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ALL women experience PMS in some way, shape, or form. Some months are worse than others, and of course, some women experience it more than others. But all of us have it. Scary, isn't it?

We were talking about female reproductive disorders in pathophysiology today and all the girls in the class started snickering when PMS came up. The professor (who's a guy) demanded to know why we were laughing. Then he made a comment in jest about PMS affecting both girls and boys. 'Twas cute. ...

Most people can recognize the small intestine - that long squiggly organ where food goes after your stomach. It's also where most of the nutrients from food are absorbed into the bloodstream. And when it comes to absorption; the more surface area you have, the better.

So the small intestine is designed to maximize interior surface area. All the kinks and loops the intestine has increases the s.a. twice. The epithelium lining the intestines have small extensions called villi. The ...

Learned this in pathophysiology today...

Most people know about the rod and cone structure of the retina in the eye. The cones see colors while the rods see light reflecting off objects. The more rods you have, the less light you need bouncing off an object to see it. In other words, more rods = better night vison.

One of the changes in the eye caused by aging is a decrease in rods (but not cones). If you don't have enough rods, you need an object to be lit up more ...

So I think I'm gonna start updating my blog with cool things that I learn in pharmacy school. Our emphasis in biochemistry this semester is DNA and RNA. Fun fact for the day: If a DNA molecule were translated into string, it would be 26 miles long! Not only that, but putting DNA into the normal cell nucleus is equivalent to cramming said 26-mile-long string into a tennis ball! Cool, huh?

Wow. Long time no post. And I won't post now cause I'm tired and ready to go to bed. But I will mention that I just posted one of my testimonies on the Testimony forum.