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There is nothing much scarier than finding out your child has been diagnosed with a childhood cancer or blood disorder. Knowing your child is facing a chronic or life-threatening disease often pushes parents to great lengths to seek the best possible care. At the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, we know that a child with cancer or a blood disorder has unique needs and deserves specialized pediatric care. We’ll be by your side from diagnosis onward, to…

Patients with aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and other blood disorders are invited to a free seminar featuring a Vanderbilt University Medical Center clinician and other medical experts.

Migraine headache is one of the more common neurological conditions. In fact it is so common that some people don’t even consider it a disease, but rather a normal variant of the human condition. Although the word migraine conjures up the image of extremely painful headaches, migraine often involves much more than headache. In fact, at times the headache may be minor, or may not even exist
Many people who experience migraine are familiar with visual aura when, just before the headache, one…

These nine tips will help you advocate for those living with rare diseases and disorders, on Rare Disease Day and beyond.

As many as one in six people suffer from seasonal affective disorder, or SAD — a form of depression that seems to start in the fall.

Acting out dreams in your sleep may put you at risk for developing dementia later in life, researchers say. The behavior appears to portend Lewy body dementia, the second-most common form of dementia among older people.

Strong epidemiologic findings are put to the test in ongoing clinical studies

As your loved ones age, you may notice difficulties related to various types of hearing disorders. If needed, an audiologist can provide treatment.

Malnourished children are most likely to die from common infections, not starvation. New experimental evidence indicates that even with a healthy diet, defects in immune system function from birth could contribute to a malnourished state throughout life. Researchers speculate that targeting immune pathways could be a new approach to reduce the poor health and mortality caused by under- and overnutrition.

Caroline Smith, MA, LPC, CSAT Eating disorders are complex, distressing and highly dangerous medical conditions. Ironically, eating diso...

At least 30 million people in the U.S. have an eating disorder. In service of increasing awareness, here’s a quick guide to the most common ones.

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More Arizonans are living longer because medical advances in heart disease, cancer and diabetes keep their bodies going. But what about their brains? In our five-part series, Aging In Arizona, we explore what researchers are learning about the aging brain, the risks of developing dementia and latest treatments for it.

Gallstones are collections of cholesterol, bile pigment or a combination of the two, which can form in the gallbladder or within the bile ducts of the liver. In the United States, the most common type of gallstones are made of cholesterol. Cholesterol stones form due to an imbalance in the production of cholesterol or the secretion of bile. Pigmented stones are primarily composed of bilirubin, which…

Auditory processing disorder impacts more than just speech. Find out how auditory processing problems affect other aspects of life.

Caring for someone with binge eating disorder is a big job, but your support can help your loved one get well.

Cynthia Bulik grew up as a lover of international language and culture. She was the first in her family to leave the dry cleaning business and go to

The UK's prime minister pledges £300m for unprecedented 4-year project to analyze 100,000 genomes and revolutionize how cancer and rare genetic disorders are diagnosed and treated.

Do eating disorders have a bad image? Some say, yes.
Doctors say it's not a choice for a lot of people -- it's an illness that needs medical intervention.

Roughly five and a half million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease.