Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder affecting 1.3 million adults in the United States. As it…
Carolina AparicioNovember 29, 2018
If you have seasonal allergies, or suffer from them year-round, you probably take over-the-counter medicine…
Carolina AparicioAugust 4, 2017
Disease, stress, clumsiness and time all take a toll on us humans as we go through life,…
Carolina AparicioApril 5, 2017
You know the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but have you…
Carolina AparicioOctober 21, 2016
Phencyclidine, more commonly known as the street drug PCP, has beginnings that lie far from…
Carolina AparicioApril 24, 2016
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a kind of…
Carolina AparicioJanuary 29, 2016
Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic, a chemical agent that inhibits the growth and survival…
Carolina AparicioJanuary 24, 2016
Bacteria live on nearly every imaginable surface on Earth. Most bacteria are harmless when they…
Carolina AparicioDecember 24, 2015
Every year, as the days get shorter and the temperature gets colder, you run the…
Carolina AparicioDecember 20, 2015
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can kill you if present in large…
Carolina AparicioNovember 5, 2015
In the past, wars were fought combatatively with swords and cannons. With increased information and…
Carolina AparicioNovember 3, 2015
Ever wonder why some prescription medications, mostly tetracycline-derived antibiotics, have a label stating that they…
Carolina AparicioOctober 13, 2015
Asthma is a chronic disease that can be deadly. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), characterizes asthma…
Carolina AparicioOctober 10, 2015
Ever wonder why shower shoes are included in college dorm checklists? After all, at home,…
Carolina AparicioSeptember 11, 2015
The summer months are upon us, and hiking around in nature is a must! Hopefully…
Carolina AparicioAugust 28, 2015
In this series, you will learn about poisonous substances and what their natural and/or synthetic antidotes…
Carolina AparicioAugust 20, 2015
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used as a plasticizer, which is a…
Carolina AparicioAugust 10, 2015
Ever wonder why you had to get a tetanus shot as an infant? The most…
Carolina AparicioAugust 6, 2015
Not too long ago, almost any kind of cancer was a death sentence, and autoimmune…
Carolina AparicioAugust 1, 2015
