Health

Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disease, hereditary in character, usually due to alterations transmitted from one or both parents, and affecting the retina, which involves the degeneration and progressive loss of photoreceptors, such as…

Head and neck cancers, also called head and neck tumours, include very different tumours that originate in the organs and structures of the head and neck area, including the upper aerodigestive tract

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer that usually appears in areas most exposed to the sun, such as the head, face and back

What is Bronchitis? The suffix "itis" in medicine indicates a state of inflammation, for which bronchitis is simply the inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the bronchi, the most important airway in the passage of air to the lungs

Bulimia nervosa falls under the category of eating disorders (DCA). The etymology of the word derives from the ancient Greek and means "hunger like an ox", but the definition is much broader

Body Dysmorphism Disorder (known historically as dysmorphia) falls into the broader category of somatoform disorders, which are characterized by the presence of physical symptoms that are not justified by any general medical condition as…

There are many imperfections and vascular pathologies that can be treated with laser equipment. The advantage over other techniques? By emitting a 'coherent' beam of light, the laser is able to selectively, precisely hit a target

Let's talk about ischemic heart disease: the heart is the engine of our body and has the task of pumping oxygen-rich blood to the entire body

Port Alberni, B.C. - Coulson Aviation is excited to announce it has been awarded a four-year firefighting contract with the Western Australia government for a C-130H Hercules Airtanker

Cancer of the kidney (renal carcinoma) is a tumour that affects the mucous membrane cells of the renal tubules, the apparatuses that filter and purify the blood, stripping it of waste and eliminating it through the urine