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Is Your Disease on the RARE List™ – If So, More Bad News! by Chris H. Posted Mon 06 Feb 2012 3:01pm I wonder if people truly understand what it means if their rare disease or disorder is on the RARE List™? Last week, the R.A.R.E. Project and  Global Genes Project , leading patient advocacy organizations representing the rare disease community, issued the RARE List™ , a stunning 65 page ... Read on »
Types and Signs of Arthritis by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm There are over 100 types of Arthritis Achilles tendinitis Achondroplasia Acromegalic arthropathy Adhesive capsulitis Adult onset Still's disease Ankylosing spondylitis Anserine bursitis Arthritis of Ulcerative colitis Avascular necrosis Behcet's syndrome Bicipital tendonitis Blount's di ... Read on »
Back to Back : Various Back Pain Types Explained by Healthy-Clues .. Healthy Living Professional Posted Fri 11 Jun 2010 4:52am Ouch! Back pain can be so painful and it is estimated that nearly 80% of Americans suffer from some form of back pain of another. Do you? If so, how do you handle it? Here are the most common types of back pain Neck pain Upper back pain Lower back pain Tailbone pain ________________________ Neck Pain Neck pain is commonly ... Read on »
Genetics Home Reference: Gitelman syndrome by nih.gov Posted Mon 07 Feb 2011 1:29pm On this page: Description Genetic changes Inheritance Treatment Additional information Other names Glossary definitions Reviewed February 2011 What is Gitelman syndrome? Gitelman syndrome is a kidney disorder that causes an ... Read on »
Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Disease (CPPD) by Corry C. Patient Expert Posted Mon 25 Mar 2013 7:30am I had not heard of this condition before, but it so turns out that calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease (CPPD), or Crystal Deposition Disease and Chondrocalcinosis as it is also referred to, is a disease where calcium deposits lead to inflammation of the joint and its surrounding tissue. Conditions such as Pseudogout, Osteoarthritis, Wilson's ... Read on »
What is Arthritis? by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm Arthritis is the most common type of joint disorder. The cartilage that cushions the bones at the joint wears away and leads to pain and stiffness. Although factors are known to lead to Osteoarthritis, such as aging, metabolic, genetic, chemical and mechanical factors, there is no known cause. Osteoarthritis is extremely common in people over t ... Read on »
Bath Salts and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted Thu 07 Jun 2012 7:59pm CPDD holds annual meeting. I’ll be out of the office for a few days, attending the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), the oldest group in the United States dedicated to addressing problems of drug addiction. The organization functions as an independent body, and is affiliated with other scientific a ... Read on »
The New Highs: Are Bath Salts Addictive? by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted Tue 26 Jun 2012 10:39am What we know and don’t know about synthetic speed. Part II. Call bath salts a new trend, if you insist. Do they cause psychosis? Are they “super-LSD?” The truth is, they are a continuation of a 70-year old trend: speed. Lately, we’ve been fretting about the Adderall Generation, but every population cohort has had its own confron ... Read on »
NIDA and ONDCP – American policy on addiction research by Adi Jaffe Posted Sun 20 Jun 2010 9:00am At this year’s College on Problems of Drug Dependence ( CPDD ) Annual Meeting, I got to hear, and talk to, some of the most influential players in the American addiction research field. Here are a few highlights from their talks and our discussion: Dr. Nora Volkow of NIDA talked about a shift from Genome Wide Association Studies ( GWAS ), w ... Read on »
NIDA’s Volkow Defends New Medications for Addiction by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted Sun 17 Jun 2012 7:02pm On Big Data, Big Vaccines, and a Big New Agency. In her Director’s Report to the 2011 meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in San Diego last week, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, sought to refute allegations that NIDA lately has been too focused on pharmacological approaches to treat ... Read on »