There are issues which are constantly the matter of public debates and those related to health are the most controversial ones. Cell phone is one of the most praised and yet most disputed inventions of the twentieth century. Hardly anyone can imagine their life without this useful gadget nowadays but on the other hand its possible dangerous effects on human brain are constantly under the scope. About cell phone radiation The first problem that ...

Multiple sclerosis is believed to be an autoimmune disorder, whose cause is not known and which has no cure. Yet, the disease is the most common neurological cause of debilitation in young people that affects 2.5 million people world-wide. In multiple sclerosis, the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues leading to inflammation in small areas of the central nervous system (the brain, spinalcord and optic nerves). The inflammation furt ...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical building block used in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins production. Polycarbonate plastic is lightweight, tough, has optical clarity and high heat resistance. Due to these characteristics, polycarbonate is being used for a variety of common products including digital media (like CDs and DVDs), electrical and electronic equipment, automobiles, sports safety equipment, reusable food and drink containers and man ...

When I first came across the term "heartburn", I thought it is some kind of heart disease as it is associated with the word "heart". However, after browsing through dictionary, I then realized that it has nothing to do with the heart. The term "heartburn" may come from the fact that hydrochloric acid from the stomach comes up the esophagus because of a problem with the cardiac sphincter, a valve that contains the wo ...

Salmonella food poisoning is a food poisoning caused by the Salmonella bacterium. The infection causes swelling of the lining of the stomach and intestines (gastroenteritis) leading to symptoms such as fever, which is almost always present, headache, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and nausea.  Incidence Salmonella bacterium causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States and Europe – Salmonellosis ...