Jessica Alcantara

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• What Is Colorectal Cancer?

  Cancer of the tissue in the colon or rectum is referred to as colorectal cancer. Cancer arises due to the abnormal growth and division of tissues in one of these organs. The uncontrolled division and growth of the cells in the colon or rectum result in the formation of a tumor. This cancer has a...

• What You Can Expect When Getting Crohn’s Infusions

  Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, triggers inflammation of the digestive tract. This, in turn, can lead to severe symptoms, including abdominal pain, fatigue, persistent diarrhea, weight loss, and malnutrition. While there is no cure for the disease, there are several treatments...

• What is Lyme Disease? A General Overview of the Disease

  Lyme disease is a tick-borne infectious disease. It is caused by a spiral shaped bacterium known as borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. A common tick is the carrier of this bacterium.The first incidence of lyme disease was reported in 1975 in a town called Old Lyme in Connecticut. Lyme disease is the...

• Depression in Seniors

  What is depression?Depression is a mood disorder that causes an individual to feel sad, lonely, lost, angry, hopeless, or frustrated daily. These severe emotions can interfere with the individual's everyday life. For elders, depression can arise through hard life experiences, like losing a spouse,...

• 9/11 Ground Zero Worker's Lymphoma Improves with Clinical Trial

  When the terrorist attacks occurred in New York on September 11th, 2001, Bart Zagami, a 61-year-old New York State Supreme Court officer, was in his office just a few blocks away from the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. Days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Zagami spent his time at Ground...

• How Can Syphilis Spread?

  Syphilis is not a very dangerous disease if we take the right protective measure in our life. It is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum which can be killed by the available antibiotics. But the underlying problem is that syphilis goes undiagnosed due to its simple rashes which disappear...