28 Aug
How to put on a dressing
You should always cover a wound with a dressing to help prevent infection. Dressings also help stop bleeding by putting pressure on the wound.
Below are instructions for putting different types of dressing on a wound. For more information on... read more
07 Apr
Pimples are common and often a teenager’s worst nightmare. Waking up to a conspicuous red spot on your face could not be more horrifying. So, what to do with these small, painful, discolored bumps with a thick, white-yellow fluid (pus) at the tip?
The Difference Between Acne and Pimples
Commonly... read more
11 Nov
How To Choose An Acne Patch ?
The most important thing to consider when deciding which acne patch to use is to look at the ingredients. Some of these patches contain ingredients like salicylic acid, tea tree oil, and even vitamin A (retinol), so if... read more
26 Feb
Low Sperm Count Treatment
Causes, Testing, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Males with Low Sperm Count
Low sperm count is a condition called oligospermia This is the term used to describe the condition when the sperm count is low, less than 15 million sperm/ml. If there are... read more
26 Feb
HIV Testing Key Points HIV testing shows whether a person is infected with HIV. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends... read more
28 Aug
HOW DO HYDROCOLLOID BANDAGES AND ACNE PATCHES WORK? An ugly pimple crops up on your face and you have an interview the next day? You could put a little tea tree oil or benzoyl peroxide on it, but the spot treatment of the moment are acne patches. Long... read more
26 Feb
How pregnancy tests work
Think you might be pregnant ?
Even with the most effective birth control methods, there’s always a chance for error. After all, it takes just one sperm to fertilize the egg. Finding out whether or not that’s happened is as easy as... read more
27 Aug
Microscope slides are pieces of transparent glass or plastic that support a sample so that it can be viewed using a light microscope. There are different types of microscopes and also different types of samples, so there is more than one way to prepare a... read more
19 Dec
History and meaning of Vacutainer
Vacutainer is a registered brand of test tube specifically designed for venipuncture. It was developed in 1947 by Joseph Kleiner, and is currently marketed by Becton, Dickinson and company. Nowdays, people are accustomed to use ‘vacutainer’ or ‘vacutainer tubes‘ which means... read more
10 Nov
How Do Acne Patches Work ?
Remember learning about osmosis in elementary school science class? It’s the idea that water is drawn to a place that has more particle density.
“That’s the principle of these patches,” says dermatologist Morgan Rabach, MD of LM Medical. “The patch... read more