Body & Health Conditions Articles

Read further to find out more information about an innovative discovery which could lead to repairing the damage caused by osteoarthritis.

Biliary Atresia is a liver disease that affects the bile ducts of the newborns. This disorder is very rare but it may cause fatal complications in the affected children. This article discusses biliary atresia in detail including treatment options.

Read on to find out more information about the new pathway triggering allergic asthma response that was identified recently.

What is Lewy body dementia? How does it happen? Who does it effect? You can find out more information about this second most common type of dementia by reading further.

No new ebola cases have been reported in Liberia for over a week, but does that mean the fight against the deadly virus has been won?

Some studies suggest that obesity can protect heart disease patients from dying during a heart attack. This is known as the obesity paradox, but there is not enough evidence to show that it is a real phenomenon, nor that being "fat but fit" is lasting.

Alagille syndrome is a genetic condition that usually presents with symptoms from multiple organs, particularly the liver. This article will cover the causes, risk factors, symptoms, lab tests, and treatment of alagille syndrome.

For nearly 100 years, medical researchers have been searching in vain for a single cause of cancer. Aside from a strong association of smoking and lung cancer, most cancers cannot be explained in terms of cause and effect.

Platelet-rich plasma injection is a relatively new treatment for arthritis pain and regeneration of damaged joints. PRP appears to be efficient in some patients but further studies needed to establish its effectiveness.

Parkinson’s disease is a common late-age neurodegenerative disorder that severely limits a abilities and independence. Despite some recent progress, the treatments for this condition remain mostly symptomatic and supportive.