Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) What is Canine Hip Dysplasia? Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is a congenital disease that mainly affects large breed dogs. The word "dysplasia" means improper growth. Hip dysplasia can be described as a faulty or abnormal development of the hip. In CHD, the hip becomes loose and wobbly, eventually leading to a form of arthritis which is commonly referred to Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD). The degree of lameness that occurs is usually dependent upon the extent of arthritic changes in the hip joint. So too do environmental conditions such as amount of physical exercise, and weight gain co ... Author: Ron Swerdfiger CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Additional Navigation: Genetics: 1 2 3 4 5 Engineering Diseases Genetic Testing DNA Testing 1 Genomes Gene Therapy 1 RNA 1 Chromosomes Cloning 1 2 3 Misc Stem Cells 1 2

Today's Featured Articles: Male Mid-Life Crisis Men notice that their former youthful exuberance and ravenous virility are slowly diminishing when they reach the age of 40 and onwards. This is when males experience hair loss, bone loss, insomnia or other sleeping problems, and problems with memory and calculation. They often feel cranky, fatigued, and less motivated. Or sometimes these are accompanied by sweating and flushing, loss of muscle mass and strength, aches and pains, increased fat, decreased sexual performance or erectile dysfunction, and depression. Most men who reach midlife will basically experience one or all of ... Author: Oneil Wilson CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE What One Should Know About Allergies Allergies affect approximately 60 million Americans, which means one in every five adults or children suffer from them, and are common in men as well as in women. Thirty-five million people have upper respiratory symptoms, which are allergic reactions to airborne pollen. Around 10 million Americans have allergies to cats and two million present severe reactions to various insect stings. Food allergies are less common in the family of allergies. About one out of three people pretend to have a food allergy and only about three to eight percent of children younger than three years old, a ... Author: Dominic Ferrara CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Want to read more of our articles?  Check out the Archive. Article Archive: Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13