Diseases
21 Dec 2005
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci are bacterial strains of Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. It is usually spread in hospitals.
Bone
20 Dec 2005
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophies are a group of hereditary muscle diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness and symptoms like difficult walking.
Diseases
20 Dec 2005
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, Staph infection)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a severe bacterial infection. It is resistant to common antibiotic treatments and difficult to treat.
Bone
19 Dec 2005
Spina bifida
Spina bifida is a birth defect which is usually obvious in affected newborns. It occurs due to abnormal development of the neural tube in pregnancy.
Children's health
15 Dec 2005
Food allergy
Food allergies are common in children and adults. Peanuts, milk and dairy products, eggs, meat and fish are the most common food allergens.
Blood
11 Dec 2005
Promyelocytic leukaemia (PML)
Promyelocytic leukaemia is a type of bone marrow cancer which increases the tendency to bleed heavily. It typically affects people under 40 years.
Chronic Pain
11 Dec 2005
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Pelvic inflammatory disease is inflammation of the womb, fallopian tubes and/or ovaries, usually due to untreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Chronic Pain
10 Dec 2005
Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
Repetitive strain injury occurs from the cumulative stress of repeatedly overusing a specific groups of muscles. Pain is the most common symptom.
Diseases
10 Dec 2005
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia refers to a group of diseases pertaining to problems within the lung space, including pneumonitis and bronchiolitis.
