Chihuahuas tend to be a very health breed, and your dog will probably live between 15 to 22 years of age. This doesn’t mean there are not some health concerns that you should be aware of in you dog. With any breed, there are certain health risks associated with Chihuahuas, as well as you should ...
So what exactly is Apert Syndrome? Babies born with Apert Syndrome (Also known as Alpert’s Syndrome) have abnormal head shapes, webbed feet and toes, bulging eyes, and a sunken appearance in the middle of the face. An abnormal shape of the head occurs because some of the bones of the skull fuse prematurely. This premature ...
Adolph Hitler (one of the most notoriously evil men of the 20th century) and his Nazi party set out to design the perfect human race- the Aryan race. To do this they would eliminate all undesirable people. The first of these “undesirables were the Jews (they believed them to be the lowest class of people ...
Genetic disorders are varied and can affect both men and women alike. For men, however, there are some genetic disorders for which a greater risk is held and, often, women are not affected. Kennedy’s disease, a progressive genetic disorder of the nervous system, typically affects men and is often not diagnosed until mid adulthood. Sometimes ...
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is commonly known to American’s as “Lorenzo’s Oil Disease”, named after an 1993 Oscar nominated film starring Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte. It is based on a family’s experience with the disease. Adrenoleukodystrophy is in a group of genetic disorders that are called the leukodystrophies. These genetic disorders cause damage to the myelin ...