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Moyamoya Disease : Support group for those diagnosed with this condition and their families. Includes medical information, personal account, links and a message board.
Progeria Research Foundation, Inc. : Medical research, education, support, and fundraising for this "pre-mature aging" disease.
University of Washington: Werner Syndrome : Images of persons with this disease and diagnostic criteria for WRN and contact information for a central repository of WS data and research and materials.
MedicineNet.com: Medical Dictionary : An explanation of what cleidocranial dysplasia is and how it is transmitted.
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome : A site devoted to the families and people diagnosed with this syndrome.
Cystinosis Research Network : Information about the organization and their mission. Extensive database about the disease as well as support groups, research and links to other resources.
Zoe Lambert : Personal account of this condition, and surgery to receive titanium rib implants.
National PKU News : Site includes news and information about phenylketonuria, a rare inherited metabolic disease.
Cystinosis Central : Information about this disorder, conferences, data for physicians, updates and links.
Human Growth Foundation : Information about growth-related disorders through education, research, and advocacy. Member driven organization.
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Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early morning colonoscopies detect
more polyps than colon cancer screenings done later in the day, and the
number of polyps found decreases by the hour as the day progresses, a new
study has found. |
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Health Fears Are Nothing to Sneeze At (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- It may sound hard to believe, but
just one sneeze is enough to increase your fear not just of contracting
flu, but also of dying from a heart attack at an early age, dying from an
accident or being the victim of a fatal crime, new research shows. |
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Senators claim $1 trillion health bill in reach (AP)
AP - Senators working to give President Barack Obama a comprehensive health care overhaul said Thursday they had figured out how to pare back the complex legislation to keep costs from crashing through a $1 trillion, 10-year ceiling. |
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