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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS has afflicted thousands of people during the recent global outbreaks, generating a phenomenon of mass hysteria all over the world. Although the initial speculations regarding the seriousness and the pronounced contagious character of the syndrome were eventually infirmed by elaborate research findings, SARS is still considered to be a life-threatening form of pneumonia in present. During the 2003 epidemic, SARS has infected hundreds of people in Asia, the epicenter of the outbreak. Although China and Singapore were affected the most, SARS accounted for around 50 hospitalizations in the United States as well. In fact, the 2003 SARS epidemic has penetrated in 14 countries all around the world, requiring long periods of quarantine and generating a global state of medical alert. Through...

Few drug-based treatments of obstructive sleep apnea are known despite over two decades of research and tests. Oral administration of the methylxanthine theophylline chemically similar to caffeine can reduce the number of episodes of apnea, but can also produce side effects such as palpitations and insomnia. Theophylline is generally ineffective in adults with OSA, but is sometimes used to treat Central Sleep Apnea, and infants and children with apnea. In earlier years, some neuroactive drugs, particularly a couple of the modern-generation antidepressants including mirtazapine, have been reported to reduce incidences of obstructive sleep apnea. As of 2004, these are not yet frequently prescribed for OSA sufferers. When other treatments do not completely treat the OSA, drugs are sometimes prescribed to treat a patient s...

There is nothing more irritating and disgusting than having hair protruding out of your face, neck, arms, legs and other places. The problem of unwanted hair growth has increasingly become a cause of worry for men and women. Today our society has somewhat become phobic about body hair. People today also opt for shaving their pubic hair. This loathe of hair is not merely restricted to women only, the metrosexual men want the hair on their chest and back to be removed. So the scenario can be summarized as increased dislike for hair growth. Isn t it ironic that we are so cautious about hair loss from our head and, on the other side, we deliberately want our body hair be removed. If you are a man or a woman, unwanted hair on your face especially becomes a matter of disgust as the hair become harder to conceal. The growth of...