Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder that is caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area that is called the basal ganglia. The disease is characterized by the narrowing and/or closing of the carotid artery. Insufficient blood supply causes reduced oxygen to the brain. The reduced oxygen causes ...
Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited condition in which a defective gene disrupts the normal production of mucus, causing it to become thick and sticky. As the mucus cannot move properly, it begins to build up in the body and form obstructions in areas such as the lungs and pancreas. The result is often severe lung ...
One of the scariest things ever for a parent to hear is when their child has the croup. The croup is something that is very common for babies and children to have. It is unusual for an adult to get the croup. The croup is when there is narrowing of the air passages and inflammation ...
You can be infected with a tapeworm and not even know it. Tapeworm infections are more common in underdeveloped countries, than in the United States, but they still occur. The most common type of tapeworm that infects people living in the United States is the beef tapeworm – which cows get from the soil. Humans ...
Testicular cancer in a fear that many men face on a daily basis, the disease is scary and often not too much information is known by every man. Although the cause of testicular cancer is not known this article will take a look at some of the signs and symptoms of testicular cancer so that ...
Heat stroke is a severe form of heat exhaustion that can result in seizures, coma and death if it goes untreated. Technically a type of hypothermia, heat exhaustion is characterized by an exceedingly high body temperature that either causes or is accompanied by other physical and neurological symptoms. If you find that you or someone ...
