Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) It's rare. It's real. It's ready to cause undue inflammation throughout one's whole body with symptoms such as fever, arthritis, and malaise. This genetic disease posed a…
Think you know all there is to know about ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Think again. New research has revealed that people with AS are at a greater risk for having acute anterior…
Scientists Make Key Discovery in Rare Disease Category A gene that may play a role in solving the mysteries of autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and…
Blogger Zebra’s Child, who has common variable immune deficiency, recently posted about the struggle she finds staring herself in the face first thing in the morning. While looking in the…
Sometimes we want things to be explained to us in a way we can relate to. Mother of two and Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID) Blogger on "Through Accepting Limits"…
Vanessa Garrett, a woman with Crohn’s disease, common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), and Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer (HLRCC), is grateful for her life despite her circumstances. Her family is…
With seven billion people in the world, there's a lot that makes us different from one another-- wealth, geographic location, family, interests. But our common ground? The ultimate equalizer of…
The Congress backed 21st Century Cures Act will be making its way to the House or Representatives' desks this week. After receiving a 51-0 unanimous vote from the The House…
Honestly, who doesn’t love lists? And lists about how to better manage Ankylosing Spondylitis? Even better. So luckily for us, Everyday Health showcases tons of lists about managing life with AS,…
Lisa Marie Basile finds living with an auto-immune disease frustrating. She also had a hard time getting a diagnosis because, as she says, "...many autoimmune disorders don't come with a…
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In the world today, there are 30 million Americans affected by 7,000 different forms of rare diseases, all in need of treatment. But because the diseases are so rare, treatment for them…
Ordinary Mom Delivers Extraordinary Gift of Life BROOKWATER, Australia. Corinne Heapy, a devoted mother of two, knows firsthand, what it’s like to give the gift of life. She’s heroically…
Erin can't recall a time in her life when she wasn't sick. Since the age of four, she has had an endless succession of infections, sinusitis, bronchitis, urinary tract infections,…
You know those commercials, "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" Think about that, but instead of getting ice cream you get to play baseball. What would you do? Highschooler…
Tahnie was 16 months old when she was diagnosed with the rare disease cystinosis. Her parents were told she would most likely not live past the age of 10. During…
Julia Domenick has spent nearly five years caring for her husband Andrew "Drew" after he suddenly became ill. "Drew just had his 50th birthday in rehab! We never thought that he…
Meet TZ the IDF Zebra! We told you this year’s conference was going to be extra exciting in our earlier post, 2 Reasons Why the 2015 IDF National Conference is Extra…
We told you why this year's conference was going to be extra exciting in our earlier post, 2 Reasons Why the 2015 IDF National Conference is Extra Exciting. Find out…
Franklin Gutierrez is back! After dealing with the long road of recovery from his Ankylosing Spondylitis diagnosis, which we detailed here, Gutierrez made his first MLB start June 24th, 2015…
The IDF's 2015 National Conference is quickly approaching! For 3 days, Louisiana will welcome the IDF and all of its constituents and supporters. From Thursday, June 25th- Saturday 27th, the IDF…
1. Rare diseases tend to come with long, difficult names. For the many people who are unfamiliar with them, they can be a mouthful and you may have to repeat…
Your health is important—really important—so naturally, you want to make the best decisions for your body. However, at times, that gets tricky, especially if you have a compromised…
Primary Immune Deficiency and Dysautonomia - Living With a Rare Disease Ilana Jacqueline looks like a perfectly healthy young woman, but looks can be deceiving. It took 19 years before…
Amanda struggled for years to understand the pain and swelling that she kept experiencing. Her doctors couldn't figure out was wrong and she never knew why her throat would sometimes…
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