Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. The term comes from mid 16th century, via Latin from Greek, from the word arthron, meaning ‘joint’. “-Itis” is a suffix in medicine and it means Inflammation. Osteo means bone. Put them together and you get: inflammation of the bony joints! Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic, […]
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AI in Medicine
I have been wondering these days what is the status of the applications of AI in medicine…is it how many are predicting that the AI will carve out a hole in medicine and people will be losing their jobs? (this metaphor is because tomorrow is Halloween…) Will the doctors be replaced by machines anytime soon? […]
LONELINESS and your health
There are more and more studies raising alarms about the impact of being lonely on our health. And the conclusions of those studies really shocked me so I decided to summarize and share this research in this blog. But first of all, how did they define loneliness? Loneliness is the cognitive discomfort or uneasiness of […]
Heat intolerance
In the wintertime in Canada, people often dream of what they’ll do when it gets hot again. Some even travel for shorter or longer periods of time to warmer climates to wait out the cold weather . But as enjoyable as hot weather is, sometimes it can get a little too warm for our bodies […]
99 fascinating (and weird!) facts about the human body
The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea of the eye. It receives oxygen directly from the air. The human brain has a memory capacity which is the equivalent of more than four terabytes on a hard drive. A newborn child can breathe and swallow at the same time […]
METABOLISM: The fire of life
Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. During this complex process, calories in food and beverages are combined with oxygen to release the energy your body needs to function. Even when you’re at rest, your body needs energy for all its “hidden” functions, such as breathing, […]
Why we age?
Most people accept that getting old is an inevitable part of life. We are born; we grow to become fertile adults, and then our bodies age until they expire at an average age of 80 for men and 84 for women. As we age, some of the inevitable symptoms include graying and thinning hair, loss […]
Cannabis: the good and the bad
Here is a summary of the positive effects of cannabis and the adverse effects that it can exert on humans: The bad: Long-term use of either cannabis or cannabis-based drugs impairs memory and learning, say researchers. Their study has implications for both recreational users and people who use the drug to combat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis […]
Exercise and its benefits
We all know (hopefully!) that exercise is important in our daily lives, but we may not know why or what are the benefits of exercise. I would like to emphasize from the beginning that these benefits are backed up by rigorous research and science and are truly amazing. Before I present these benefits, it’s important […]
Messi and the Yerba Mate tea
Yerba mate is a traditional South American drink that’s gaining worldwide popularity. Even the Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi was often seen enjoying a mug of Mate now and then and some people even go to distance to suggest that his soccer skills are somehow connected with this miraculous drink. It’s said to have the […]