Jamie Linn Wallace

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• Using Google Trends to See If Weather Really Affects Joint Pain

  Arthritis is a condition that plagues adults and children of all ages. There have been hundreds of studies conducted seeking to understand the primary causes of arthritis. One particular cause has been gaining ground as of late. The weather. Many arthritis patients claim they can "feel" when the...

• Managing Symptomatic Endometriosis

  Endometriosis is known as a disease that affects women through their reproductive age. It is the most common cause of chronic pelvic pain,  usually beginning in adolescence. It is also one of the main causes of infertility among women. It is a complex condition with a great variability when it...

• Reasons Why You Would Need a Cataract Surgery

  Unfortunately, no particular drug or types of eye drops have been found to specifically reverse or prevent the formation of cataracts. There are eyeglasses that can be recommended by your doctor if you develop nearsightedness or blurred vision as a result of cataract formation. A surgical procedure...

• Dogs Show Improvement After Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy

  Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive disease that causes body muscle weakness and atrophy as a result of a deficiency in dystrophin protein. A scientist at the University of Washington, the University of Missouri, LLC, Solid Biosciences, and NCATS have developed a gene transfer approach to...

• Is Dengue Fever Contagious?

  Dengue fever is not contagious, and it cannot be spread from human to human or from animal to human by direct contact. It is not an airborne disease that infects you by inhaling polluted air. It is not a water-borne disease that can infect you by drinking contaminated water....

• Is Leukemia Fatal?

  Leukemia is a malignancy, or cancer, of the blood and bone marrow that primarily affects the white blood cells — the blood cells responsible for fighting off infections and other foreign organisms that enter the bloodstream. With leukemia, the bone marrow produces a higher level of immature white...