Bernice Clark: Page 2
September 14, 2012
While cancer is by definition malignant, a tumour can be benign, pre-malignant, or malignant, or can represent a lesion without any cancerous potential whatsoever. How the particular tumour will grow depends on its type and localization.
August 17, 2012
Put two persons of the same age and weight on the same diet, and they will lose their weight differently. How\'s that possible? The answer hides in genetics and - enzymes.
June 18, 2012
\'See you in a month for a check up, in the meantime give me a call if there are any problems.\' And our patient is released from the hospital. A few days later the phone call arrived, but doctor\'s hands are full and it\'s on you, dear resident, to answer the phone.
June 4, 2012
Too strong dioptre correction in early ages could lead to accommodation difficulties and shifting from nearsightedness (myopia) to farsightedness (hyperopia).
December 22, 2010
Lyme disease is an infection transmitted by a tick. Tiny deer ticks (not wood ticks or dog ticks) infected with a spiral-shaped bacterium or spirochete are responsible for the disease.
December 8, 2010
Muscle stiffness is surprisingly common and most people just adapt if the symptoms are not too severe. But then our brain steps in the game and - makes things worse.
November 17, 2010
Similar to the urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence is the condition in which your body can't control bowel and it empties when you don't want that.
November 6, 2010
Haemophilia is a blood clotting disorder which means that people with it bleed a little longer than others. It is a serious health condition that can be life-threatened, but it can be controlled very successfully.
October 27, 2010
Cholera is a disease caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae that infects the intestine. It is one of the most feared diseases on Earth that killed hundreds of thousands of people through history.
October 20, 2010
Gout is a kind of arthritis caused by uric acid crystals forming in one or more joints. Its appearance depends on the food you eat, what you drink and your family history.
September 1, 2010
The task of our immune system is to detect and kill all bacteria, viruses, tumour cells or anything else that could invade our body. But it can make a mistake identifying harmless pollen as the worst enemy causing allergy reactions or killing pigment-producing cells that give colour to our skin.
April 21, 2010
Heavy headache, pain in muscles, high temperature. Are those symptoms of a common flu? Yes, they could be. But they are also early symptoms of Variola, Ebola, Anthrax and Q fever. Just to be aware of.