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In oncology small intestine cancer also small bowel cancer and cancer of the small bowel is a cancer of the small intestine. It is relatively rare compared to other gastrointestinal […]

Hajdu–Cheney syndrome also called acroosteolysis with osteoporosis and changes in skull and mandible arthrodentoosteodysplasia and Cheney syndrome is an extremely rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder of the connective tissue characterized […]

Hyperekplexia (exaggerated surprise) is a neurologic disorder classically characterised by pronounced startle responses to tactile or acoustic stimuli and hypertonia. The hypertonia may be predominantly truncal attenuated during sleep and […]

Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIES) also called Job’s syndrome and Buckley syndrome is a heterogeneous group of immune disorders.

Neurodegeneration is the umbrella term for the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons including death of neurons. Many neurodegenerative diseases including ALS Parkinson’s Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s occur as […]

Jamaican vomiting sickness is an acute illness caused by the toxin hypoglycin A which is present in unripened fruit of the ackee tree. Hypoglycin A is present in the unripe […]

The ICEID or International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases is a conference for public health professionals on the subject of emerging infectious diseases.From CDC page for ICEID:The International Conference on […]

A Hollenhorst plaque AKA Eickenhorst plaque is a cholesterol embolus that is seen in a blood vessel of the retina.

A SLAP tear or SLAP lesion is an injury to the Glenoid labrum (fibrocartilaginous rim attached around the margin of the glenoid cavity). SLAP is an acronym that stands for […]

Ischemic colitis (ischaemic colitis in British English) is a medical condition in which inflammation and injury of the large intestine result from inadequate blood supply. Although uncommon in the general […]