Tag: disease
Hirschsprung’s disease: what is life expectancy?
Hirschsprung’s disease is caused by a defect in the innervation of part of the colon. It affects 1 in 5000 infants. Causes, symptoms, development, treatments, operation with Dr Caroline Chamond,…
Huntington’s disease: symptoms, transmission, what is it?
Huntington’s disease (“Huntington’s chorea” or “Saint Guy’s dance”) is one of the most common hereditary neurological diseases. What is the cause ? How is it transmitted? How do we die?…
Covid-19: WHO now considers the disease “like seasonal flu”
News Published on 03/20/2023 at 2:33 p.m. Updated 03/20/2023 at 2:33 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) According to the latest statements…
Covid-19 and Alzheimer’s disease: the link finally established
This is a major discovery! Jean-Marc Sabatier describes here for the first time the direct link between the dysfunctional renin-angiotensin system or RAS (as overactivated by the viral and possibly…
Congenital arthrogryposis: what is this disease that deforms the joints?
Marked by joint retractions, congenital arthrogryposis is often discovered in the second trimester of pregnancy. I’congenital arthrogryposis (AMC) is a rare condition that affect between one in 3,000 and one…
Don’t be trivial! Gum bleeding warns of risky disease
Gum bleeding is one of the most common dental problems in society. Many people do not go to the doctor, thinking that painless gum bleeding does not cause a big…
Suffering from brittle bone disease, she leaves to climb Everest
News Published on 03/17/2023 at 3:31 p.m. Updated 03/17/2023 at 3:31 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Fabienne Sicot-Personnic, a 38-year-old French nurse, has set herself an impressive challenge: to climb Everest…
Five have died from a mysterious infectious disease in Tanzania
According to the country’s Ministry of Health, the disease is known to cause, among other things, kidney failure and bleeding from different parts of the body. The Tanzanian government says…
Rise in heart disease linked to ozone pollution
News Published on 03/14/2023 at 09:17 Updated 03/14/2023 at 09:17 Reading 2 mins. The rise in hospitalizations for heart disease is linked to air pollution by ozone, according to a…
Microbes must protect the threatened elm against elm disease
The Swedish elms are critically threatened by the so-called elm disease, which is caused by a fungal infection. However, some elms are more resistant than others, and now the researchers…