Blood-borne disease

Christian George Acevedo published in the Science Times mentions that gene therapy can bring improve lives of people with Cystic Fibrosis. Gene therapy is a method in which a vector ‘virus’ carries genes and infect the host cells to treat and prevent diseases. The article says that cystic fibrosis is a rare condition that affects only 1 out of 3,300 people throughout the world. This disorder is caused by genetic mutations known as ‘cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, (CFTR)’.…

Disease Name and other derivatives Lesch-Nyhan disease is a genetic disorder which causes neurological and behavioral abnormalities. Overproduction of uric acid is another clinical feature associated with this disease. The disease is also known as Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, HPRT Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyl Transferase) deficiency syndrome and X-linked hyperuricemia. Michael Lesch and William Nyhan provided the first detailed clinical description of Lesch-Nyhan disease in 1964. Gene and Locus and…

Has it ever crossed your mind that the Food and Drug Administration are hiding the cure for cancer? Even better, keeping it a secret from millions of people. In this essay it is going to talk about the reasons why they are keeping the cure hidden. One reason why the FDA is keeping it a secret is because they do not want to give out the way that they can cure cancer. Also, why would they give the cure out when they make billions of money? By keeping the cure hidden more money will still be…

for lung cancer that is called “CimaVax”. This vaccine can help people that are suffering from lung cancer live longer. Lung cancer affects a lot of people around the world. In fact “lung cancer is the most common cancer in the Western world. The disease itself, and its effects on patients’ families, afflicts thousands of us each year (Falk).” That is a lot of people, but there have also been a lot of different types of lung cancer. “Main types of lung cancer Non-small cell carcinoma…

Determinants of Rural Women’s Health for Heart Disease Introduction Heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Australian women (Crouch & Wilson, 2011) and is found to be highest for populations living in remote rural regions of South Australia (SA Atlas, 2015). This paper analyses the patterns and trends in this population group and the different social determinants and lifestyle behaviours that can affect women’s health. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death…

hypoplasia (ONH) is a condition in which one or both optic nerves are not fully developed, giving the appearance of abnormally small, pale optic nerve heads upon fundus examination (AAPOS, n.d.). In comparison to the size of the disc, the retinal blood vessels appear larger than normal, when in actuality the vasculature is of normal caliber (Kaur et al, 2013). This non-progressive developmental abnormality is typically characterized by a combination of neurological, behavioral, endocrine, and…

different diseases including Aids and even Alzheimer's.”The rest is history. The drug, Crixivan , became generally available in 1996, allowing HIV patients to live longer” Wesley Smith writes about the drug Crixivan which when tried on non animal models showed no effects, however when tries on specially bred dogs they had liver problems,the problem was solved however animal testing was necessary. In October of 2013 Scientist in the UK announced that by infecting mice with the prion disease they…

My current position as a Pediatric Endocrinology fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has provided me unique research opportunity and surged my enthusiasm to become an academic researcher in beta-cell proliferation field. I started early in my fellowship training to explore that field by studying the prognosis of total pancreatectomy with auto islet cell transplantation in children with chronic pancreatitis. Successful completion of the project was the starting point that prompted me…

confirmed in other species such as; llamas, alpacas, and donkeys. EVA is a disease of the respiratory system that affects equines at any age. This virus is usually transmitted during breeding, but can also be transmitted by aerosol, venereal, congenital routes or indirect contact from fomites. In addition, stallions can be carriers of EVA and will continue to shed the virus in their semen. EVA is not a zoonotic or reportable disease. Clinical signs of EVA may often be difficult to detect due…

away: the “top 10 leading causes of death”. This particular article explains the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2013. Nearly 75% of all deaths in the US are contributed by these ten diseases. Heart disease ranks number one with 611,105 deaths. In the United States heart diseases accounts for 1 in every 4 deaths affecting more men than women (Nichols, 2015). Cancer (malignant neoplasms) is the second leading cause of death in the US with 584,881 deaths. Cancer affects…