The human body is a marvelous and complicated machine but there are some basics that everyone should know, such as where your lungs are, your kidneys, and so on. But, according to a study published recently in the online version of BMC Family Practice , “Many patients and general public do not know the location of key body organs, even those in which their medical problem is located, which could have important consequences for doctor-patient communication.”
Researchers gave questionnaires to 722 people, many of whom were patients, but 133 were from the general population. Believe it or not, while most …read more

They seemed to be a harmless toy and I don’t remember a kid not having them when I was growing up, but I would think twice about it now. Everything seems to find its way into mouths of young children and chances are, marbles will too. And what if they don’t tell you? Britt once swallowed a penny and the minute she told me, I took her straight to the doctor and yes, he told me that there could be a problem. Apparently items can get caught in the intestines and if you don’t know that something is in/down …read more