“Know it, Cure It.” This disease is rough in the way that it doesn’t target a single organ or site. But can affect any system of the body leading to dreadful complications. But how many of us are aware of the disease sarcoidosis? Why is it known as a disease with a diagnosis of exclusion? […]

“I would love to remove my head.” This phrase will be familiar to those people who have suffered a special type of headache, which first starts from one side then expands to the other areas. I know that you have reached the conclusion of what we are going to talk about. It’s a migraine headache, […]

Vien the wake of the recent outbreak of SARS in Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province of China. Here are some facts and figures about the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). The 24th situation report submitted by WHO had confirmed that as of the 13th of February 2020, there were around 50,000 confirmed cases worldwide. Though […]

Background  Looking back on our lessons in photosynthesis, we might remember that the products of photosynthesis – glucose, and oxygen will be used by organisms (like us) to gain energy and function well. The process by which we “consume” the products of photosynthesis is called Cellular Respiration.  Here is an ironic bit: before our cells can […]

When we eat food, the content enters the lumen of the bowel. This initiates a cascade we call peristalsis. To put it plain and simple, it is a universal phenomenon that occurs from the esophagus to the rectum as a response to food. It is a combination of simultaneous contraction and relaxation of the bowel […]