The Quick And Easy Way To Cook When You Have Behcet’s
Here are my typical evenings with Behcet's disease: I get home from work and, of course, I'm starving. But I'm also exhausted. Some days, I've planned ahead and have an easy…
Here are my typical evenings with Behcet's disease: I get home from work and, of course, I'm starving. But I'm also exhausted. Some days, I've planned ahead and have an easy…
Editor's note: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome research is constantly evolving. Since the publication of this article, we have covered more types that were not included in this article. To check out a…
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a debilitating neuromuscular disease characterized by muscle weakness that gets worse during periods of activity and improves after resting. It is sometime fatal because the muscles…
Listen up, people! This is important—especially if you’re an expectant mother! This article featuring a video in Rare Disease Report, is about an incredible mom named Amanda Miller and her son, Evan. Evan…
Usted no puede siempre estar preparado para una emergencia- que es una especie de oxímoron. Sin embargo, puede pensar en el futuro y poner en marcha un plan de emergencia.…
Chronic granulomatous disorder, or CGD, is an inherited immune disorder where certain cells (called phagocytes) are unable fight bacteria and fungi. Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, pus-filled bumps beneath the…
Common variable immune deficiency (CVID) occurs when the body doesn't produce sufficient amounts of certain antibodies (also called immunoglobulins) in the liquid part of the blood. The result is the patient's immune…
I read an article about several people in Norfolk who were having their benefits cut by the government, and silly me, I assumed I was reading about people located in…
Living and Traveling with Primary Immunodeficiency Okay, just because you’re living with Primary Immunodeficiency (PI), doesn’t mean that you’ve got to be a little wall flower or confine yourself to…
Hey, do you love bike riding? Competitively or otherwise? And are you going to be in the Philly area around May 7th? Then you should consider taking part in the…
Susan realized there might be more to her son’s quirks—like his inability to breast-feed, the continuous projectile vomiting, and his taking an oddly long time to drink a bottle—when a doctor said…
Los pacientes con espondilitis anquilosante pueden sufrir terribles dolores de espalda. Almohadillas térmicas son una opción fácil para ayudar a aumentar el flujo de sangre y aliviar un poco el…
Eating well can be extremely expen$ive, but its vital for healthy vitals! But when you are living with autoimmune disease and other inflammatory conditions limiting (avoiding all together for many) pro-inflammatory…
Sufre de AEH? Biofeedback Reporting puede salvar su vida! Hay muchas noticias saliendo al rededor de BioRx, una empresa nacional de la especialidad farmacéutica, con sede en Cincinnati, Ohio. Se…
Happy Passover Weekend Patient Worthians! This week Acromegaly is taking over! It's no secret that rare diseases go misdiagnosed, so in Biblical times, it's safe to say this disease when UNdiagnosed for…
We all know the saying: April showers bring May flowers. But did you know that April sharing brings May caring? May is Vasculitis Awareness Month, and the Vasculitis Foundation has…
To understand the rare disease Amyloidosis, you have to understand the underlying cause. When bone marrow produces an abnormal protein, called "amyloid," it can be deposited in virtually any organ or tissue in…
At first, I howled and wanted to tear my hair out…. I was reading an article about the problems a famous golfer was having with his putting during the PGA…
What the heck is a nanoparticle? It sounds very Twilight Zone-ish, and in some ways, nanoparticles are just that. The thing is, nanoparticles are the movers and shakers of the biologic…
Alright, folks: Get out your calendars! Or more appropriately, pull up your calendar on your phone! Now, go to May 22nd. It's a Sunday. How does your day look? Free?…
Behçet’s disease. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a disease that causes blood vessel inflammation. If you have heard of it—or actually have Behçet’s—you’re probably well aware of the resulting…
Hay algunas enfermedades locas en el mundo de hoy, y el angioedema hereditario, o AEH, es uno de ellos. Para ver los síntomas en la acción, usted puede tener que…
Wilson Disease: the rare, autosomal (meaning it occurs in both men and women), recessive (meaning that an individual must inherit one copy of the mutated allele from each parent to…
Have you ever gone to WebMD's symptom checker for a simple pain in your stomach or a weird patch on your skin? I know I have, and more often than…
¿Cómo obtuvieron sus rayas los pacientes con ICV? Las cebras son vistos como único. Se encuentran sólo en determinados lugares con ambientes específicos; hacen alarde de rayas que son icónicos…