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Girl with rare skin condition that makes her red and scaly becomes a model

March 6, 2020 A, and, becomes, condition, Girl, Her, makes, model, Rare, red, scaly, Skin, that, with

Four-year-old Harper Foy suffers from harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic disorder that makes her skin shed ten times faster than

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New therapy stops seizures in mouse model of rare childhood epilepsy

February 20, 2020 Childhood, epilepsy, in, model, mouse, New, of, Rare, seizures, Stops, therapy

Seizure disorders in babies are frightening and heartbreaking. A new basic science breakthrough offers hope for a potential treatment for

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Health Problems

Rare genetic variants predispose to sudden cardiac death

November 16, 2019 cardiac, death, Genetic, predispose, Rare, sudden, to, variants

Sudden cardiac death affects 220,000 U.S. adults annually, most of whom have no prior symptoms of a heart issue. By

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Man's stomach is turned into a human beer keg due to a rare condition

October 21, 2019 A, beer, condition, due, Human, into, is, keg, mans, Rare, stomach, to, turned

Man, 46, started producing beer in his own STOMACH because his gut became colonised by high levels of brewer’s yeast

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Personal Health

What Is Leptospirosis, The Rare Disease That Can Be Spread From Animals to Humans?

October 17, 2019 Animals, be, Can, disease, From, humans?, is, Leptospirosis, Rare, Spread, that, the, to, What

A rare bacterial disease has been found in some dogs in the US—and it has the potential to spread to humans.

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Health Problems

Gene linked to a rare neurological disorder regulates key enzyme in Alzheimer’s

August 22, 2019 A, Alzheimer's, disorder, enzyme, gene, in, key, Linked, neurological, Rare, regulates, to

A gene that can become mutated and cause a rare balance disorder also regulates the behavior of an enzyme that

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Why we don't know more about rare polio-like illness

August 10, 2019 about, Don't, illness, know, more, Polio-Like, Rare, we, Why

‘Polio-like’ illness probed by CDC: Should you be concerned? Dr. Marc Siegel explains the condition and what parents should know.

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Health Problems

Scientists identify propranolol’s target in treating rare condition and hemangiomas

July 30, 2019 and, condition, hemangiomas, identify, in, propranolol's, Rare, Scientists, target, treating

The discovery of a new target for the blood-pressure medication propranolol may lead to the development of new and safer

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Colorado girl, 7, diagnosed with rare tick paralysis after overnight camp

June 24, 2019 7, after, camp, Colorado, diagnosed, Girl, overnight, Paralysis, Rare, tick, with

CDC’s unsettling tick warning ruins muffin cravings As the risk of tick exposure increases over the summer months, America’s health

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Krokodil, the Russian ‘flesh-eating’ drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia

June 20, 2019 'flesh-eating', A, appearance, Australia, drug, in, Krokodil, makes, Rare, Russian, the

A young man recently turned up at a rural drug and alcohol service in New South Wales seeking help because

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