Graves-Basedow Disease
Graves-Basedow disease is a form of thyroiditis, an autoimmune disorder that stimulates the thyroid gland, being the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid). Also known in the…
Goodpasture’s Syndrome
Goodpasture’s syndrome (also known as Goodpasture’s disease and anti-glomerular basement membrane disease or anti-GBM disease) was first described by Ernest Goodpasture in 1919. It is an rare condition characterised by…
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract and it can involve any part of it – from the mouth to the anus. It typically affects the…
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune mediated disease of brain. It usually occurs following a viral infection or vaccination, but it may also appear spontaneously. There are multiple inflammatory…
Childhood Diabetes Spike Alarms Doctors
Australia has one of the highest rates of childhood diabetes in the world, according to a study that finds the incidence of the disease has grown about 3 per cent…