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Enlarge this image Jose and Elaine Belardo’s lives were upended last year when he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Alex Smith/KCUR…
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HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Though testing for two genes that raise breast cancer risk has been around…
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Enlarge this image Tests for mutations in BRCA genes that increase the risk of ovarian and breast cancer can help guide treatment…
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HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Women with serious congenital heart defects can usually have successful pregnancies — but…
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Sickle Cell Anemia: Prevention An inherited disease in which the red blood cells have an abnormal crescent shape, block small blood vessels,…
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Fanconi Anemia: Prevention Fanconi anemia, or FA, is a rare, inherited blood disorder that leads to bone marrow failure. The disorder also…
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Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): Prevention
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): Prevention , or chILD, is a broad term for a group of rare lung diseases that can…