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Fredericton teen fundraising for rare disorder CBC.ca A Fredericton teenager raised money and awareness this weekend to combat a rare disease she wasn't even aware she had until an E. coli infection almost took her life two months ago. Micaella Boer was in Saint John on Sunday, taking part in a fundraiser ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Festival raises funds for rare condition Reading Eagle When her son Austin was diagnosed with aggressive fibromatosis, Corinne Conrad had no one to talk to about the rare condition. The Fleetwood woman and her family pushed through countless chemotherapy treatments for Austin's desmoid tumor and ... See all stories on this topic »

Leishmaniasis: A Rare, Potentially Emerging Equine Disease TheHorse.com If you are taking steps to minimize insect bites to prevent West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis, you're also already taking steps protect yourself and your horse from a parasitic disease called leishmaniasis. And according to a group of ... See all stories on this topic »

Toddler battles terminal disease Martinsville Bulletin On Sept. 27, 2010, the Martinsville child was diagnosed with a rare disease known as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a terminal disease in which 90 percent of children it affects do not live to their second birthday. When Madison turned 2 on May 5, her ... See all stories on this topic »

Rare illness takes life of Spring Lake woman Fayetteville Observer Phu was not aware of the local case but said the condition is so rare that hospitals aren't required to notify local agencies about it. First identified in North Carolina in 1996, reports of Klebsiella pneumoniae have since spread, and the bug has mutated. See all stories on this topic »

Brunswick Village boy, 9, beats deadly disease Sunday Sun THE mum of a toddler who was half an hour from death after contracting a rare disease has spoken of her family's ordeal for the first time. Nathan Butler was just four years old when he became seriously ill with the bacterial condition meningococcal ... See all stories on this topic »

Leslieville resident battles rare neuroendocrine disorder TheBulletin.ca Malcolm Horne is an Ontario archaeologist and father of two. Horne is now 52 and his health is stable, however, in June 2010, the Leslieville resident went to the hospital with stomach pains and vomiting. He suspected food poisoning, but when the pain ... See all stories on this topic »

Trader Joe's Outbreak Involves Rare Salmonella Strain Food Safety News Four of the 29 people state health officials say are infected with a rare strain of Salmonella Bredeney have been admitted to hospitals, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta reported Saturday. No deaths have yet ... See all stories on this topic » Food Safety News

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