Our lungs are two large balloon-like organs inside our chest cavity, nestled behind our heart and the upper part of our stomach. Through the help of the lungs and the body’s circulatory system, oxygen is distributed to internal organs, and carbon dioxide is expelled from the body. This pair of spongy organs is normally filled with air, and not fluids. However, when fluids build up inside the lungs, it prevents […]

Let’s admit it: Smoking feels good. Each deep drag triggers pleasure receptors in the brain. Dopamine, the “happy” hormone, is released, and as a result, smokers feel “high” without the bad effects, which include drowsiness, depression, and even hallucinations. Those bad effects, however, are just superficial. What really hurts smokers the most are the hidden effects smoking has on the human body. One of these is an immediate increase in […]

There are a lot of reasons that our faces go red. It may be because we were embarrassed, or we have been engaging in a strenuous activity, or we have been crying. The reasons and the situations differ, but the result is the same: we are left with a tell-tale sign on our face. One look and our friends would ask: What happened? And, we’d be asking ourselves that same […]

For most people, chest pain usually means heart pain because that is where our most vital organs are found. Aside from the heart, our organs – lungs, esophagus, diaphragm, and stomach – are covered by our ribs and muscles in a tight embrace protecting them from injury and external pressure. Feeling chest pains, therefore, can signal a life-threatening condition, and its cause can be attributed to anything from heart failure […]

Plantar fasciitis is more commonly known as heel pain. It is caused by too much stress placed on the plantar fascia ligament when it is stretched irregularly. The plantar fascia is a ligament attaching itself to the ball of the foot down the plantar arch. When it is torn, it becomes inflamed, which leads to pain every time the heel carries the person’s weight while walking. The most common area […]

Everybody ages and when we age we will lose our hair color. No matter what color our hair is, there will come a time that it will turn into something drab and grey. Why does our hair turn grey? The answer lies in the chemical known as melanin. Melanin is the same pigment that lends color to our skin. The darkness or lightness of hair and skin color depends on […]

There is a common misconception that any cancer can kill a person. But this is not true. Not all types of cancer can kill a person. More than 50% who have been diagnosed with cancer lived for more than five years. Some types of cancers even have survival rates of more than ninety percent. Aside from that, cancer at an early stage does not kill. This is why a lot […]

Aspirin is one of the most common medicines we use to combat headaches and muscle pain. It is also taken when we have fever to lower our body temperature. Aside from that, aspirin is also prescribed by doctors for heart patients because it helps prevent blood clots, and it is being used not only to treat humans, but also help dogs cope with arthritis and pain. Just like any other […]