Though "Ernest" is a family name that's been passed down for generations, James truly earned his middle moniker when, at the age of five, he told his mother that "laughing is stupid unless EVERYBODY is happy." Since then, the serious little bastard has been on a mission to highlight the world's shortcomings (and hopefully correct them). In addition to his volunteer work at hospitals and animal shelters, James also enjoys documentaries and the work of William Faulkner. He is originally from Oklahoma.
According to a story from Physician's Weekly, the pharmaceutical company AbbVie, Inc. recently announced that its cancer drug Imbruvica failed to measure up in a recent clinical trial in which…
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"Success largely depends on two factors. Number one is each individual person's decision to take action. Number two is our interaction with each other and support of each other in…
What do we deserve? If we're unwilling to take care of ourselves, should we expect others to take care of us instead? For example: If we're eating large portions of unhealthy…
Gaining 51 pounds in three years may not seem like a lot, but for Amber Mickley it meant doubling in size. When she was nine years old, Amber was small for…
In honor of liver awareness month, we've got some good news for people living with NASH, or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. NASH is a kind of fatty-liver disease that is not connected to…
As if there wasn't enough about Glut1 deficiency to be frustrated with, scientists are now saying there are more symptoms to the condition than they were originally aware of. In…
Fields Taylor was 15 weeks old when she had her first seizure. They continued for months as doctors were unable to determine what was wrong. Then another seizure led to more tests…
In 1964, Henri Hers was studying Pompe disease when he suggested that the absence of lysosomal enzymes could be responsible for several other conditions. He was right, and a category of…
Could the study of Alzheimer's disease lead to treatments for GLUT1 deficiency syndrome? It's been known for a while that there's a link between Alzheimer's and how the brain metabolizes…
If you're living with thrombocytopenia (that is, a severely low level of platelets in your blood), then Dr. Mei X. Wu may be your new best friend. The associate professor…
This Halloween season, I want to revisit a post from more than three months ago that originally appeared on GoFundMe. It has since raised more than $18,000. "Grady will never taste…
There is a link between Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease... but it may not be what you think. A study at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, has revealed that…
Looking for a way to celebrate Dysautonomia Awareness month this year? Then you need to check out Dysautonomia International. Why? Because this incredible organization provides wonderful support to the dysautonomia community…
In this article, Dr. Richard Fogoros examines the past and present of dysautonomia while also offering some hope for the future. Among his observations: the condition is far from new,…
Celia Godfrey is awesome; there's just no debate about it. I wish I had her positive attitude. The seven-year-old lives with dystonia, a neurological condition that affects communication between the…
People with dystonia, may have a new treatment option: brain surgery. Sure, it doesn't sound fun, but according to Dennis Russel, having the procedure for his essential tremor was "a…
BMC Medicine recently started an idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) article collection. It should help educate patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals by delivering the most up-to-date research and latest advancements in treatment.…
Now that I've puffed on this piece from the Hippocratic Post, I thought I'd pass it on to you. Mike Barnes, a professor of neurological rehabilitation at Newcastle University, is…
Kathleen Bissell (wonder if she's related to the vacuum people) wrote about Ernie Els's putting problems during The Masters over on www.progolfnow.com. Why do we care at PatientWorthy? Because Bissell…
You've gotta love it when someone takes a bad situation and makes the very best out of it. Jake Silverman and his family have done just that. At 10 years…
Imagine you're a new parent and your two-month-old starts experiencing some bizarre symptoms. Along with his high fever, his skin turns red and starts peeling at an alarming rate. Multiple infections follow;…
Doggone, it feels good to fight amyloidosis! The condition causes abnormal proteins to be deposited in organs like the kidneys and heart. That's got bad news written all over it. But…
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),…
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