Oncogenes Cancer is when genes, common to all humans, go wrong and allow cells to rapidly and abnormally grow. Once abnormally grown, a tumor begins […]
Osgood-Schlatter Disease Osgood-Schlatter disease is one of the most common causes of knee pain in young athletes. It causes swelling, pain and tenderness just below […]
Rabies Rabies can infect any mammal including humans, but wild raccoons, foxes, skunks, and bats are the most common carriers of rabies and the most likely […]
Pets And Children CNN/Health is tackling the issue of children, pets, and the relation the two have on allergy sufferers. In an article titled, “Infants exposed […]
Achondroplasia Achondroplasia, also known as “short limb dwarfism” or “chondrodystrophia fetalis,” is a disease in which there is a disorder in bone growth. It […]
Accutane Over the past twenty years, a treatment for severe acne was introduced to the world, called Accutane. The FDA approved Accutane in 1982, and […]
A Hidden Illness Imagine feeling exhausted after walking two blocks, having chronic sore throats, muscle and joint pain. Imagine your head feels full of wet […]
Juvenile Diabetes Institution Diabetes mellitus type1 normally referred to as juvenile diabetes, IDDM, or Type 1 diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs as a […]