Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disease that causes severe irritation and inflammation in the digestive tract. A form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the condition often develops in young adults between the ages of 20 and 29 and has no known cure. Complications from Crohn’s disease include intestinal obstruction
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Part of a group of rare degenerative neurological conditions, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes muscle stiffness and cramping that can be extreme. Difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, and muscle twitching are also markers of this progressive disease, often named for New York Yankees baseball player Lou Gehrig, who infamously had
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) may no longer be a death sentence, but it is a life sentence for those who are coping with the chronic symptoms of the virus. Many people with HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) live to their full life expectancy but at the cost of
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Between 2003 and 2011, diagnoses of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cases increased by 42%. Some experts speculate that unmonitored hours of screen time and access to smart devices virtually since birth have played a role in this jump. Regardless of the reason for the spike in ADHD cases, the
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One of the biggest roadblocks to treating any condition with cannabis medicine is restricted access. Even individuals with medical marijuana cards and approved conditions can still have trouble obtaining the treatment they seek due to haphazard state laws and a lack of federal regulation. On June 25, 2018, the
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Chronic pain is an epidemic in the United States with more than 50 million people living with mild to intense discomfort every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some of this pain may be attributed to a sedentary lifestyle and 40 hours or seated
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Diabetes is an expensive disease, collectively costing more than $245 billion in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But the human cost is far greater. Severe cases of diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, and limb
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Representing the body’s response to injury, inflammation is the immune system’s way of warding off harmful stimuli. But the process is not as innocuous as it may sound. Chronic inflammation is linked with and may lead to a host of diseases, including cancer, stroke, heart disease, obesity, and autoimmune
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Each year, about 1,000 children are born with sickle cell anemia in the United States. Also referred to as sickle cell disease, the condition is genetic and disproportionately affects individuals of African heritage. In sickle cell anemia, normal red blood cells will morph into hard sticky cells that are
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If you’ve ever had a migraine, you know the telltale symptoms: throbbing headache, extreme sensitivity to light and sound, blurred vision, nausea, and even vomiting. For many sufferers, these symptoms are debilitating, rendering them incapable of going about their daily lives until the migraine subsides. With the average migraine
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