A number of studies in the 1970s indicated that photodynamic therapy, or PDT, could be an effective strategy against herpes infections. The studies used a topical photosensitizer, followed by
Hospital infections are all too common these days, and many of these situations involve the bacteria that medical professionals refer to as staph, the shorthand for Staphylococcus aureus. The microbe is blamed for
Colorectal cancer, a malignant disease of the colon and rectum, gradually develops over the course of several decades and is a leading cause of cancer-related death in most
Digital x-ray of a tooth (second premolar) affected by chronic periodontitis. X-ray image provided by Michele Gardini (own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Gingivitis, also generally known as gum
The term “brain cancer” refers to a group of malignant diseases that originates in the brain and spinal cord. The nerve cells in the brain are physically supported
Lung cancer is a disease in which the cells of lung tissues divide and grow at a much faster rate than normal cells, eventually leading to the formation
Photograph of Candida albicans under a microscope. It has been estimated that three out of four women will experience a yeast infection at some point in their lives.
Malignant conditions of the skin are the most common form of cancer worldwide. For example, in most of Europe and North America, skin cancer accounts for about one
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