There are almost an infinite amount of diseases in the world today, ranging from the common cold to deadly cancer.  Some diseases are more common than others, and many can make a profound difference in the life of those infected.  One of those types of diseases are skin diseases.
Skin disease, also known as dermatosis, is [...]

History is often cited to have been changed by the competition between two entities.  The competition between two warring armies may have changed the landscape of many nations throughout history.  Competing ideas can cause an intellectual debate, leading to more research and an eventual, proven consensus.  But the truth is, history is changed by many [...]

With the distant memory of mad-cow disease now in the proverbial rear view mirror of people worldwide, the recent outbreak of swine flu, or H1N1, has caused a significant panic.  To people all over the world, swine flu is just another example of a number of deadly infectious diseases that have hopped species, whether from [...]

Rare diseases are defined as a disease that is not common.  Depending on the prevalence of the disease in the public, a rare disease can be of any type, as long as it fits in the criteria set by the corresponding heath officials.  These diseases are mostly genetic and, therefore, chronic.
Rare diseases are often a [...]

Many diseases fall under the category of infectious disease.  An infectious disease is caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, prions, and fungi.  There is a significant amount of panic associated with these diseases, as it may seem to an individual that contracting these diseases is dependent on those around the individual, and not the [...]

The modern health care system has made leaps and bounds in the past few decades.  With the exponential growth of the system, people with illnesses can often go to the hospital expecting a diagnosis and proper treatment to follow.  Unfortunately, there are thousands of known diseases, many of which are considered rare diseases.
A rare disease [...]

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most dangerous types of disease, as it affects the most important organ in your body: your heart.  Cardiovascular disease is defined as a class of diseases that affect the heart or blood vessels.  The term cardiovascular diseases usually refers to arterial disease, but technically refers to any disease that [...]

Mad-Cow Disease was the scare of the 1990s.  With considerable media coverage and public fear, Mad-Cow Disease but one of many infectious disease scares of history.  Unlike many of the other scares, however, Mad-Cow Disease was one of exaggerated panic.  The disease is very rare in humans, with only a few reported cases per year.
The [...]

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most devastating diseases in the world.  It can be heartbreaking for a family to learn that somebody they love is suffering with the debilitating disease.  When an individual learns that they have Alzheimer’s disease, it is essentially a death sentence.  It is a death sentence that can slowly change [...]

Infectious diseases can be a scary thing.  The pathogenic microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and prions, are invisible to the human eye.  These invisible pathogens can cause debilitating diseases that can change one’s life forever.  Some infectious diseases are highly contagious and are, fittingly, also known as contagious diseases.  Infectious diseases may [...]