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Rabies History

Rabies virus has long been recognized throughout history, which is most likely due to the particularly stark symptoms associated with the disease.

20 Nov 2009

What is Rabies?

Rabies is one of the most deadly zoonotic diseases, affecting the central nervous system of humans and warm-blooded animals.

20 Nov 2009

Chickenpox is a common viral infection that most people suffer from during childhood. Children younger than 10 years are the most susceptible to chickenpox but it can also occur in adulthood. However, when an adult contracts the disease, symptoms may be more severe, with a higher risk of complication.

19 Nov 2009

What is Angelman Syndrome?

Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder resulting in severe intellectual disability.

19 Nov 2009

What is Cornelia de Lange Syndrome?

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) is a rare disease that affects between 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 30,000 newborn babies worldwide.

19 Nov 2009

What is Alport Syndrome?

Alport syndrome (AS) is a disease caused by abnormal collagen formation, which occurs in about 1 in 50,000 newborns. It affects both males and females, but can be inherited only from females in the majority of cases. It affects the kidneys, and inevitably results in progressive renal fibrosis, and end-stage renal failure.

19 Nov 2009

What is Turner Syndrome?

Turner syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects women who are missing completely or have abnormalities to one of their two X chromosomes.

19 Nov 2009

What is Cockayne Syndrome?

Cockayne syndrome is a rare disease caused by mutations in the ERCC6 or ERCC8 gene resulting in problems with DNA repair.

19 Nov 2009

What is Alagille Syndrome?

Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the liver, heart, and other systems of the body. Problems associated with the disorder generally become evident in infancy or early childhood. The disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, and the estimated prevalence of Alagille syndrome is 1 in every 100,000 live births. It is named for Daniel Alagille.

19 Nov 2009

What is Prader-Willi Syndrome?

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare disorder involving a sporadic genetic defect on chromosome 15.

18 Nov 2009

What is Gulf War Syndrome?

This is a commonly used term which refers to the presence of several undiagnosed illnesses in veterans of the Gulf War of 1991. It includes a constellation of widely divergent symptoms like tiredness, headaches, joint pain, indigestion, sleep problems and memory difficulties. It affects from a quarter to a third of these soldiers.

18 Nov 2009

What is Elderberry?

Black elderberry extract has been known to activate the healthy immune system.

18 Nov 2009

What is Conjugated Linoleic Acid?

Conjugated linoleic acid represents a collective term for a group of geometric and positional isomers of linoleic acid that contain a conjugated double bond system instead of isolated double bonds. Since its discovery as an anticarcinogenic factor, it has attracted a fair amount of attention and has been reported to have different beneficial effects in health-related disorders.

18 Nov 2009

What is a Phantom Limb?

A phantom limb is a vivid perception that a limb that has been removed or amputated is still present in the body and performing its normal functions.

18 Nov 2009

What is Fragile X Syndrome?

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic condition that shows typical physical attributes along with behavioural and developmental anomalies in children. It is also called Martin Bell syndrome or a Marker X syndrome.

18 Nov 2009

What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) refers to a set of physical and mental defects that are caused by a mother consuming alcohol during pregnancy.

18 Nov 2009

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society and Culture

Chronic fatigue syndrome affects thousands of people worldwide but is often challenging to diagnose, since there are no definitive tests or markers of the condition. Diagnosis is mainly based on observation of a patient’s pattern of symptoms over a period of time.

18 Nov 2009

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome History

Reports of illness that fit the description of chronic fatigue syndrome go back as far as 1750, when Sir Richard Manningham reported a syndrome called febricula, meaning “little fever.” Papers published by medical journals such as The Lancet and the British Medical Journal also refer to the likelihood that historical figures such as Florence Nightingale and Charles Darwin suffered from a condition that resembles the syndrome.

18 Nov 2009

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as systemic exertion intolerance disease or myalgic encephalomyelitis, is a condition of extreme fatigue together with a group of other symptoms that are constantly present for at least six months.

18 Nov 2009

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Pathophysiology

The underlying pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is not clearly understood. There are several theories regarding the cause of this condition, ranging from viral infection such as glandular fever to abnormalities of the immune system and hormone imbalance.

18 Nov 2009