Concientización ... Activismo... Abogacía Estas son sólo algunas de las palabras que usamos para exigir medidas a cualquier persona ya sea los líderes mundiales, las industrias, los amigos o la…
Some auto-inflammatory disease symptoms are triggered by colder temperatures. Systemic Auto-inflammatory Disease Support (SAID) has several winter tips for people who suffer from these diseases. Examples of these diseases are…
You're sitting across the desk from your doctor having just been told you have myasthenia gravis, or MG. Suddenly she starts dropping words like "diplopia" and "acetylcholine." She looks expectantly at…
I don’t know about you, but on very cold days, which seems to be the norm these days (even in the South), I crave hot foods like a hearty soup…
Her name is Katelynn. Junior in high school. Third-year starter for her volleyball team, and a good one at that. She has it made... except for one thing. She suffers…
Recently, while looking for information about precocious puberty, I discovered a very cool site. It has a surprising, on-the-surface name: Hippo Education Blog (Apparently, Hippo’s short for Hippocrates, the Greek…
Hanna Gully era una niña con un sueño: que un día iba a viajar por el mundo, y se atreven a hacer todas las cosas que había establecido su mente…
Robert comenzó su misión de dar a conocer la fibrosis quística después de conocer a alguien que había vivido con ella durante cuarenta y un años. Como él mismo dice;…
En los últimos años, Casey Higgins, una mujer de 27 años de edad, Ohio, ha requerido de oxígeno suplementario 24/7 para ayudarle a respirar. Diagnosticada con fibrosis quística, enfermedad genética,…
Happy New Year Everyone! How are those resolutions coming along? This week, we have a powerful post from one of our contributors who stopped taking her meds in favor of alternative…
Childhood is a time for innocence, exploring, and fun. It has always been said that children grow up too fast and each moment should be treasured. First words, first steps,…
When it comes to autoinflammatory conditions, like CAPS, there is no one size fits all approach. There are a lot of variables--that's what makes these conditions so difficult to diagnosis,…
Have you looked through Google for online quizzes? Well, let me just tell you... the extensive options may blow your mind. One that I found very interesting (there were plenty…
Si usted tiene narcolepsia, somnolencia diurna excesiva, y / o cataplexia, usted sabe lo difícil que puede ser para funcionar en el tiempo del "mundo real". Y mientras que los…
When most people think of inflammatory diseases, they tend to think of conditions that affect the joints, the skin, or organs in the digestive track. But imagine if the inflammation…
For those who watch the efforts to combat chronic diseases from the sidelines, it’s easy to see the war as one where humans are the underdogs facing a huge, formidable…
Did you know that we have chemicals in the brain as powerful as drugs for pain, depression, anxiety, and other conditions? Among them are neurotransmitters called endorphins, serotonin, oxytocin, and…
En esta cuenta, desde Philly.com, el Dr. Thomas Klein, alergólogo e inmunólogo, describe su problema. Un misterio se había encontrado en su camino que no se creía capaz de resolver.…
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that slowly takes away a person's ability to perform even the simplest tasks. It is caused by the brain's inability to continue to…
A 10-year-old boy in Colorado will be ringing in the new year with a new kidney, and his parents couldn't be more relieved. Marcus Root suffers from cystinosis, a rare…
Rare disease living comes with its own set of highs and lows. Experiencing a myasthenia gravis crisis can be a terrifying ordeal. And not just for the person with myasthenia…
A little more than a year ago, a little girl in Michigan was critically ill. Doctors were hopeful they could help her, but there were no guarantees. Lilly Vanden Bosch,…
Cuando uno es joven, saludable y próspera, es difícil imaginar que es posible ser derribados por una enfermedad crónica, como la espondilitis anquilosante (EA). Como muchos jóvenes, "M" estaba libre…
Besties are… well… the best! Lauren Smith just earned a Best of the Besties award for friendship by deciding to run in the Marathon de Paris 2017 on April 9,…
So many workouts, so many excuses. Running? Cramps in your side. Swimming? Hate getting wet. Pilates? Expensive. Spin class? A headache. Walking? Um... Finally, an exercise truly devoid of downsides.…
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