Conditions

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system. The condition produces fatigue and weakness in the muscle groups under your control, leading to a breakdown in mobility as the disease progresses. There is no treatment to cure myasthenia gravis, and it affects people of all ages and genders, with men older than […]

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder affecting the digestive system and lungs. The disease affects cells producing digestive acids, sweat, and mucus. In healthy individuals, mucus is typically thin. However, individuals suffering from cystic fibrosis find their mucus sticky and thick. The role of mucus in the body is to provide lubrication for the airways, […]

Pneumonia affects millions of people around the globe every year, with children most at risk of developing a life-threatening condition as a result of the infection. UNICEF statistics show that pneumonia accounts for 16-percent of the 5.6 million deaths in children under the age of five years old. Adults are also at risk of developing […]

The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped gland found under the bladder. The prostate wraps around the urethra and controls the release of urine. The prostate also produces semen, the fluid that transports sperm. Men over the age of 50-years are at high risk of developing prostate cancer, especially if it runs in the family. Cancer […]

Scoliosis is a condition that will cause the spine to start to curve to one side. This condition can affect any area of the spine, but most commonly it occurs in the lower back and at the chest level. Scoliosis will often appear in children. Most of the time there is no treatment needed for […]

When skin cancer is caught early enough it can almost always be cured. Melanoma, which is the deadliest type of skin cancer has a survival rate of 99 percent after five years. This is only if the tumor is first spotted when it is just a spot located on the skin. If the cancer has […]