Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer. It can be destructive and disfiguring.

The genome sequence of M ulcerans has now been published and it transpires that two identical copies of a plasmid carry the genetic code for mycolactone. The mode of transmission of infection remains ...

 Byssinosis can be prevented by using exhaust hoods and cheek masks, improving ventilation during manufacturing activities.

 BMD is a X-linked recessive inherited disorder. Family story of similarly affected paternal uncles assists the clinician with confirming a diagnosis of BMD. Men have a X and a Y and because they wear...

Becker's nevus is a rind disorder predominantly affecting males.

Large doses of benzathine penicillin G given by injection into the muscle can cure this disease in any stage.

Diabetes can be controlled. While there is no cure yet, a change of lifestyle will help you live a long life with the proper application of diet, exercise and supplementation.

 The disorder can appear as acute, rapidly progressive.

Beriberi is common in people whose diet consists mainly of polished white rice, which is very low in thiamine because the thiamine-bearing husk has been removed. It is also seen in chronic alcoholics ...

In this modern era where human progress in technology quite unbelievable, every new day we heard about new technology in every field in all aspect of life but one think should remain unchanged. That...

Diabetes insipidus can be treated by correcting the amount of urine that is produced by the body, although the condition usually requires life-long treatment.

People with diabetes often develop bacterial and fungal infections, typically of the skin. When the levels of sugar in the blood are high, white blood cells cannot effectively fight infections.

 Diamond blackfan anemia can be difficult to identify. People with diamond blackfan anaemia have symptoms commonly for all other types anaemia, including pale skin, sleepiness, fast pulsation, and hea...

Adult presentation in diastematomyelia is unusual. With modern imaging techniques, various types of spinal dysraphism are being diagnosed in adults with increasing frequency.

 Diastrophic dysplasia is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Cartilage is a tough, flexible tissue that makes up much of the skeleton during early development.