Sarcoidosis is the inflammation that can cause tiny lumps of cells in certain organs of the body. These lumps are referred to as granulose because the resemble sand or lumps of sugar. They can only be spotted when seen underneath the microscope.
Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic brain disorder that disables close to 1.1% of the U.S. who are over the age of 18 in one year. People who suffer from this disorder will hear strange voices that other people cannot hear and they believe that the people around them are broadcasting their thoughts for them to hear. They also become fearful that many people will harm them.
Mononucleosis - otherwise known as mono or the “kissing disease” - is infection that is caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). It is very common in people who are exposed to the virus as children. However, not everyone who have been exposed to EBV will have any symptoms. Those who have been infected will suffer from mono their whole lives and may experience symptoms throughout different points in their life.
Heartburn is a symptom to Acid Reflux (GERD). It is a burning feeling that travels up from the stomach to the chest and then the throat. It usually occurs when:
- you have eaten a large meal
- lifting heavy objects
- lying down on your back
-bending over
Dr. Cassian Yee started a study that could possibly cure patients that have been diagnosed with melanoma through a new experimental treatment. In their study Dr. Yee treated a 52 year old man by injecting him with 5 billion of his own white blood cells. The cells that they injected or know also as Killer T cells and are the cells in the body that help to fight tumors in the body.