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Lancaster Co. Mother Fights to Raise Awareness About Rare Disorder
A Lancaster county mother, whose son has a rare genetic disorder, is fighting to raise money for research.
Joell Ketcham says the Angelman Syndrome Foundation is asking people to pay to dress casually on February 29th -- for Rare Disease Day.
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Fighting the black and blues
A bruise, quite simply, is the booby prize that comes with life's lumps and bumps.
It's what you see when blood leaks out of blood vessels into tissues of skin, mucous membranes or other organs, including muscle and bone. Most of the time, it's nothing...Tags: Blood, Vitamin C, Health, Aspirin (drug), Chemicals
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A brother's love hits sweet spot
NEWPORT BEACH — In November, Jack McKenna became swept up with the idea to make and sell the perfect sweet.
Ever since then, the 10-year-old from Newport Beach has hit the ground running, forming his own company, Jack's Rockin' Chocolate Factory,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Toffee, Health, Human Body, Genes and Chromosomes
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Mentally disabled girl denied kidney transplant
KIAHDoesn’t anyone have a heart these days? All 3-year-old Amelia Rivera needs is a kidney. She was born with a genetic disorder that causes mental and physical impairments. Her mom, Chrissy Rivera, says she needs a kidney transplant or she could...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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The brain versus the heart
The human brain weighs 3 pounds. The human heart weighs 12 ounces. Without brain or heart our bodies cannot function. The heart needs the brain to tell it when to beat, and how fast. The brain needs the heart to provide it with blood. It is a... -
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Could Fragile X be the answer?
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition and is the most common inherited cause of mental impairment and the most common known genetic cause of autism or autistic like behavior (though not all children with Fragile X Syndrome have autism or an Autism...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, American School for the Deaf, Learning Disability, Autism, Health
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FDA approves first drug to treat cystic fibrosis
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsCystic fibrosis, the genetic disorder effecting approximately 30,000 Americans, has a new form of treatment. This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug to treat the disease. Patients suffering from CF have a mutated enzyme ...Tags: Symptoms, Health, Lungs and Airways, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Gingrich defiant as Romney's lead grows in Florida
Los Angeles TimesReporting from Jacksonville, Fla., Lutz, Fla., and— Newt Gingrich tried to discount a likely defeat in Tuesday's Florida primary by declaring that Mitt Romney had yet to prove he could win a majority of the Republican vote and predicting that...Tags: Freddie Mac, Politics, Newt Gingrich, CNN (tv network), Health
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