Your baby’s first few diapers will likely contain a gooey, dark-green, tar-like substance, with hardly any smell. This is called meconium. This is a distinct type of poop made up of things like mucus, skin cells, lanugo hairs, and other particles your baby swallowed, along with the am...
The role of the endometrium is very important in female fertility and it is also possible that it undergoes some alterations during the reproductive stage of the woman. Therefore, special care must be taken with all the factors that could affect the endometrium. Provided below is an index with ...
Fabry disease is a rare inherited condition characterized by the toxic accumulation of a fatty substance called globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in the body’s cells. This buildup impairs organ function, especially in the kidneys and heart. The disease is also known as Anderson-Fabry disease, after...
The area is usually swollen, raised, or painful. A “goose egg” on your head is one example. A hematoma is not the same thing as a hemorrhage -- that’s heavy bleeding inside or outside your body. 4/13 Many Colors As you heal, an iron-rich substance in your blood -- called ...
Decomposition can actually turn part of the body into adipocere, colloquially known as grave wax. Adipocere forms in sufficiently moist conditions from large fat deposits in the body. They start turning into a greasy substance, and as decomposition progresses, this dries up into wax. This happens...
If a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside an artery, it can reduce blood flow to your heart. This is called coronary heart disease and it can cause chest pain. The plaque can also cause a blood clot that blocks blood flowing to your heart, which may lead to a heart attack. ...
There’s nothing wrong with cholesterol—you need some to live, and your liver actually produces it. But when there’s too much of this waxy substance in your bloodstream, due to diet, lack of exercise, or to a medical condition like hypercholesterolemia, for example, it can cause problems...
Luxury, freedom from cares, the habitual sight of richest make such children so pretty that one is tempted to consider them molded of a different substance from the children of mediocrity and poverty.Beside him, lying on the grass, was a splendid toy, as fresh as its owner, varnished, ...
You may be given contrast liquid to help the tumor show up better. Tell the healthcare provider if you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast liquid. Barium is a substance that helps your stomach and intestines show up better in x-rays. You may need to eat a meal that has ...
That’s how Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed. During the Cold War, he was assassinated with an “accidental” umbrella poke. (32) Not always bad? What about their beneficial effects? Any buzz you may hear is that lectins are really bad for you. That their intolerance makes you...