Articles by Cassie

Born with a deformed jaw or jut ting out teeth is a common occurrence in most children these days. To many the deformity is a…

* Frequent high-energy snacks release high glucose into the blood stream. * This stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin for unhealthily long periods. * When…

For most people, malnutrition means television images of emaciated Third World figures. But malnutrition doesn’t just occur from an acute lack of calories that can…

Confused about blood pressure? Don?t be. The numbers reveal the force of the flow of blood in the arteries when the heart beats and rests….

Persons of any age can donate eyes. Any previous eye surgery is not a contra-indication for eye donation, only the corneas should be healthy. The…

Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary disorder that occurs when a person inherits two abnormal genes (one from each parent) that cause their red blood…

What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and can affect any organ in the body but it is mainly affect…

There?s no problem gaining weight during this time of year. We seem to eat more and are less active as we spend more time indoors….

Image via Wikipedia In recent years, a number of significant advances in our knowledge of cancer have changed our outlook. Now we can think not…