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Daily Archives: October 26, 2016

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Let’s Get Down and Dirty with Aplastic Anemia
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Let’s Get Down and Dirty with Aplastic Anemia

  • Post author:Alisha Stone
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Aplastic anemia/Rare Disease

Here’s some down and dirty information about aplastic anemia, an autoimmune disease that results when the body cannot produce life-sustaining bone marrow, and doesn't create enough red and white blood cells and platelets.…

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CGD And IBD: How to Solve Your Health Problems
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CGD And IBD: How to Solve Your Health Problems

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:CGD/Rare Disease

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a genetic condition that affects the immune system. It's in the family of primary immuno-deficiencies, and makes it hard for the body to fight infections…

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If You Have EDS, You Need to Know About This Before You See the Dentist

If You Have EDS, You Need to Know About This Before You See the Dentist

  • Post author:Farrah Fontaine
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Rare Disease

How many people don't like going to the dentist? A lot. And how many people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) hate going to the dentist? Most of them. Or at least…

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Suspect You Have Cushing’s Disease? 5 Critical Things You Need to Know
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Suspect You Have Cushing’s Disease? 5 Critical Things You Need to Know

  • Post author:Alisha Stone
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Cushing Disease

Suspect You May Have Cushing’s Disease? Read On Now! If you suspect that you might have Cushing’s disease because you have some of the following symptoms, you DEFINITELY need to…

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My “Anxiety Disorder” May Be Something Else Completely?
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My “Anxiety Disorder” May Be Something Else Completely?

  • Post author:PW Blogger
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Dysautonomia/POTS/Rare Disease

One day you go from being an active person full of life to waking up not feeling like yourself. You get a bad cold. You never seem to bounce back.…

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Stories of Courage Like This One Should be Mainstream

Stories of Courage Like This One Should be Mainstream

  • Post author:Alisha Stone
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Aplastic anemia/Rare Disease

During one of those “dog days of summer,” I was searching around for some inspiration; I’d been feeling blue because a friend of mine, who is in her 50s and…

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Skip That Starbucks and Help Out This 6 Year Old Girl
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Skip That Starbucks and Help Out This 6 Year Old Girl

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Aplastic anemia/Rare Disease/Timely

The human body is a magnificent machine, and each cell has a role to play. In a way, it's like a jigsaw puzzle that ordinarily is put together perfectly. The only…

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La narcolepsia 101: Para el recién diagnosticado

La narcolepsia 101: Para el recién diagnosticado

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Narcolepsy

Si no te has dado cuenta, Patient worthy ha escrito bastante sobre la narcolepsia. Sin embargo, no podemos dejar de pensar que dar un paso atrás para responder a algunas…

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