Gastrointestinal Disorders

Viral Hepatitis

Overview Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that results in diffuse hepatic cell death and may lead to areas of liver necrosis. It can be acute or chronic (lasting > 6 months) and may progress to fulminant liver failure, cirrhosis, and/or hepatocellular carcinoma. The most common...

Respiratory

Asthma

Overview and Risk Factors Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease in which bronchial obstruction and bronchospasm lead to dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, and/or cough. Key to its pathogenesis is inflammation of the airways. Inflammatory cells, including mast cells, eosinophils, T lymphocytes,...

Renal and Genitourinary

Erectile Dysfunction

Overview and Risk Factors Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to acquire or sustain an erection of sufficient rigidity for sexual intercourse. The condition affects 15 million to 30 million men in the United States. Most cases of ED consist of impotence, the inability to achieve or sustain...

Integumentary System

Atopic Dermatitis

Overview and Risk Factors Atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is a common chronic skin disease that affects about 20% of people worldwide. It is associated with other markers of atopy, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and food allergy. Pathogenesis is not well understood. Signs of disease...

Cardiovascular

Hypertension

Overview and Risk Factors Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke, as well as for end-stage renal disease and peripheral vascular disease. The World Health Organization has identified hypertension as the most important...

Oncology, Oncology

China Report - Dietary Fiber: Preventing Cancer in China

The cancer-prevention properties of dietary fiber are hardly a secret. Indeed, in modern times the late Dr. Denis Burkitt (of Burkitt's Lymphoma fame) made the so-called "fiber story" famous in his work among native Africans. This British researcher, with his colleagues Alan Walker and...

Hematology

Megaloblastic Anemia

Overview and Risk Factors Megaloblastic anemia is characterized by enlarged and oval shaped red blood cells and is frequently caused by vitamin B12 (cobalamin) or folate deficiency. Numerous hematologic and neurologic abnormalities can result from the impaired DNA processes due to...

Oncology

Pancreatic Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the fifth most common cause of cancer-related mortality. Little is known about etiologic agents, but tobacco use is probably the most important modifiable risk factor. More than 90% of pancreatic cancers are...

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