This comprehensive book covers aspects of living with the reality of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease). Your Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases reviews the book.

Many people know this neurological disorder as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the New York Yankees player forced to retire in 1939 because of it. Physicist Steven Hawking has it, too. ... Read More

September 22 - 28 is National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week, a week to share about the challenges and prevalence of living with invisible illness or pain. The Invisible Illness ... Read More

Pulmonary hemosiderosis may result from an autoimmune condition (Goodpasture syndrome), sensitivity to cow’s milk (Heiner syndrome), may come from other disorders, or have an unknown cause. Some of these forms ... Read More

Two-month-old thoraco-omphalopagus twins (conjoined at the chest and abdomen) Faithful and Favour Sobowale-Davies were successfully separated on Thursday at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Conjoined twins (formerly called Siamese twins) ... Read More

Two recently published studies indicate that Curis Inc. and its research partner Genentech Inc. have taken the right track in their cancer research. The two companies have developed experimental ... Read More

On September 11 actor John Ritter, known for roles on "8 Simple Rules" and "Three's Company," died from an aortic dissection. This condition, which is difficult to diagnose and occurs ... Read More

Genta Inc. and Aventis SA are applying for FDA approval for their malignant melanoma (skin cancer) drug Genasense. This drug uses antisense technology to reduce the protein in cancer cells ... Read More

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have used a specialized technique to identify 62 new proteins in the inner nuclear membrane of the human cell. Of these, 23 are ... Read More

Kernicterus is a life-long neurological disorder caused by severely high levels of bilirubin in a newborn’s blood. We have the tools and technology to prevent it or treat it if ... Read More

Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have been studying how genetic mutations impair the development of the intestinal nervous system and cause Hirschsprung's disease. Based on new ... Read More

Dr. David N. Korones, of the University of Rochester Medical Center, has developed a new brain cancer treatment that looks promising. In a pilot study, Dr. Korones gave 24 adult ... Read More