While many folks associate DNA testing with paternity or crimes—I’m looking at you Jerry Springer and Law and Order: SVU. However, you might not realize that genetic testing can reveal some really amazing things. For instance, a DNA test can predict certain genetic disorders and developmental issues in unborn babies and even reveal your personal risk factors for specific inherited diseases, like colon or breast cancer, so you can take the proper precautionary measures for prevention.

Have you just been diagnosed with diabetes? Or do you know someone who has? No doubt, there will be a lot of questions racing through your mind. Well, your doctor is definitely the person most qualified to answer all those questions. But to get a general idea about the disease and how to deal with it, you’ll find that this article is more than adequate.

What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a common chronic skin condition that is manifested by red, brittle patches of the skin covered with silvery scales. This condition usually attacks the scalp, knees, and elbows, but can also affect the nails, trunk, and legs. Although rarely, it can also be found in other parts of the skin.

Those suffering from asthma may swear by the persistent spasms in the bronchi of their lungs, which in turn causes difficulty in breathing. Though not many may know this, but asthma is usually connected to an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity. Even a physical display of strong emotions like shouting, crying ot laughing may end up causing great difficulty in breathing.

Rationale Influenza is a disease caused by a virus. The flu is unlike other illness in that antibiotics will not cure it. The treatment of influenza is mainly symptomatic, meaning that the medications given are only to reduce the symptoms caused by the illness, not to treat the cause of the illness.

Rheumatoid arthritis is somewhat of a medical mystery. Doctors believe that genetics influence the development of the disorder, but environmental factors, i.e. habits and activities within the patient’s control, may determine whether someone at risk does or does not develop RA. Genetic First, let us look at the genetic component of RA.

Immunotherapy, which is also known in medical circles as biologic therapy, takes advantage of lab-engineered substances or those created naturally within our bodies, to increase immune defences to battle cancer. The focus of immunotherapy is to help boost a cancer patient’s immune strength, stop cancer from spreading (or metastasizing), and prevent further cancerous cell growth.

Opioid or painkiller addiction is considered an epidemic in North America. According to statistics from the American Society of Addictive Medicine, overdose from prescription painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin accounted for over 20,000 deaths in 2015. Opioid-based painkillers, like OxyContin and Vicodin, are derived from the opium plant and also the foundation for illegal drugs, like heroin.