Tag Archives: Disease

[ad_1] Dianne Sauvé sometimes finds herself looking at someone in public – on a bus, for example – and thinking, "I believe this person has it too." This is acromegaly, a rare …

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS – Researchers have reported high rates of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite responsible for Chagas disease, in two studies conducted in Texas on wild dogs and in refuge, suggesting that …

[ad_1] Montreal, October 26, 2018 – Naglaa Shoukry, Ph.D., and her team have made significant progress in their research to limit the progression of liver disease. They have characterized the mechanisms of …

[ad_1] The characteristics of cancer – characteristics of cancer formation – include the maintenance of cell division even after it is no longer needed, as well as the escape of growth suppressor …

[ad_1] In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an ambitious campaign to the world of polio by 2000. It's 2018, and the disease still persists in pockets, including cases of vaccine-derived …

[ad_1] DZaffran said it would be "pretty odd" to declare Africa polio free if children are still being paralyzed by the vaccine-derived form of the virus. "But it would still be the …

[ad_1] Diagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: Wikipedia / public domain. One of the characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating disease characterized by deficits in memory …

[ad_1] Punjab Posted on: August 1, 2018, 2:48 AM; last update: Aug 1, 2018, 2:48 AM (IST) WORLD DAY OF LUNG CANCER Who Needs Screening Those between 55 and 80 years of …

[ad_1] The actor Alan Alda, shown here in 2016, says he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Evan Agostini / Evan Agostini / Invision / AP hiding the legend rocking legend Evan Agostini …

[ad_1] Hepatitis C is considered a "silent disease" because infected people often show no signs of illness. An estimated 250,000 Canadians live with hepatitis C and up to 44% of those infected …