Abetalipoproteinemia or Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food. It is caused by a mutation in […]
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HFE hereditary haemochromatosis
Haemochromatosis (or hemochromatosis) type 1 (also HFE hereditary haemochromatosis or HFE-related hereditary haemochromatosis) is a hereditary disease characterized by excessive intestinal absorption of dietary iron resulting in a pathological increase […]
Iliotibial band syndrome
Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS or ITBFS for iliotibial band friction syndrome) is a common injury to the knee generally associated with running cycling hiking or weight-lifting (especially squats).
Pontiac fever
Pontiac fever is an acute non-fatal respiratory disease caused by various species of gram negative bacteria in the genus Legionella. It causes a mild upper respiratory infection that resembles acute […]
Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) also known as winter depression winter blues summer depression summer blues or seasonal depression was considered a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental […]
Specific phobia
A specific phobia is a generic term for any kind of anxiety disorder that amounts to an unreasonable or irrational fear related to exposure to specific objects or situations. As […]
Angina pectoris
Angina pectoris – commonly known as angina – is chest pain often due to ischemia of the heart muscle due in general to obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries. […]
Vitiligo
Vitiligo /ˌvɪtɨˈlaɪɡoʊ/ is a condition that causes depigmentation of parts of the skin. It occurs when melanocytes the cells responsible for skin pigmentation die or are unable to function. The […]
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism (/ˌhaɪpɵˈθaɪərɔɪdɪzəm/) from hypo- (under in Greek) and thyroid (the thyroid gland) often called underactive thyroid is a common endocrine disorder in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough […]
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) also known as cot death or crib death is the sudden death of an infant that is not predicted by medical history and remains unexplained […]