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  • Health - 14 Jul 2023
    Gaucher’s disease is a genetically inherited disorder that causes a deficiency in the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. This enzyme is required to break down the fatty substance glucocerebroside.
  • Health - 14 Jul 2023
    Hormones are vital for maintaining normal health, growth, development and various other aspects of the body. Either excessive or deficient secretion of hormones can therefore cause diseases and...
  • Health - 14 Jul 2023
    When a patient presents with end stage liver disease or liver failure he or she may be considered for a liver transplantation. The first step in this is often a rigorous assessment and being placed on...
  • Health - 13 Jul 2023
    Heart failure is a syndrome characterized by several clinical features. Before deciding on treatment, physicians need to evaluate patients individually to establish exactly what is causing the heart...
  • Health - 13 Jul 2023
    Cardiogenic shock is a medical emergency that needs to be treated before irreversible damage is caused to the vital organs such as the brain, lungs and kidneys. Diagnosing cardiogenic shock involves...
  • Health - 8 Jul 2023
    Ankylosing spondylitis has no cure. Most of the treatments aim to relieve symptoms and delay the progress of the disease and prevent the spinal deformities and disability.
  • Health - 7 Jul 2023
    Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is a disease that is caught from infected triatomine bugs or "kissing bugs". The disease can cause serious damage to the heart and stomach.
  • Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Smallpox is an acute, febrile, contagious disease caused by the variola virus, which is a member of the family Poxviridae. Until the 1970s, smallpox had been a pandemic disease for more than 3000...
  • Health - 5 Jul 2023
    Kawasaki disease is an autoimmune condition affecting arterial vessels, usually in children under five years of age. The disease is 50% more common among boys than girls. Diagnosis and detection is...
  • Health - 4 Jul 2023
    Botulism is a disease caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The condition is suspected based on a patient’s symptoms and the details they give regarding exposure to the...

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