Disease

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Disease.

Topic archive

Articles about Disease

4,796 published items.

Schoolgirl has a 90 degree scoliosis
Medicine - Health

Schoolgirl has a 90 degree scoliosis

Ellen Wagstaff, a 12-year-old girl, suffers from a rare disease that causes her spine to bend at a 90 degree angle.

December 14, 2018
Baby girl has heart upside down
Medicine - Health

Baby girl has heart upside down

11-year-old girl - Shaunice Smith, is said to be the only person in the world with her heart on the right and upside down from front to back.

December 14, 2018
Fire smoke can cause cancer
Medicine - Health

Fire smoke can cause cancer

Scientists warn that wood-burning heaters can produce toxic substances that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

December 14, 2018
Miserable because of strange hand syndrome
Medicine - Health

Miserable because of strange hand syndrome

An operation to treat epilepsy caused Karen Byrne, an American, to lose control of her left hand and was often attacked by this hand herself.

December 14, 2018
Warning of future cancer trends
Medicine - Health

Warning of future cancer trends

There are many theories that suggest that cancer is a disease that arises due to human lifestyle and lack of science. But is cancer a disease of modern society?

December 14, 2018