A 20 year old girl was first drugged with a drink and then raped outside a nightclub in Rome last October. A 36-year-old ...

Petechiae vs. ecchymosis Ecchymosis is what doctors call a bruise. Like petechiae, they’re caused when blood leaks from damaged blood vessels beneath your skin. However, ecchymoses (the plural ...

Per the CDC, a sharps injury is a penetrating stab wound from a needle, scalpel, or another sharp object that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids. This can include scalpels, razors, ...

Background: Cardiovascular involvement is a rare but severe complication of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infections. Patients with chronic active EBV (CAEBV) are at increased risk of developing ...

Study performed at the Department of Dermatology, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

Ascorbic acid plays an important role in the formation of collagen and extracellular matrix, leukocyte function, iron absorption, folic acid metabolism, and other enzymatic processes. Anomalies in the ...

Cupping therapy has been widely used in treating musculoskeletal impairments. However, there is no specific guideline on selecting the intensity of cupping therapy, including the pressure and duration ...

Q. Why don’t some medical professionals recognize norovirus more readily? My friend had vomiting with diarrhea, stomach ...