Rare disease

...as he was inducted into the George Washington University Sports Executives Hall of Fame in March. "I've contracted a very rare disease, but it's not going to keep me from wining a championship," Pollin said. "Until then I'm not going to...

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In this article: Abe Pollin, Washington Wizards, Michael Jordan, Washington, NBA, Verizon Center, Ted Leonsis, NHL, and NBA Finals

...news, events, sports & more from Hudson County, NJ 'Kicks for Kenneth' tournament raises money for family of 14-month-old boy with rare disease Michael Dempsey\The Jersey JournalLillian Whitted,27, of Jersey City (standing), helped staff...

In this article: Jersey City, Saint Peter's College, Hudson County, New Jersey State Police, Cardiac arrest, and Seizure

In early October, Catherine Angel got her seasonal flu vaccine, something she has done every flu season for as long as she can remember. By the end of the month, she couldn't walk. One day she tried to get out of bed and fell back. She...

In this article: Influenza, Paralysis, West Virginia, Muscle weakness, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Navigation - link to other main sections from here Baby with rare disease cured in world medical first An Australian infant with a rare and fatal disease has been cured with treatment which has only previously been used on mice, in what...

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Article Date: 27 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST The gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma (GCA) is a very rare disease. In recent decades, however, the incidence of the GCA has increased dramatically in many Western countries. An increasing trend in GCA is...

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An Australian baby has become the first person to be cured of the rare and fatal brain-poisoning disorder molybdenum cofactor deficiency. Published: 10:36AM GMT 05 Nov 2009 The breakthrough was due to an experimental treatment that had...

In this article: Molybdenum, Brain damage, Melbourne, Guinea pig, and Australia

...day, her life crumbled when she got the news. ``The doctor came back, and he was pale,'' said Farrington, 32. The news: Jalaya had a rare disease that was eating her skull away. Jalaya, now 6, was diagnosed with Langerhans cell...

In this article: Coral Springs, Disney World, Cancer, Headache, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis