Browse Category: Diseases and Disorders
Published: May 08, 2012
Who would have thought that a backyard summer camp for kids and adults with special needs and intellectual disabilities could have become what it is today: a worldwide movement, helping to change the lives and attitudes of participants, families, and supporters for over 43 years.
Published: April 24, 2012
We tend to view tuberculosis (TB) as an ancient disease that only affected the poor back in the day. But the scary reality is that TB has been making a comeback with vengeance by way of a new drug-resistant strain.
Published: April 19, 2012
There’s a rising and dangerous problem that is becoming so hard to ignore you might think it was a Kardashian wedding. After more news about a fake Avastin cancer drug in the United States, the FDA is finally acknowledging a problem that is steadily approaching an epidemic: counterfeit drugs.
Published: April 13, 2012
As families struggling with autism demand reasons and explanations for it, the number of children being diagnosed just keeps rising . . . and not just a little. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently released the latest numbers of children being diagnosed within the autism spectrum, estimating that one in 88 children is affected.
Let’s take a quick look at some latest statistics as we continue to observe Autism Awareness Month.
Published: April 12, 2012
The mainstream medical industry (including the giant pharmaceutical companies) have conspired with the mainstream scientific community and the corporate-controlled mainstream media to suppress discoveries which could prevent millions of individuals from suffering needlessly and dying prematurely.
Published: April 11, 2012
As we recognize National Autism Awareness Month, it behooves us to take a look at some recent research in regards to this often misunderstood condition. One study suggests that the older you are when you become parents, the higher the risk of having a child on the autism spectrum.
Published: April 09, 2012
When Mariah Carey's husband, Nick Cannon, revealed that he was battling an autoimmune disease that was damaging his kidneys, it came as a shock to everyone. The young entertainer, who began his career as a teenager on the hit Nickelodeon sketch comedy show All That and later The Nick Cannon Show, candidly reported that he was diagnosed with lupus in January. By February, he revealed he had blood clots covering his lungs and severe inflammation to his kidneys.
Published: April 05, 2012
I don’t know about you, but I’m betting most of the country is satisfied overall with the relatively short winter we’ve had this year. At least my family in normally-snow-covered Minnesota is! But, there is a down side . . . with a short winter comes an early spring, which means Lyme disease season is coming early this year.
Published: March 22, 2012
With their “Kony 2012” campaign, the Invisible Children organization is shedding light on the misdeeds of rebel leader Joseph Kony. But, in doing so, they are overshadowing other silent killers that could pose a greater threat to Ugandan youth than this absent warlord.
Published: March 12, 2012
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, some people are getting ready for a day and night of dancing, singing, and letting the green beer flow. But have you ever stopped to think about what all that green beer and celebrating can be doing to your wellbeing?
If you’re like most people, probably not.
