[ad_1] Zerina Nelson loves being compared to the Disney princess Elsa because they have the same white-blonde hair and pale skin.But the four-year-old from Mesa, Arizona, is actually suffering from a rare form of albinism that is destroying her lungs.Her mother, Aura Nelson, realized something was wrong with her daughter when she couldn't control her eye movements at three months old.After going through multiple doctors, one of whom eventually ordered a DNA test, Zerina was diagnosed with a rare hereditary disorder called Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.  Doctors told Nelson that the...

[ad_1] US states with fewer diagnoses of melanoma have the highest rates of death from the disease, a new study says.Researchers from the University of Utah Health  found that the states with the highest incidence of skin cancer - Oregon, Washington, Utah, Minnesota, Vermont and New Hampshire - have the best survival rates.However, the states with the lowest incidence - Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois and Nevada - have the worst survival rates. States that had both high incidence and high mortality rates of melanoma have more white residents...

[ad_1] We all know the importance of eating lots of fruit and vegetables, and cutting down on junk food. Fruit and vegetables are packed with vitamins, minerals and nutrients essential to keeping the body healthy, while junk food and other foods high in saturated fat can clog the arteries and lead to heart problems. But when it comes to eating a ‘healthy, balanced diet’, what else should it include? One diet which is highly recommended by various health experts and dieticians, is the Mediterranean diet.A Mediterranean diet has...