The power of love: how relationships benefit body and mind

"All you need is love," sang the Beatles. When one considers the widely documented health benefits of being in a happy relationship, they might have been on to something. In this spotlight, we take a look at the health reasons for celebrating being with someone.

Fecal matters: treating infection with stool transplants

Having someone else's stool placed inside your body sounds more like grounds for treatment rather than treatment itself. Yet fecal microbiota transplant is a procedure that has been found to be a particularly effective for treating Clostridium difficile infection from the transplantation that currently exist, it is safe to say that a transplant of fecal matter - also known as stool - is one of the strangest that a patient can have. But at the same time, it could also be one of the most important, representing a solution to the problem of antimicrobial resistance that affects many areas of medicine.

Menopausal hormone therapy associated with ovarian cancer risk

A new study has found that use of hormone replacement therapy for the menopause is associated with an increased risk of developing the two most common forms of ovarian cancer, even if it is used for just a few years.

CANCER AND PREVENTION

Cancers(malignant tumor) are a large family of diseases which involve abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body(metastasis). They form a subset of neoplasms.
A neoplasm or tumor is a group of cells that have undergone unregulated growth, and will often form a mass or lump, but may be distributed diffusely.

KNOW YOUR 12 CRANIAL NERVES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.

CRANIAL NERVES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.

 There are total 12 pairs of cranial nerves that originate from our brain and brain stem. Each of them carries different functions related to different senses of body. Apart from sensory functions there are also some that work as motor nerves or mixed nerves.

First organ transplants from a newborn baby performed in UK

The UK has performed its first successful organ transplants from a newborn baby. The donor was a 6-day-old baby girl who was born with severe brain damage. The doctors say thanks to the "extreme generosity" of the parents; a patient with kidney failure has received their baby's kidneys and another sick patient has received her liver cells.

Alcohol intake good or bad for the body?

Alcohol is one of the most consumed beverage in the world, some people believe that alcohol is good for the body, and so believe is dangerous to the body.

The question is;
Q. Do you think alcohol is bad or good.
If yes, or No state reasons.
 And lets come to a conclusion.

Six Americans die from alcohol poisoning each day

Six Americans die each day from alcohol poisoning - more than 2,200 per year - according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC report notes that 38 million American adults report binge drinking four times per month on average, consuming an average of eight drinks per binge.
Alcohol poisoning is caused by drinking an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time. Very high levels of alcohol in the body can result in death if critical areas of the brain responsible for controlling breathing, heart rate and body temperature shut down. Life-threatening signs of alcohol poisoning include: