Cryotherapy is also known as cold therapy and refers to the use of low temperature in medical therapy. It is commonly used to relieve sprains, muscle pain, and swelling due to soft tissue damage. It is a well-known remedy to accelerate recovery in athletes after exercise. As cryotherapy in its
Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of our time and in some case akin to receiving a death sentence. The news that you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer fill us with shock and apprehension. For many of us cancer is an unknown process hidden
The way the human body functions can be compared to a large chemical factory, where many individual biochemical processes are interlinked to function as a complete organism. These amazing biochemical processes are designed to create life, to grow, to heal, to repair, and is some cases, to create something new
Many of us have either experienced or know of someone who has experienced the notoriously painful strike in the bunion joint of the big toe by gout, usually at night. Gout results from excess uric acid, which forms sharp, needle-like mineral crystals in the joints, causing inflammation and pain. Gout
Watching a white minibus taxi on its way to Zimbabwe over a long weekend suddenly created the image that an overloaded taxi is not a patch on what gets loaded into our bloodstreams! The bloodstream starts with plasma loaded with red and white blood cells as well as platelets made
The traditional view has been, and to a large extent still is, that cancer is a genetic disease, with its origin and treatment based on damaged “hardware”, implying the genetic material inside the human cell. However, research over the past decade has indicated that cancer may well be a “software”
Cells in the body need a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients, which are supplied via the blood circulatory system. The body’s tissues are full of tiny blood vessels called capillaries, which carry blood very close to the cells of the tissues to exchange dissolved gases, nutrients, and waste products.
Severe cases of COVID-19 are generally associated with older people and people with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. However, it was unclear why so many young and seemingly healthy people were also hospitalized with severe COVID-19 symptoms. Innovative new ways of doing research have now shed some
A healthy colon is a smooth tube-like structure that is internally lined by a layer of epithelial (surface) cells. The walls of the colon contain muscles, along with many small penetrating arteries that pass through the muscular wall of the colon to carry blood to the inner layer of epithelial
While high blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the latest research findings also highlight the negative effects of high blood pressure on cognitive function in the brain, as well as the importance of accurate blood pressure measurements. Higher than normal blood pressure, also known as hypertension,
