Saturday September 24 is FH (familial hypercholesterolemia) Awareness Day, and it couldn't come soon enough. That's because, according to new research published in Circulation (the journal of the American Heart Association),…
Antes de que un conductor atropello y fuga golpeó Pat Brogan mientras montaba su bicicleta, él nunca había oído hablar de la distonía, un trastorno cerebral que causa calambres musculares…
People with Laron syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder, have mutations or deletions of the GHR gene which results in a type of dwarfism. It is most commonly seen South America, in Mediterranean countries,…
Here’s a charming and ultimately optimistic little story about how a mother’s vigilance combined with the right doctors and hospitals can make a real difference in a child’s life—and how…
Aplastic anemia is both a bone and a blood disease. A person with this condition has bone marrow that no longer makes red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.…
The National Lipid Association hosted its 2016 Scientific Sessions from May 19-22 of this year and included sessions on familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Now, in recognition of FH Awareness Day (September…
La distonía puede retardar su cuerpo, pero que no puede matar su espíritu Pocas veces en la vida son tan emocionantes -o tan agitado, como los últimos días de la…
De la inmunodeficiencia de puede causar aumento de peso. Eso no es ningún secreto. Pero a menudo, inmunodeficiencia variable común (CVID) pacientes se sorprenden cuando empiezan a aumentar de…
Esté atento a WebMD. Google está a punto de dejarte retorciéndo en el piso... Usted puede creer que uno de cada 20 búsquedas de Google están basados en la…
Welcome back Patient Worthians! Are you looking forward to 2017? Well you should be if you have HAE! Ever heard of Botox? If you have, you probably think of Hollywood…
Pharmaceutical marketing can often be a very big, very sharp double-edged sword. In order to make drugs and stay in business, pharmaceutical companies have to speak to their audience, which…
It's not a happy story. Little Riley Brown beat the odds and celebrated his first birthday last April. Two months later, he passed away from the rare congenital disorder called…
What do you think of when you hear "cystic fibrosis"? Well, if you know what it is, probably nothing good. If you don't know about cystic fibrosis and you've clicked…
Cuando la Cámara de Representantes aprobó una ley innovadora, Ley de Curas siglo 21, en un voto de 344-77 voto, la decisión se sentía como un desfibrilador, el despliegue…
On February 7, 2016, an elderly man died in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Okay, but why is that remarkable? After all, elderly men and women pass away…
Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like turning on the television, picking up a newspaper, or going online should come with a trigger warning. Everywhere you turn it seems…
Most people don't associate the word "fever" with something chronic. They think of it in terms of a flu or passing infection. You've heard the phrase: "Feed a cold. Starve a…
We have all heard the phrase knowledge is power. Everyone, at some point in their lives, has to learn how to do something. From cooking, to driving, to using the…
desarrollos recientes de Twitter en la comunidad crónica han implicado el posible descubrimiento de una nueva mascota. Karl Austin (@ Porkchop275) se encontró con una imagen de un tiburón, y…
If you see some one with a bandage or a cast, you wouldn't question the injury. If someone tells you they have cancer, you wouldn't judge the bad days. People,…
Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS) is an extremely rare disorder. It's characterized by episodes of joint pain, fever, and other symptoms of inflammation. All of these symptoms are triggered by…
Dr. Paul Raffer was a neurologist who practiced medicine until he got sick with mycosis fungoides. His symptoms began on his skin, and after consulting with a colleague, he was immediately…
On Saturday, 29 October, 2016, the Adam Gardiner Fund will host Come Racing at Rosehill Gardens in Randwick, Australia. The event, like everything the AGF does, is intended to raise funds to…
La mayoría de los padres están ansiosos de que las primeras palabras de su hijo. Pero como el Daily Mail en el Reino Unido informa, Stevie y David Taylor esperaron…
I recently posted an article on aplastic anemia in response to another post that I’d read. I felt compelled to mention that a dear friend of mine was diagnosed with…
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