Shaken baby syndrome (SBS), also commonly referred to as abusive head trauma, or less commonly as shaken impact syndrome, is the leading cause of grave neurological injury or death in physically abused children. SBS is the end result of violently shaking infants. The forces generated create injuries that possess very specific features due to the unique anatomy of infants, whose […]
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AC is the acronym for actinic cheilitis and is a condition where the lower lip becomes dry, rough, and thick with scales. It is mainly caused by the excessive exposing of the lips to the sun, and for this reason actinis cheilitis is also known as solar cheilitis. It mostly affects men above 20 years of age, the elderly (as […]
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Phototherapy refers to when light is used as a therapy to treat a medical condition. For thousands of years, sunlight has been known to be beneficial as a treatment for certain skin disorders. Now, scientists know that it is the invisible, ultraviolet (UV) part of sunlight that improves skin conditions, particularly the ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. […]
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By Jeyashree Sundaram (MBA) Urine is composed of fluid and waste materials; it is discharged by the urinary tract, which is the drainage system of the body. If all body parts in the urinary tract coordinate and function appropriately, then urination takes place in a natural manner. Urinary Renal System of Human Body Anatomy – Image Credit: Udaix / Shutterstock […]
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Lung cancer is still the leading cause of death in both men and women around the world, killing more than one million people every year. Extensive epidemiological data clearly links cigarette smoking with lung cancer, mostly due to the presence of cancer-causing chemicals called carcinogens that are present in present in cigarette smoke. YAKOBCHUK VIACHELSLAV | Shutterstock Cigarette smoke […]
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder caused by a homozygous recessive mutation in a gene on chromosome 5 (5q13), called the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. It is due to deletion (in 95% of cases) or gene conversion (SMN1 to SMN2) by nucleotide substitution at one point. Motor neurons of the anterior horn of the spinal cord. […]
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Controlled drug delivery systems are being developed at a high rate because of the many advantages they offer in therapy. One advantage is their ability to deliver the active drug at a constant rate over a prolonged period, without delayed onset of action and without interference by gut physiology or other external conditions. The precision in which the rate of […]
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Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) has no cure and its treatment takes several factors into consideration, including areas affected, physiological response to healing, infection and involvement of other organ systems. In addition to these, the four main types of EB – dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB), epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB), and Kindler syndrome (KS) – contribute to how well […]
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There have been significant breakthroughs in the research in the field of endocrinology throughout the twentieth century. This has led to a deepening of understanding about how the endocrine system works and the opportunity in the discovery of new treatments for endocrine conditions. Further breakthroughs in the field of endocrinology in the future could bring about dramatic changes to the […]
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Organ transplantation is often a recommended way out for many end-stage diseases. It is a very complex medical procedure wherein an organ is removed from the donor’s body and placed in the recipient’s body in order to replace the dysfunctional organ. The main hurdle associated with the success rate of organ transplantation is rejection of the transplanted organ by the […]
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