Category Archives: Rare Diseases
Rise in Hepatitis C Deaths; Baby Boomers Should Get Their Blood Tested
February 23, 2012 
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A rise in deaths from the liver-destroying hepatitis C has been noticed recently. As per the new statistics, most of the Baby Boomers are at risk and thus, they should take special care of themselves. The Federal health officials are
Threats to Health added in 2011
Every day in some part of the world, a new threat to our health and our lives has been discovered in the form of diseases. New diseases come in to existence because of extreme environmental conditions, high resistance by micro-organisms
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Tags: Diseases of 2011, health news, New diseases discovered ‘Oral Cancer Virus’ is More Common Amongst Men
A study conducted on 5,500 people aged between 14 and 69 years revealed that around 10% of men are infected with oral HPV compared to 3.6% of women. The study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Know About Mesothelioma & It’s Treatment
Mesothelioma or malignant mesothelioma, to be more precise is a very rare and dreaded form of cancer. It develops from the transformation of the cells which originate in the protective lining which covers most of the internal organs of our
Trisomy 21 – The Advent of Down Syndrome
Wondering what is Trisomy 21?another name given to down’s syndrome is Trisomy 21.every 1 out of 800 babies are affected by this genetic condition which is caused by extra chromosome discovered in baby’s DNA, effecting the babies development mentally and
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