When our professor told us to make an edublog, I was like “Aww, seriously?!” Haha J Honestly, I don’t really like blogging. It wasn’t easy for me to write a blog. Why? First of all you have to read a lot of books, articles, or any reliable sources about the topic that you want to write. Sad to say, it’s not my hobby to read. I’d rather watch movies or listen to music than reading. And also, I admit that I’m not good in writing. Haha. But since it’s a part of our requirement (in Clinical Chemistry III), I tried. At...

INTRODUCTION Photo credit to: http://sciencegames.4you4free.com/poisons_toxicologist.gif “All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.”  – Paracelsus (1493-1541) The quotation above illustrates that all chemicals could be toxic but the degree of the effect depends on the dose or degree of exposure.             Toxicology is defined as the scientific study of...

Here's a brief introduction about Endocrinology. When we hear the word “Endocrinology”, the first thing that comes into our mind is the endocrine system. As we all know, endocrine system consists of glands that produces and secretes hormones. These hormones are chemicals that help regulate the body’s growth, metabolism, maturation, and even sexual development. Glands that are responsible for the production and secretion of these hormones include the thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, hypothalamus, pancreas,...