A diagnosis of Blount’s disease is based on a thorough patient history, physical examination and a standing-alignment X-ray in which an image of the leg – from hip to ankle. (See Figure 2.) The ...

A test for Parkinson’s that detects an abnormal protein in brain and spinal fluid is remarkably accurate, a new study found. In a first for Parkinson’s research, a large new study confirmed ...

As Alzheimer’s disease now affects seven million Americans — the largest number ever — there is a growing demand for new treatments. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine ...

An antibiotic that is commonly used to treat pneumonia rid mice of Lyme disease at a dose 100 times lower than the standard antibiotic therapy. This smaller dose, combined with the drug’s ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) confirmed a second case of a fatal disease in a Berrien County deer. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was first found ...

X-ray shows medial step-like changes in the proximal tibial metaphysis. Blood biochemical parameters were normal, physiologic knee inversion and rickets were ruled out, and the diagnosis of blount’s ...

Amid his ongoing battle with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Alan Jackson performed at the Grand Ole Opry's 100-year live concert celebration. Jackson was diagnosed with the disease in 2011 ...

More than 133 million Americans (40%) had at least one chronic disease in 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Topping the list of chronic diseases ...

The findings are published in Science Advances in an article titled, “Investigating gut alterations in Alzheimer’s disease: In-depth analysis with micro- and nano-3D X-ray phase contrast ...

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, international health officials have been deployed to help stave the spread of a mysterious respiratory disease. The United Nations' World Health Organization ...

however kids with Blount's disease will not gradually improve, and the X-ray appearance of their growth plate will show characteristic abnormalities. Rickets has become a very rare condition in the ...