The neurofibromatoses (NF1, NF2 and Schwannomatosis) are a set of distinct genetic disorders. Individuals with NF1 are prone to the development of benign tumors that grow on the nerves anywhere on or in the body. NF1 can also affect other tissues, including the bones, skin, blood vessels, and eyes. In addition, nearly 50% of all people with NF1 have learning disabilities.
Carrots, broccoli, papaya and fruit, this is what helps you to stay young. Many people equate vitamin A with better vision. But our skin’s health is directly dependent on the amount of vitamin A in our diet.
Initial results of the nation’s largest clinical trial for depression have helped clinicians to track ‘real world’ patients who became symptom-free and to identify those who were resistant to the initial treatment. Participants treated in both medical and specialty mental health care settings experienced a remission of symptoms in 12 to 14 weeks during well-monitored treatment with an antidepressant medication. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), used flexible adjustment of dosages based on quick and easy-to-use clinician ratings of symptoms and patient self-ratings of side effects.
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated, noncontagious, genetic disease manifesting in the skin and/or the joints. Psoriasis is a, lifelong skin disease.
Following are the best health articles in July 2005, arranged as per viewed frequency:
More than eight million people in the United States, predominantly women, suffer from dry eye syndrome, a painful and debilitating eye disease.
Treating a rare form of eye cancer with radiation therapy can spare patients from significant vision loss, according to new research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
New research findings led by Thomas Krahe and Ary S. Ramoa of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine offer two pieces of good news for treating children with amblyopia.
Hispanic adults in the United States are more likely than whites or blacks to have cataract-related vision problems due to language and financial barriers, researchers report.
The sooner problems with vision are detected, the quicker a child can get the necessary treatment.