Adhesions and ARD Awareness - It's No Hoax!

For the many people who suffer from abdominal adhesions or have lost years of their life due to this medical malady, the recent Internet hoax about Subway spokesman, Jared Fogel's death (due to abdominal adhesions), is less than humorous. However, since it is best to look on the bright side of life, perhaps Jared's faked death will help bring awareness to the plight and very dismal world of the adhesion sufferer. (As a token of thanks, I'm hoping Jared will write me so I can send him an ARD awareness pin!

Watch Out - Coliform Bacteria Symptoms Could Be Deadly

Another one of the coliform bacteria symptoms is for you to continuously have episodes of food poisoning every time you eat. Food poisoning is an abnormal condition that is experienced whenever you ingest food substances that have been contaminated with the coliform bacteria belonging to the E. coli bacteria family. The bacteria stick to the food substance and are ingested together with the food substance. Once in the digestive system, the bacteria become active and are able to produce toxins from the serotype strain that contaminate the food bolus even further.

The History Of HIV

In July 1981, the New York Times reported an outbreak of a rare form of cancer among gay men in New York and California, first referred to as the "gay cancer"; but medically know as Kaposi Sarcoma. About the same time, Emergency Rooms in New York City began to see a rash of seemingly healthy young men presenting with fevers, flu like symptoms, and a pneumonia called Pneumocystis. About a year later, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) link the illness to blood and coins the term AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).