Elixir

심각한 손상과 불가역적인 형태의 치매로써 85살 이상 인구의 거의 절반 정도에 영향을 주고 있는 알츠하이머 병(AD)은 노인병의 가장 대부분을 차지하고 있다. AD는 기억력 상실, 성격 변화, 대화 불능 등을 야기하며 주로 60세 이후에 시작된다. 그러나 이런 광범위한 확산에도 불구하고, A..

People with orthopedic conditions such as joint pain or sports injuries often attend physical therapy sessions to practice techniques for reducing pain, restoring movement and function, and preventing disability. In many cases, physical therapy can even take the place of surgery. Physical therapy is known in some countries as physiotherapy. Its roots can be traced back to the ..

If you frequently experience heartburn ― a burning sensation in your chest after a meal ― chances are you're one of the estimated 25 million Americans who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Also dubbed acid reflux, this condition causes the acidic digestive juices in the stomach to back up into the esophagus, the tube that connects your mouth to your stomac..

Most parents can imagine how a child will look as an adult, based on what traits run in their families. But there's a true crystal ball when it comes to height: a bone age test. This simple screening, which reveals the maturity of a child's skeletal system, can predict when a child will enter puberty, how tall the child will be as an adult, and how long it will take to reach t..

The ability to see inside the body ― whether to perform surgery, make a diagnosis, or chart the process of growth and repair ― is invaluable to almost all fields of medicine. To do this, doctors today use a technique called flexible endoscopy. 저 멀리 로마 제국 시대에 의사들이 살아있는 몸을 엿보기 위한 방법을 찾았다는 것; 이러한 장치..

Vitamin E is a nutrient essential to the human body. It helps your body form red blood cells and use vitamin K. Vitamin E is also an antioxidant that protects your body from damage caused by free radicals, which are unstable substances that can harm cells, and organs. Free radicals are also believed to affect certain age-related conditions. Vitamin E 는 많은 음식들에서..

There are a handful of misconceptions about why gonorrhea is also known as the clap. Applause and hand-smacking references aside, the truth is that the slang term is derived from the 16th-century French word clapoir, referring to a sexual sore. Probably it was the chancre of syphilis, another disease often present with gonorrhea. In gonorrhea, the most common signs, including ..

In his 2000 autobiography Lucky Man, the actor Michael J. Fox (1961-) describes his battle with Parkinson's disease (PD) as a "Jekyll-and-Hyde melodrama" that cycles between times when his medication is working and times when it's not, when he is possessed by the symptoms of his condition: rigidity, shuffling, loss of balance, and difficulty communicating, among others. 건강..

" This is the gospel of Rolfing: When the body gets working appropriately, the force of gravity can flow through. Then, spontaneously, the body heals itself." ―Ida P. Rolf Rolfing structural integration is a method of soft tissue manipulation, similar to a deep massage, that aims to improve posture, relieve stress, and ease chronic pain. Founder Ida P. Rolf (1896-1979), a pi..

On the Greek island of Kos is the teaching hospital founded by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (460-377 BC), also known as the founder of modern medicine. The structure was built onto a hillside, and each section corresponded to the appropriate section of the human body : The building on the hilltop was home to the study of mental illness, while the departments devoted..