If a treatment that would cure me or my child had to use dogs for testing, what would I do? That’s the question I had to ask when I saw…
By 2013, 17 states plus the territory of Washington, DC legalized or formed legislation around medical marijuana. A study by the University of Georgia suggests that this change caused about a…
A May 25, 2016 article from Pulmonary Fibrosis News reports that Italian researchers are making headway in determining if a person’s IPF is progressing or not (which is in the…
A year ago, Novartis let people know that its drug, secukinumab, had shown positive results in a Phase III study for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. Now, the same drug could…
You may have heard the buzz words "gene therapy" without really understanding what it is, or what's at stake. Gene therapy is when a healthy copy of a gene replaces…
Ping pong can be added to the list of physical activities that aid Parkinson's patients with the debilitating effect of the disorder. And unlike some solitary exercise like walking on a…
Last week at the 4th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress the results of a study conducted by University College London and Actelion Pharmaceuticals were presented. The findings? A sign of hope.…
So let me get this out of the way upfront: I’m no scientist—and no, I don’t play one on television. I struggled with science in school, which is why I’m…
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) prevents the body from maintaining blood pressure and blood flow to the brain and other major organs when a person stands. Here's what you need…
When Debra Chiabai helped her good-Samaritan dad volunteer for his charity of choice—Muscular Dystrophy Canada—they both thought of it as a simple, nice thing to do. Many years later, that…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) may not sound so bad, but it is. What's so fatal about muscle degeneration? you might ask. Well, the heart is a muscle, so there's that. Luckily,…
What's the best way to raise money and awareness when you have a rare disease? Organize or participate in an event, duh. That's exactly what Dwayne Backer has been doing…
If you have narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness, and/or cataplexy, you know how hard it can be to function in "real-world" time. And while treatments have improved, there is still no…
Who knew that good ol' colonialism could be a leading cause of rare diseases?! At least, that's the case for many Quebecers. Tyrosinemia, which affects about 1 in 100,000 babies…
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