Myopia Myopia is an eye condition in a person who cannot see objects at a far distance. It is corrected perfectly thanks to thinned glasses, if the myopia is medium or strong. This is...
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Skin Layers | Structures, functions and roles of the skin
Skin Layers + Structures, functions and roles of the skin The skin is the largest organ in the human body, it represents for 16% of its total weight. Composed of several skin layers of...
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Addison’s Disease | Body can’t produce enough 2 main hormones cortisol and aldosterone
Addison’s Disease Addison’s disease causes adrenal insufficiency linked to adrenal dysfunction, in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones. It involves a deficit in cortisol and aldosterone, hormones secreted by these glands...
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) | Inflammation of the spine (Arthritis)
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Ankylosing spondylitis is a painful, long-term disease that affects the spine, bones, muscles, and ligaments that connect bones. There is presence of joint pain and inflammation related to arthritis in this...
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Spina Bifida: malformation caused by the poor development of the spine and spinal cord in the uterus
Spina Bifida Spina bifida is a malformation caused by the poor development of the spine and spinal cord in the uterus, leaving an opening in the spine. Learn about the four different types of...
Read More Heart Cancer | Symptoms, Stages, Types, Diagnoses, Chances of Surviving, Treatments
Heart Cancer Heart cancer is such a rare condition that few people know it exists. The reason for its rarity is that heart cells do not divide and therefore malignant cells cannot multiply there....
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) or Martin Bell Syndrome (MBS) causes intellectual disability, behavioral problems, and physical abnormalities
Fragile X syndrome Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disease that most commonly causes intellectual disability, behavioral problems, and physical abnormalities. Symptoms vary widely from patient to patient. The syndrome is also referred to...
Read More Hypoplasia insufficient cell formation (biological development disorders)
Hypoplasia Hypoplasia is a term used in medicine for the underdevelopment or incomplete development of an organ or tissue – usually during the embryonic stage – that becomes too small as a result. In...
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Hirschsprung Disease | Colon Blockage | Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment
Hirschsprung disease is a congenital defect in the innervation of the distal intestine, usually limited to the rectum and colon, resulting in partial or total functional obstruction. The symptoms are severe constipation and abdominal...
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system)
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system. A dysfunction of the immune system leads to lesions that cause motor, sensory, cognitive, visual or even sphincter disturbances...
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Multiple Myeloma (MM) | Symptoms, Stages, Types, Diagnoses, Chances of Surviving, Treatments
Multiple Myeloma (MM) type of bone marrow cancer | Symptoms, Stages, Types, Diagnoses, Chances of Surviving, Treatments...
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Lice (body, head, pubis): treatments, size, photos
Lice (body, head, pubis): treatments, size, photos Mainly present on the head, in the hair, the lice ou louse is a very resistant parasite which can also be found in other places of the...
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) | Rare Brain Disorder
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disorder that causes problems with movement, walking and balance, and eye movement. Originally called Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease, after the three physicians who described...
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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) | Also known as the sarcoma, breast, leukaemia and adrenal gland (SBLA) syndrome
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) Hereditary disorder linked to an increased risk of certain types of cancer, including breast cancer, brain tumors, acute leukemia, soft tissue sarcoma, osteosarcoma and adrenocortical carcinoma. People with Li-Fraumeni syndrome tend...
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Radiotherapy | Radiation Therapy for Cancer | How Does It Work?
Radiotherapy Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses powerful energy beams to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy most often uses X-rays, but protons or other types of energy can...
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Teratoma | Tumors that can contain such as hair, muscle, bone and teeth
Teratoma Teratoma is a tumor that can be benign or malignant (cancerous) and can contain different types of tissue, such as hair, muscle and bone or teeth. These tumors are said to be germinal...
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Anal Cancer (Anus, Rectal Cancer) | Symptoms, Stages, Types, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival Rates
What is anal cancer? Anal cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the anus, a small opening at the end of the digestive tract through which stool exits the...
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Oncogenetics Test | DNA Tests to Predict Certain Cancers
Oncogenetics Test Oncogenetics test is a test to find out whether you are at risk of developing or developing certain cancers. We know that many diseases have a genetic part. From a blood test,...
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