis for the most...
Influenza is a nasty illness. It isn鈥檛 just a bad cold. This viral infection kills up to half a million people in the world every year. And that鈥檚 in a good year. In a bad year, like 1968, the Hong...
鈥淭ruth serum鈥� refers to various drugs that have been used in attempts to extract truthful statements from people. Wine was the basic method for extraction during ancient times, however, the first...
Pineapple, kiwi and papaya all contain proteolytic enzymes, in other words enzymes capable of breaking down protein molecules. And gelatin, the substance that makes Jell-O gel, is a protein....
One day a craftsman showed up in the court of Tiberius, Emperor of Rome (14AD to 37AD), to present the ruler with a beautiful transparent glass vase. Just as he was about to hand the vessel to...
Just looking at the list of ingredients on an antiperspirant or deodorant makes some people sweat. That鈥檚 because they鈥檝e heard about how some of the components have been linked with breast cancer...
