Medical Science

During 1977 American International Pictures released a lurid film titled “The Incredible Melting Man.” Although it’s become a minor cult classic, no one ever thought anyone could actually melt. Humans melting? Why, such a thing could only be imagined by…
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Subchondral sclerosis is one of the myriad complications of osteoarthritis. Simply put, subchondral sclerosis is the hardening and/or thickening of the layer of bone that is directly under the cartilage in joints. This is identified through X-rays or other imaging…
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Today, there are more vaccine-preventable diseases than ever before. These include a large number of formerly dread diseases which have been permanently eradicated (at least in developed countries) through universal vaccination programs, as well as a number of rapidly mutating…
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Bones are like any other part of the human body, they can be affected by disease. Human bone diseases may be hereditary, caused by infection, caused by a chemical imbalance in the body, or may be a form of cancer….
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If the slightest ache or pain sends you rushing to the medical dictionary to confirm your suspicions that you have somehow contracted a deadly disease, then rest assured that you are actually unlikely to have one of the top 5…
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For those who have never had cancer or have never had someone close to them have this dreadful disease, it is hard to understand what radiation therapy is and how it is used to fight cancer. The National Cancer Institute…
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Antidiuretic hormone or the ADH in shortened form is a hormone secreted from the posterior pituitary and is responsible for the re-absorption of fluids in the kidneys. Its secretion is regulated through solute concentration of the blood or more specifically…
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Von Hippel-LIndau disease (VHL) is a rare and inherited condition where abnormal tumor growths occur in various parts of the body. Different types of tumors may grow in different areas but commonly occur where a large number of blood vessels…
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Laminopathies are a group of genetic disorders that are characterized by mutations in the lamins of cells of the human body. Over 250 different mutations have been known to occur in the lamins and these kinds of mutations can lead…
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Rickets is a development disorder found in children and infants who are deficient in vitamin D.  Babies and children who do not get the daily recommended amount of vitamin D will begin to show signs of abnormal growth in their…
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