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4 Dangerous Viral Diseases Explained
Written on 9 Mar, 2011 at 19:22 in Uncategorized | viewed 277 views times | No Comments
Viruses cause many serious diseases. Here are 4 dangerous and interesting ones explained. Rabies This disease is transmitted by rabid animals to humans typically by a bite. After being bitten, the disease slowly progresses through the nervous system until it... (Continue reading)
Viruses: Some General Thoughts
Written on 23 Feb, 2011 at 19:17 in Uncategorized | viewed 160 views times | No Comments
Viruses are devious. They consist of small pieces of genetic code, whether in the DNA or RNA form, and little else. They work by hijacking the life systems of living cells and forcing them to create more copies of the... (Continue reading)
What I’ve Learned From Writing 200 Medical Articles
Written on 10 Feb, 2011 at 18:19 in Uncategorized | viewed 178 views times | No Comments
For Health and Life, I have written around 180 articles, and I’ve also written for other sites as well. It adds up to easily more than 200 articles in the medical field. What lessons have I learned? 1) You know... (Continue reading)
Why Some People are Luckier than Others
Written on 3 Feb, 2011 at 6:04 in Uncategorized | viewed 705 views times | 2 Comments
Some people seem to be luckier than others. Why is this the case? Researchers did the following experiment to find out. They gave volunteers newspapers to read. Unknown to them, the newspapers had a coupon inside with the phrase: “Get... (Continue reading)
Contrave: FDA Decision, Chances for Approval
Written on 23 Jan, 2011 at 8:45 in Uncategorized | viewed 491 views times | No Comments
Contrave is a treatment for obesity that consists of bupropion combined with naltrexone. An FDA advisory panel voted 13-7 for its approval in December. In the end of January, it is going for an official FDA decision. Based on a... (Continue reading)
Video Laryngoscopes Market Analysis
Written on 2 Jan, 2011 at 18:52 in Uncategorized | viewed 493 views times | No Comments
This is a competitive market analysis of the video laryngoscope field. McGrath, Glidescope and Storz – these are the names of the three products that mainly control the video laryngoscope market. There are many additional companies and products in video... (Continue reading)
Body Language – Some Thoughts
Written on 23 Dec, 2010 at 18:34 in Uncategorized | viewed 324 views times | No Comments
Body Language Body language is the idea that the physical movements of our body are themselves a language. By knowing it, you can understand what someone else is thinking or feeling but isn’t saying. It’s important to know the basics... (Continue reading)
Flow – What it is, How to Get it
Written on 13 Dec, 2010 at 18:46 in Uncategorized | viewed 329 views times | 2 Comments
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi is well known for his theory of flow. The idea is that we can enter a state of focus in which time flies by without us consciously being aware of it. Think in your own life; there likely... (Continue reading)
Modern Medical Marketing
Written on 1 Dec, 2010 at 7:44 in Uncategorized | viewed 290 views times | 1 Comment
When a company makes a medication or medical device, they face the challenge of marketing it. In medications, the general approach is to either get Doctors to prescribe a medication themselves or to promote patients asking for the medication. In... (Continue reading)
The 3 Obesity Meds of 2010
Written on 18 Nov, 2010 at 17:59 in Uncategorized | viewed 661 views times | No Comments
There are three main therapies that are and were highlighted this year. This article focuses on Contrave while also discussing briefly the other two, lorcaserin and Qnexa. Contrave is a new treatment for obesity that consists of Wellbutrin sustained release... (Continue reading)