Back in April we covered the swine flu extensively here on A Disease A Day. With time, things didn’t seem as critical as they were in the beginning (even you said so in…[More]

The premise

An electronic cigarette (or e-cigarette), according to Wikipedia, is a “battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution”.

What this means is that the e-cigarette…[More]

As reported by The Huffington Post this week, a McDonald’s food handler at a Milan, Illinois, restaurant was carrying the hepatitis A virus, and allegedly exposed up to 10,000 people to the…[More]

Danger level: Medium

What is it?

Osteoporosis (the word is in Greek: “Osteo” means bone, and “porosis” means holes) is a condition in which bones become thin and weakened, which makes them susceptible…[More]

Danger level: High

What is it?

Diverticulitis is an inflammation of pouches (called diverticula) in the wall of your intestines.

Who gets it?

You are more likely to get diverticula (pouches in…[More]

Danger level: High

What is it?

Pancreatitis is a disease in which the pancreas gets inflamed.

Who gets it?

In the US, it happens to about 40 people out of 100,000 people. Over the world,…[More]

These were the most read stories on A Disease A Day during the month of June. If there are any stories you want us to write about, you can ask.

1. Michael Jackson – What

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