On Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, a patient woke up during her own surgery. She was able to smell her own flesh burning during the procedure (heat is used during surgery to burn down bleeding blood vessels), able…[More]

Building muscle is important for you – both for the looks and to burn fat while you rest. Losing fat is important for you, no explanation necessary (you can read out article about using the Internet to lose…[More]

Today on the House, M.D. Project – episode 4 of season 1, also called Maternity. Newborn babies in the hospital are becoming ill due to an epidemic. After an investigation, which includes giving them different antibiotics (used against bacteria),…[More]

This is a guest post by Dr. Bhagat Reddy. Dr. Reddy is the Director of Vascular Medicine & Endovascular Interventions at Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.

Danger level: High

What is it?

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)…[More]

If you haven’t tried blueberry juice before, now may be a good time to start. According to WebMD, a new study shows that drinking a daily dose of wild blueberry juice improved the memory of older adults with age-related memory…[More]

Another episode, another article in our House, M.D. Project. This time it’s episode 3 of season 1, called Occam’s Razor. Occam’s Razor, by the way, is the name of a principle that says that the simplest explanation tends to…[More]

Doctors Without Borders (MSF – Medecins Sans Frontieres) provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. The organization has been working in Haiti for 19 years, most recently operating three emergency…[More]

Depression. It can happen to the best of us (actually up to 20% of women and 12% of men may experience it during their lifetime).

Now a new reason for the condition arises, from a surprising direction – hit…[More]

Today on the House, M.D. Project we cover episode 2 of season 1, also known as Paternity. In this episode, Dan, a 16 year old gets hit in the head during a lacrosse game. He also has night terrors…[More]

Going to your favorite fast food restaurant and thinking about ordering a soft drink to go with it? You may want to think again if that drink comes from a soda fountain machine.

According to a new…[More]