http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=1790&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Robyn Broylesen-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/55572.aspxWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:00:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:55572ginkgo100Read important information about first aid for bleach burns, which can be caused by chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite). Chlorine bleach is a caustic household substance that can cause significant irritation and burns. The active ingredient in Clorox bleach and other cholorine bleaches is sodium hypochlorite. First aid for bleach burns is...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/36849.aspxThu, 28 May 2009 17:38:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:36849ginkgo100Many people have read a message, widely circulated recently on the Internet, that an 8-year-old girl died of a heart attack caused by the combination of Motrin and Robitussin. The message asserts that "quite a few children" have died the same way. But is it true? Ingredients of Motrin and Robitussin The active ingredient of all Children...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/53877.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 06:57:08 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53877ginkgo100Find out more about the symptoms and cause of Sturge-Weber syndrome, a disfiguring disease that is characterized by neurological problems such as seizures and headaches, What is Sturge-Weber Syndrome? Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), also known as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a congenital neurological disorder accompanied by a distinctive b...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/53562.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 17:08:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53562ginkgo100Get the facts on methyl anthranilate, an aromatic compound used as an artificial flavor and scent in foods and cosmetics. It is also used in agriculture as a safe repellent against birds, and has been shown to calm killer bees. Methyl anthranilate (MA), also called carbomethoxyaniline and methyl 2-aminobenzoate, is a food additive and bird repellen...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/52959.aspxTue, 20 Oct 2009 22:19:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52959ginkgo100The fFN test is used to determine whether premature delivery is likely to occur in a pregnant woman. How accurate are fFN tests at predicting premature delivery? Preterm labor symptoms are alarming to pregnant women and can be a sign that a premature birth is coming. Prematurity, or birth before 37 weeks gestation, is a serious problem that can...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/52339.aspxTue, 13 Oct 2009 20:12:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52339ginkgo100Babesiosis is a malaria-like disease, caused by a parasite that is spread by ticks. Treatment for babesiosis is a combination of an antibiotic with another drug. The antibiotics used for babesiosis have been shown to be effective not only against bacteria, but also against these protozoan parasites. Facts About Babesiosis Babesiosis is a disease ca...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/52252.aspxMon, 12 Oct 2009 22:02:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52252ginkgo100The signs and symptoms of narcolepsy, a rare sleep disorder, include not only falling asleep at unexpected times and excessive daytime sleepiness, but also hallucinations and temporary paralysis. Find out more about this neurological disorder, including the one symptoms unique to narcolepsy Narcolepsy: A Serious Sleep Disorder Narcolepsy is a r...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/33673.aspxWed, 29 Apr 2009 22:18:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:33673ginkgo100Updated May 2, 2009 — How is the "swine flu" transmitted? And how can you prevent the infection? Surprisingly, swine flu prevention, while not 100% guaranteed, is not complicated or difficult. The swine flu is the common name for a viral infection normally found in pigs. Technically, it is a strain of the H1N1 subtype of t...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/35440.aspxSun, 17 May 2009 20:48:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35440ginkgo100Why is the annual flu shot not always very effective? Why is there no swine flu vaccine available yet, and why is bird flu vaccine not being made now? Find out the factors that slow down the production of influenza immunization. The Availability of the Influenza Immunization Every year, health authorities and flu vaccine manufacturers work ...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/7196.aspxMon, 08 Sep 2008 18:51:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:7196ginkgo100This article is the first in a two-part series on shark phylogeny. It describes interesting facts about the evolution of sharks. Sharks are the living descendants of an ancient lineage of animals, known from fossils to have existed at least since the Upper Silurian period, about 420 million years ago. Though superficially they may resemble simple f...