National Organization for Rare Disorders

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder caused by a defect in the gene that helps create the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. This enzyme helps to breakdown the amino acid phenylalanine; without this enzyme the levels of phenylketonuria (PKU) increases, this causes serious cognitive disabilities, hyperactivity, seizure, and abnormal small head (microcephaly) in infants, and small risk of brain damage.1 Phenylketonuria can affect pregnant women, babies, children and adults. Therefore, people…

than building new schools completely, so brand new schools will be rare but definitely a…

Scientists were severely interested in stem cells because they provided ways to treat and possibly cure, wide variety of diseases from leukemia to diabetes to neurological disorders. Each year in the United States, nearly 32,000 adults and more than 2,000 children will develop leukemia, a cancer of the blood cells and bone marrow. The two kinds of blood cells are red blood cells and white blood cells. The red blood cells carry…

The people in this generation must notice the issue of the obesity epidemic before it is too late. Unhealthy food is dominating today 's society. Ever since the 1970s, people have adapted to bad eating habits, food portions have increased, And the number of people who exercise has decreased. People in today’s generation live in a society where skinny people are as unhealthy as the one’s who are fat, and where the lifespan is shorter than ever. Many people in today’s society have completely…

Worldwide there are 121million children out of education (Shah). Like previously stated poor children are more likely to drop out of school or be retained due to the fact that they score lower grades on standardized tests. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2008 the dropout rate of students living in low- income families was 8.7%, about four and one-half times greater than the rate of children from higher-income families which was 2% ("Effects of Poverty, Hunger and…

bathroom all by herself. Perhaps the overweight boy who is always by himself and the foreign girl who always wears long sleeves because she slit her wrists the night before? Did you notice them or did you walk past them like you do everyday? Those rare moments you do catch a glimpse at their faces, did you notice who those children were? Sometimes in life, there are situations and problems that tend to spiral beyond our control. However, there are other situations and problems that we in fact-…

Background: Obesity rates started rising since 1980 and tripled in children in the U.S. by 2000 (Sorensen, 2009). Being obese or overweight as an adolescent increases the risk of becoming an overweight adult by 80% (Schwarz & Peterson, 2010). Obesity is a multifactorial disease. Lifestyle, culture, socio-economic status, hormones, genetics, and environment all play roles as the causes of obesity, but unraveling exactly how some of these factors work is more difficult (Ahmad at el, 2010).…

progressive medical practice and better care for patients5. Dissemination of off-label information, can keep medical practitioners informed about the various treatment options and cutting-edge technologies available to treat patients afflicted with rare diseases. Manufacturers have little economic incentive to conduct expensive clinical trials for a drug used to treat such a small patient…

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worthwhile but safe as well. Before a vaccine is licensed, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducts studies of effectiveness and reviews safety before administering the vaccine (“Vaccine Safety: The Facts par. 5). The FDA, along with other organizations like the CDC, regularly test inoculations to ensure quality and safety, as well as review…