Hysterosalpingography is a hundred-year old diagnostic radiological technique which is used primarily to investigate female infertility. It is based upon the use of fluoroscopic screening
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Sepsis is the hosts’ excessive response to an infection, causing a systemic inflammatory response. Its pathophysiology is complex, depending on several molecular pathways leading to
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Von Recklinghausen disease, also called neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), is one of the world’s most common genetic disorders, and has a classical Mendelian transmission. Credit: David
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Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer worldwide – with 41,804 new cases being reported in 2012 in the UK alone, and a mortality
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular condition caused by mutations in the SMN1 gene. Credit: Magic mine/Shutterstock.com SMA is characterized by symmetrical progressive
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What are Statins? Cardiovascular disease affects the heart and major blood vessels, mostly by causing the progressive atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing) of arteries that supply
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What is vinegar? Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid, produced by the fermentation of sugars or ethanol. The solution has been used for
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Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a condition where there are three copies of chromosome 21, rather than two. Those with Down syndrome
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Tooth or dental erosion is a progressive and irreversible loss of the outermost hard layer of the tooth structure. It is primarily caused by a
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Vegetarian diets are becoming increasingly popular, for both health and ideological reasons, and ethical concerns. Vegetarian diets are the same as most other diets, but
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