Stem cell transplantation is widely used in cancer patients to equip them with genetically modified cells inorder to solve their inherited or acquired disorders. The transplant may be autologous wherein the stem cells come from the patient himself or allogeneic where the donor is another person.<...

If you are over 60 years old. or obese, have cancer, travels long hours, have acute medical illness, or immobile for long period of time, you can be a candidate for deep vein thrombosis or DVT.

Deep vein thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot or thrombus inside a blood vessel ...

Bad bacteria are everywhere - in the environment and in people around you. If your immune system is low, if you are tired, depressed, lacking in sleep or not eating the right foods and lacking exercise, you are a candidate for bacterial infection. The infection can be mild but it can also be leth...

Next to eyesight, the sense of hearing is very important for normal interaction with people around us. As we grow older, the ability to hear is diminished.

The ears are very complex organs. They receive and convert sound waves into electrical nerve impulses that are transmitted t...

If you know someone who has undergone chemotherapy, you would most likely have witnessed the physical struggles during and after the course of the therapy.

Chemotherapy, particularly cytotoxic medication, is widely used in the treatment of cancer. The course of treatment typically...

Auto-immune eye diseases can happen to anyone. This occurs when something goes wrong with the immune system such that various parts of the eyes are attacked by our white blood cells. These diseases may take place in isolation or can be systemic, meaning, attacking many parts of the body not only ...

Even old dogs love to play, run around the yard and walk in the woods. But what if your dog has gone blind from cataracts and you cannot afford surgery?

Here is the good news. The eye drops that were originally developed for people has been found to work equally well with animals....

If your vision is blurred or distorted due to AMD, save your eyes from blindness through two essential yellow Xanthophyll Carotenoids, Zeaxanthin and Lutein responsible for the yellow pigmentation of the macula. This yellow pigment absorbs excess blue and ultraviolet light to protect the macula f...

Borderline diabetes or prediabetes is a common condition that should not be taken for granted. Once the threshold has been crossed, there is no turning back. Getting control of your blood sugar levels at this point is very important because once you have diabetes, you are at risk from cardiovascu...

Some people think that hypermature cataracts are rare cases. But that is no longer the case, says Dr. Nick Mamalis of the Moran Eye Center who warned fellow surgeons to be prepared for such cases.

For many cataract surgeons, hypermature cataracts are very difficult cases to handle...