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Disease Definition | AutoTraffic Is a centuries-old disease endemic in Florida? What to know about the spread of leprosy
Leprosy hearkens back centuries, all the way to its reference in the Bible in the Book of Leviticus. People in Florida are talking about leprosy again — and not just in church or Sunday school. More ...
read more My daughter has a rare disease. We shouldn't have had to leave the US to save her life.
Although rare diseases have small patient pools by definition, collectively, about 30 million Americans are estimated to have a rare disease. What's more, 80% of these rare diseases are genetic in ...
read more Some diseases are incurable — but we can still provide healing
My childhood memories are full of the battles my parents fought with cancer. I sometimes wonder if they had the care they truly needed.
read more Lyme disease cases have gone up in the U.S. Here's why — and how to protect yourself.
A recent report found a nearly 70% jump in the number of Lyme disease cases. Here's why it may not be as alarming as it seems.
read more Parkinson's disease
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition. It involves the death of brain cells, especially those that make the signalling molecule dopamine. It is named after the English ...
read more Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, in which people become forgetful and confused, usually starting in older age. People with Alzheimer’s have a build-up of two kinds of ...
read more Smoking, Not COPD, as the Disease
COPD, as defined by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, is diagnosed as persistent airflow limitation in smokers. 3 This definition has limitations for clinical practice ...
read more A Guide to a Crohn’s Disease Diet
Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND is a certified dietitian nutritionist, Wall Street Journal best-selling cookbook author, spokesperson, speaker, and recipe developer with over 20 years of experience ...
read more ACC Chest Pain Pathway Performs Well Overall, Less So for Those With CAD
“It's just that in a context of a higher prevalence of disease by definition, in the case of those with known coronary disease, the likelihood of events after the test results is inherently going to ...
read more ‘Right to Try 2.0’ would bring innovative medicine to desperate Americans
Americans desperate for hope shouldn’t have had to move across the globe for a chance at a life-saving treatment.
read more Study: More than 1 alcoholic drink a day increases heart disease risks in women
A study by Kaiser Permanente Northern California looked at data from more than 430,000 people over a four-year span. It found that women who have more than one alcoholic drink per day are more ...
read more FDA Grants Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to LSTA1 in Osteosarcoma
According to the FDA, under its Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher program, the agency determines if treatments meet the definition for treating rare pediatric diseases in order to grant a ...
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