Tag: disease

Crohn's disease can be confused with other inflammatory bowel disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis, thus making it tough to diagnose.Crohn's disease can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus.Crohn's disease is characterized by an inflammatory reaction throughout the whole thickness of the colon and bowel wall.This inflammation can penetrate deeply into the affected organ, causing pain and diarrhea...

One of the things which we often fear of getting older is the risk that they may get Alzheimer's disease, a horrible condition that destroys the brain by destroying the mind.A lot people shudder at the idea that if we get Alzheimer's, we'll lose our ability to plan and believe, or even to remember who we are.Alzheimer's is indeed a dreadful disorder of unknown origin which destroys not just the mind, it destroys lives and identities, and ravages whole families...