Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder that affects the way the body regulates blood sugar or glucose. Diabetes increases a person’s risk for serious complications, leading to blindness, kidney failure, and risk of stroke, heart disease, to amputation. Diabetes consists of two kinds, type 1 and type 2. Both of them affect the way…
Month: December 2018
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical fruit that is very tasty and healthy. Pineapple can weigh up to eight kilograms and has a sweet and sour taste, and contains pectin like fiber which gives the fruit a chewy texture. The pineapple tree originates from Paraguay and its name comes from the Spanish piña, which means…
Results from clinical trials have shown that cannabis-based medicines can help relieve muscle movement for people suffering from motor neurone disease. This study has been published in the journal The Lancet Neurology, suggest that a chemical compound – delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol THC and cannabidiol (THC-CBD) – derived from the cannabis sativa plant which is given as…