Definition of rare diseasesOrphan diseasesIn the U.S., rare diseases are disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 individuals. There are about 7000 known rare diseases affecting, in aggregate, 25–30million Americans. Many of the rare diseases are caused by single gene mutations, often occurring...
Rare diseases: what sources of information for health care professionals and for patients? Reanimation. 2007;16(4):276- 280.Ayme S , Rath A , Thibaudeau V , Urbero B , Fonteny V , Levi-Strauss M . Rare diseases: what sources of information for health care professionals and for patients...
17,whichisconsideredas 6 successofChinaspaceindustry.DuringtheirstayinTiangong, theastronautscarriedouttwospacewalksanddidanumberof 7 (science)experiments. Thethree-monthShenzhou XIImissionispartoftheTiangongprogram, 8 aimsto completethestationinlow-Earthorbitbeforetheendof2022. Thenextcrewedspaceflight—Shenzh...
Many people tend to ignore existing problems in the present because of their minor possibility of occurring. Rare Gene Diseases (RGD) are one of those problems, and RDG means those individuals with a prevalence of less than 5 in 10,000 people. Cases like these may seem scarce, but the imp...
On this Rare Diseases Day, I'm really excited about the future of Inherited Retinal Diseases. It used to be that Inherited Retinal Diseases were a type of diagnosis one was given, and there was not much hope in terms of treatment. A lot of patients would progressively lose ...
Some rare diseases are better known.Down syndromeis at the upper range of prevalence for a rare disease. Phenylketonuria (the metabolic disorder that we screen newborns for) is also considered a rare disease. SUGGESTED for you But there are other rare diseases that you might not think about wh...
Ticks are related to spiders, so they have eight legs. They have flat, oval bodies that swell when they eat. They range in color from light brown to dark brown or brownish-red, depending on the species. All types are very small. The largest tick may swell to the size of an apple se...
Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN): Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare but serious allergic skin reactions. Symptoms like rash, skin peeling, and mucous membranes sores can occur and may be life-threatening. Antibiotics such ...
Class 3 is sometimes referred to as“severe” or “extreme” obesity. (The term “morbid obesity” is now considered archaic and overly stigmatizing. Translation: Don’t use it to describe yourself or others.) Contrary to popular thought, people don’t choose to develop obesity; most people...
But it's not just the railroads that are extending. China may also get a major boost in the speed of its bullet trains. A prototype maglev train recently unveiled at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province aims to set a new speed record for train...