Mars Veterinary, makers of the Wisdom Panel dog DNA test, is considering using their results to create food specialized for specific breeds. So dogs predisposed to arthritis, for instance, might eat a diet containing ingredients that protect against the progression of the disease, Cruz says.
By Michael Perry, M.D. Mild spinal stenosis is the beginning stage of spinal stenosis â the first indication that your spinal column is narrowing in certain areas.Preliminary signs of spinal stenosis can show on X-rays before any symptoms of the disease are felt.pinal stenosis is a gradual disease that is largely caused by the normal aging process. Over time, age-related conditions like arthritis of the spine, disc degeneration, bulging discs, etc. begin to encroach on the spinal column, causing it to become narrow.
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A bacteria that is usually found in aquatic environments, is not very virulent and rarely infects humans. Most cases of infection tends to occur through use of hospital appliances such as catheters, I.V lines and breathing tubes in immunocompromised people. species of STENOTROPHOMONAS, formerly called Xanthomonas maltophilia, which reduces nitrate. It is a cause of hospital-acquired ocular and lung infections, especially in those patients with cystic fibrosis and those who are immunosuppressed.