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Support group for those diagnosed with this condition and their families. Includes medical information, personal account, links and a message board.
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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.
ALtruis Biomedical Network : Information on the types, causes and treatments of pemphigus.
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New Weapons in Fight Against TB? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis
might someday meet its match in two drugs now used to treat Parkinson's
disease, suggests a new study. |
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On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Older people in the United States
scored better than their counterparts in England on a memory and awareness
test, possibly because of differences in levels of depression and
education and the fact that American adults receive more aggressive
treatment for heart disease, a new study suggests. |
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Monthly Pet Pill Could Kill Fleas, Ticks (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) --
Controlling ticks and fleas is drudgery for countless pet owners. Now,
researchers report they're closer to developing a monthly pill that would
conveniently rid cats and dogs of these disease-carrying invaders. |
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Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with interferon gamma-1b
(Ifn-g1b) does not improve survival in people with a fatal lung disease
called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a study that was halted
early after no benefit to participants was found. |
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Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is already linked to
heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, but new research finds
those extra pounds can also significantly increase a woman's risk of
developing endometrial cancer, especially if she experiences early
menopause. |
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People With Huntington's Report Discrimination (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- As if having a family history of an
incurable genetic disease isn't worry enough, people with a family history
of Huntington's disease report being discriminated against by insurance
companies, relatives and in social settings, according to a new study. |
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