Imagine lying down on the operating table after the doctors have administered some anaesthetics. The surgeons assume that you have become unconscious and then they go ahead to cut you open with their surgical blades. The major problem is that you are still completely awake but your muscles have been paralyzed and there is noContinue reading “Anesthesia Awareness: Donna Penner’s nightmare”
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The Man with the Golden Arm: James Christopher Harrison
The man with the Golden Arm. Meet James Christopher Harrison. He was born on 27th December 1936. He is an Australian man who has donated blood for a record of 1,173 times. He had a surgery when he was 14 years old and he vowed to donate blood to others. Soon, it was discovered thatContinue reading “The Man with the Golden Arm: James Christopher Harrison”
The King Who Developed a Relative Immunity to Poison: Mithridates VI
Father of Empirical Toxicology. Mithridates VI also known as Mithridates the great was the king of Pontus in Northern Anatolia( 120-63 BC). He became a king at young age so his mother ruled in his place as regent for a few years. At about 115 BC, she was deposed and thrown into prison by theContinue reading “The King Who Developed a Relative Immunity to Poison: Mithridates VI”
The Shrinking of the Human Brain: could we be getting dumber over centuries?
Are we getting Dumber? Why is the human brain shrinking? As unbelievably terrifying as it seems it is, the human brain is actually shrinking. As evolution occurred, the human brain evolved too and became bigger but over 20,000 years ago there has been a reversal as the human brain has decreased from 1,500 cubic centimetersContinue reading “The Shrinking of the Human Brain: could we be getting dumber over centuries?”
Auto Brewery Syndrome
Have you heard about the Auto brewery syndrome? People with this condition actually get intoxicated and can act like drunkards, just by eating foods rich in carbohydrates This condition is usually caused by the fermentation activities of some micro-organisms in the gut. During some tests, it was noticed that some people with this condition evenContinue reading “Auto Brewery Syndrome”
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