Orlistat. Sibutramine. Rimonabant. Metformin. Exenatide. Pramlintide. These are the six main anti-obesity drugs that are prescribed to patients suffering from morbid obesity. The reason these names are not better known is because of the side of effects that each of these drugs possess. Only in a last ditch effort, are these drugs prescribed, where the […]

Have you ever heard of the Hendra virus?  What about the Nipah virus?   Living in the western hemisphere means you have most likely never heard of either of these viruses.  However, you probably heard of the movie “Contagion”, a movie that was released early September of this year.  The featured virus of the movie, MEV-1, […]

Anemia is a common condition exhibited in one in four people around the world.  In fact, 50 percent of all patients that visit hospitals for surgery are anemic.  The condition has a multitude of causes, ranging from malnutrition, genetic mutation, pregnancy, infection and blood loss.  All of the above listed causes inhibit red blood cell […]