First of all, let’s take a moment and define sleep apnea. Have you ever repeatedly stopped breathing during the night? Well, that’s basically the best definition for sleep apnea – a disorder characterized by a recurrent issue in breathing during your night sleep. While there have been many different caused linked to this particular issue all of them lead to …

Pharmaceuticals need to be stored in adequate conditions. This has becomes especially relevant in light of the recent advancements made in production of medicine. Take monoclonal anti-bodies for instance; they have to be stored under low temperature conditions. While the conventional technique of cold chain is there, innovations have been made.

Here are some of the innovations that have taken place …

The medical industry has registered tremendous growth, expansion and development ever since the internet was introduced to the modern generation. To date, the internet remains to be the most popular source of information, thanks to the rise of various search engines. Actually, it is almost impossible to fail to find your preferred information online, just by typing the relevant keywords …

The healthcare industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy—and many of the jobs are high paying opportunities. The US Department of Labor statistics projects that there will be 5.6 million new healthcare jobs by 2020.
One of the biggest causes for this dramatic growth is the aging of the baby boomer generation, which will generate high demand …

Thalidomide taken during Pregnancy, in 1960s caused a horror outbreak  of a birth defects of limbs called Phocomelia
Labeled as pregnancy category X,  the teratogenicity of  thalidomide is  most severe. Lipid soluble and readily crosses the placenta, so it should never be taken by pregnant women or those who could become pregnant.
Thalidomide was released in 1956 as a mild sedative used …