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New Treatment Option For Marfan Syndrome
The Winter issue of The Marfan Foundation’s magazine, Connective Issues, is now available. In this issue, The Marfan Foundation shares extensive research news, including the…
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Video-Game Marathon Raises $1.5-Million for Prevent Cancer Foundation
By Rebecca Koenig For six days in early January, hundreds of young men and women in comfortable clothes gathered around television screens in a hotel…
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Invest in medical research for our future prosperity
Alzheimer’s disease is a growing public health and societal crisis. The disease ravages the mind and often leaves loved ones unable to recognize family members…
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Nurse-Family Partnership Listed Among ‘Social Programs That Work’
WASHINGTON — HARDLY anyone knows it, but since its earliest days the Obama administration has been pursuing the most important initiative in the history of…
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New Resource for People with Disabilities to be Community Driven
By O’Ryan Case All of us at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) are excited to see the launch of My Life Without Limits (www.MyLifeWithoutLimits.org). Connecting with others who have a…
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Service Dog Gives Karley Greatest Gift of All – Independence
By Karley Independence is such a powerful word, one that is often taken for granted. Being a teenager, like other teenagers, I want as much…
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National Down Syndrome Society named 2014 Brand of the Year Harris Poll EquiTrend recognizes organization as Disability Non-Profit
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has been recognized as the Brand of the Year by Harris Poll EquiTrend. EquiTrend is an annual study that…
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Lawmakers Look To Improve Care For Kids With Complex Needs
Finding care for children with medically complex or rare conditions can force parents to tap into networks of highly specialized physicians and hospitals scattered around…
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Because of My Disability, Not In Spite of It
I took a deep breath and tried to wrap my mind around what I had just heard, in a moment that was both surreal and…
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Researchers Help Horses Stay a Hoof Ahead of Disease
Treating disease in horses is never an easy task. They are large and often headstrong animals with a complicated physiology to match. Although advancements in…
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Children Sue South Carolina to End Longstanding Dangers in Foster Care
(Charleston, S.C.) — Citing dangerous deficiencies in South Carolina’s child welfare system – including a drastic shortage of foster homes, excessive caseloads and a failure…
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Study Shows Misuse of Prescribed Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Just like a diligent scout, a food allergy family’s motto is to “be prepared.” What happens, though, if you have what you need, but don’t…
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