Health Headlines - February 2
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Cardiovascular Screening Advised for Young Athletes Young athletes in Europe should be screened before competing in events to de ...
Spinal Diseases: MedlinePlus Spinal diseases often cause pain when bone changes put pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. They can also limit movement. Treatments differ by disease, ...
Spinal Conditions and Diseases Information on back pain and spinal conditions, including common causes, diagnosis, treatments and recovery from spinal conditions.
Spinal Cord Diseases: MedlinePlus Aug 18, 2009 ... The primary NIH organization for research on Spinal Cord Diseases is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ...
Osteoarthritis: Degenerative Spinal Joint Disease May 20, 2009 ... Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease commonly affecting the spinal joints. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and different ...
Introduction
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects muscle movement. It causes the motor neurons in an area of the s ... » Read on
Causes
A person with SMA has a missing or altered gene (the Survival Motor Neuron 1 gene), making them unable to produce Survival Motor ... » Read on
Spinal Stenosis - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention A few diseases can cause spinal stenosis. Among them are Paget's disease, a disease of unknown origin that causes abnormal growth and distortion of a number ...
HealthCentral Search Results Questions and Answers about Spinal Stenosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases). Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon ...
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GBS a Side Effect of H1N1 Vaccine? Also GBS is an acute process - in other words it happens over a short time, and rarely recurs (called CIDP) (unlike spinal stenosis which can be painful and ...
Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant ... in which scientists view the life cycle of the disease. The herpes virus is believed to hide out in the neurons around the spine during latent periods, ...
Health Matters : What is Scoliosis ? It can rarely be caused by spinal cord disorders, such as tumors or syringomyelia. Diseases that lead to muscular weakness can also produce scoliosis, ...