There are many conditions that are listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. These diseases only affect approximately 200,000 people in the United States. Diseases such as ABCD syndrome, Richter syndrome, Pancreatic Adenoma and Say syndrome are just a few of the rare diseases that many have never heard of before.

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We all experience flatulence. If you say that you don’t then you’re either lying or something is really wrong with you. Flatulence occurs when there is an excessive amount of stomach or intestinal gas. We all know the feeling. Stomach cramps and bloating can be very uncomfortable and the burping and farting can be extremely embarrassing. It’s definitely not something we like to share with the world.

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Pica is a serious behavioral problem that is characterized by a persistent craving and a compulsive urge to eat items that are not food. It is classified as a feeding and eating disorder of childhood. The disorder affects children, pregnant women, certain cultures and the mentally disabled. Substances that may be ingested include, but are not limited to, chalk, hair, glue, paper, toothpaste, soap, baking soda, cigarette butts, vinyl gloves, light bulbs, needles, string, wire, matches, erasers, fingernails, coal, plastic, feces, pebbles, stones, clay, paint, wool, ashes, dirt, ice and laundry detergent.

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Having the ability to hear is an important part of life and there are many that lack that ability. Those who are deaf learn to adapt to that way of life and wouldn’t change it even if they could, but others want to be able to hear. Cochlear Implants become a viable option for the hearing impaired who want the opportunity to hear.

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Sexsomnia or Sleep Sex is sexual behavior that occurs during sleep. It appears to occur predominantly among males, but there are reported cases of women who initiate the sexual behavior while sleeping. The condition can range in severity from disruptive moaning to unwanted, sometimes violent sexual advances. Those who experience sleep sex usually do not remember what happened. Sexual behaviors that can occur during sleep include sexual vocalizations, masturbation, fondling another person, intercourse and even sexual assault.

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Depression affects work, relationships and just about every aspect of a person’s life. It’s normal to feel down or have a bad day every now and then, but when it gets to the point where you can no longer function as a normal person then there is a problem. As many as one and three people are affected by depression and women are more likely suffer from it than men.

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Have you been diagnosed with Irritable bowel Syndrome? Are you still experiencing your symptoms even with treatment? It may not be Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but a tumor in the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors are tumors of the

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Lies, manipulation and fights that the neighbors have probably heard. This is what has filled my house for the past four months. It’s been four months since I’ve had a stress-free day and four months since I’ve had any kind of sanity. The trouble doesn’t lie within my marriage, but with a house guest. This guest is supposed to be my big sister, but I don’t recognize her anymore. She’s a stranger in my home that has stolen all of my sanity. Alcohol is her lover and I am the enemy trying to keep them apart.

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Jimson weed is the common name for a plant known botanically as Datura stramonium. It is an annual herb that grows up to five feet tall. The main ingredients in the plant are belladonna alkaloids, atropine and scopolamine. Atropine is among the active ingredients in prescription drugs of Donnatal, Lomotil and Unrised.

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Here are 5 common myths about drinking alcohol.

Myth 1: Alcohol kills brain cells.
Fact: Alcohol does not kill brain cells. It does damage dendrites however. Dendrites are the branched ends of nerve cells that bring messages into the cell. This damage is completely reversible. Moderate consumption is actually associated with better thinking and reasoning skills and memory. Years of alcohol abuse can cause serious neurological damage, but there is no evidence that alcohol kills brain cells.

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