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Rare disorder causes child's insatiable appetite - KSAZ 10 MyFox Phoenix Arizona had one of the worst allergy seasons in recent memory this year. Even people who normally don't suffer found themselves with itchy eyes and runny noses. But imagine a runny nose all the time. Arizona had one of the worst allergy seasons in ... See all stories on this topic »

Aberdeen woman resolute in face of paralysis from rare disease AberdeenNews.com It started as a burning, constant pain in Michelle Vining's hip on Feb. 12 and ended up a rare illness that left her mostly paralyzed within weeks. Vining, of Aberdeen, has Guillain-Barre syndrome, an illness where the body's immune system attacks the ... See all stories on this topic »

Shire cuts sales forecast as some drugs miss first-quarter targets Reuters L) managed to squeeze out a first-quarter earnings beat on Thursday thanks to cost controls after sales of some of its drugs, notably rare disease treatment Replagal, fell short. In the first set of results with new chief executive Flemming Ornskov at ... See all stories on this topic »

1 bad gene : Mutation that causes rare sleep disorder linked to migraines Eureka! Science News A gene mutation associated with a rare sleep disorder surprisingly also contributes to debilitating migraines, a new discovery that could change the treatment of migraines by allowing development of drugs specifically designed to treat the chronic ... See all stories on this topic »

RareConnect Announces 40th Rare Disease Community PR.com (press release) Paris, France, May 02, 2013 --(PR.com)-- RareConnect.org, a flourishing rare disease online network that brings together thousands of frequently isolated patients, families and patient groups, from across the globe, celebrates the launch of its 40th ... See all stories on this topic »

Cancer drug may cause flesh-eating disease in rare cases: Health Canada National Post OTTAWA — Health Canada is warning that the cancer drug Avastin has been linked in rare cases to necrotizing fasciitis, the so-called flesh eating disease. The agency says in Canada, two cases of necrotizing fasciitis have been seen in people using ... See all stories on this topic »

FDA Approves Procysbi to Treat Genetic Condition Science World Report A rare genetic disorder, cystinosis affects nearly 500 patients in the U.S. It causes a protein building block known as cystine to build up in every cell of the body. The presence of cystine causes kidney problems, making the body lose excess sugar ... See all stories on this topic » Science World Report

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