Diseases

What Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the airways in your lung lose their normal shape and elasticity, and can become inflamed. The result is that the airways are less efficient at moving air in and out of your...

What is Blount's Disease? Blount' disease is a growth disorder of the lower leg bone (tibia), commonly called the shin bone, and is characterized by a bowing (pronounced boh-ing) appearance of the leg below the knee joint. One or both legs can be affected. Some...