Plant substances play a large part in the formulation and use of many traditional Chinese medicines. One of these plants, ginseng, provides ingredients that may provide useful benefits in Western and Eastern treatments. While most teas contain...
Chromium is a trace mineral, one that the body needs only in small amounts. Chromium picolinate, a form of chromium, may be easier for the body to absorb, although this has not been proven. While the small amount of chromium picolinate normally...
In the last 20 years, the rate of obesity -- defined as having a body mass index greater than 30 -- has dramatically risen in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Much of the obesity epidemic is blamed on the...
Discovered in mosquitoes in the Barmah Forest in northern Victoria in Australia in 1974, Barmah Forest Virus was simultaneously found in mosquitoes trapped in southwest Queensland. Previous to 1974, this virus had never been identified. Barmah...
Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is a rare kidney disease that develops after infection with a specific strain of the Streptococcus bacterium. According to the Children’s Hospital of Boston, acute post-streptococcal...
Hepatitis B is liver inflammation that results from a DNA virus. Learn more about hepatitis B, including symptoms and treatments, in this video.
