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New search engine finds rare diagnoses

churchc wrote 3 hours ago: (Technical University of Denmark 21 May 2013) Doctors are trained to think “common disease … more →

Tags: Clinical Pathology, science general, Diagnosis, FindZebra, Search Engines

Rare Diseases And Orphan Drugs: Gene Therapy Business Developments #2

Orphan Druganaut Blog wrote 23 hours ago: Gene therapy for rare genetic diseases is hot news in biotechnology. Biotechnology companies that de … more →

Tags: Gene therapy, Orphan drug, orphan drug development, orphan drugs, rare disease

Costs and profits around orphan drugs

Inês A. wrote 1 day ago: At the Bloomberg site, an article released on the 23rd January 2012, was written about BioMarin´s ac … more →

Tags: Science and Research, BioMarin, Treatment, Pharmaceutical, orphan drugs, Research, development, Profit

Rare Diseases And Orphan Drugs: Gene Therapy Business Developments #1

Orphan Druganaut Blog wrote 2 days ago: Gene therapy for rare genetic diseases is hot news in biotechnology. Biotechnology companies that de … more →

Tags: Gene therapy, Orphan drug, orphan drug development, orphan drugs, rare disease

A special type of lodge

mynydd2 wrote 4 days ago: Nearly every big company has some sort of a corporate social responsibility program. Motives can som … more →

Tags: Good Stuff, battens, Corporate social responsibility, CSR, employee foundation, Liam Heffernan, saoirse heffernan, tony heffernan

Orphan Drug Biotechs Do It Best

CheckOrphan wrote 4 days ago: Source: The Motley Fool By Terry Chrisomalis There are many biotech stocks to choose from that have … more →

Tags: Rare Disease News, Aldurazyme, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Kuvan, motley fool, naglazyme

Virtual zeal: rare disease caregivers carry a powerful voice in social media

CheckOrphan wrote 4 days ago: Source: PharmaPhorum   This article highlights how rare disease patients and caregivers can harness … more →

Tags: Rare Disease News, Andrew McFadyen, rare disease community, Social Media, zebra

Orphan Drugs And Rare Diseases: Global News (05.17.13)

Orphan Druganaut Blog wrote 4 days ago: Recent orphan drug and rare disease global developments are in the news. Here is a list and descript … more →

Tags: Orphan drug, orphan drug development, orphan drugs, rare disease

"This girl is on fire." 11 comments

3littlebirds06 wrote 5 days ago: I’m new at this blog thing but I feel the need to share my story in an attempt to bring awaren … more →

Tags: Pain, Fibromyalgia, fibro, health, Genetic testing, Cowden's syndrome, Harmartoma Tumor Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Eds

The Deadline is Friday for Helping Grow the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus

MaryO wrote 5 days ago: Friday, May 17 at 8PM eastern is the deadline for this. We want to have Caucus Members from all 50 S … more →

Tags: adrenal, Pituitary, facebook, rare disease, Capitol Hill, congress-member, Caucus, Action Alert!, AL

Orphan Drugs And Rare Diseases: Partnerships And Collaborations

Orphan Druganaut Blog wrote 5 days ago: The following discusses new partnerships and collaborations in the area of orphan drugs and rare dis … more →

Tags: orphan drug development, rare disease, orphan drugs, Orphan drug

The Advocate

Laura King Edwards wrote 6 days ago: The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy’s annual conference kicked off early this morn … more →

Tags: Gene therapy, University of North Carolina, Batten disease, Taylor's Tale, Salt Lake City, American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy, Dr. Stephen Gray

Orphan Drugs: FDA PDUFA Dates June – October 2013 (05.15.13)1 comment

Orphan Druganaut Blog wrote 1 week ago: Investors and traders will be watching several orphan drug FDA PDUFA dates for June through October … more →

Tags: Orphan drug, orphan drug development, orphan drugs, PDUFA Date, rare disease

Spells and Potions3 comments

onmefall wrote 1 week ago: I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me th … more →

Tags: Motherhood, Seizures, Soya beans, teenage girls

Hyperthyroidism due to thyroid stimulating hormone secretion after surgery for Cushing's syndrome: A novel cause of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone

MaryO wrote 1 week ago: Overview of the thyroid system (See Wikipedia:Thyroid). To discuss image, please see Talk:Human body … more →

Tags: Adrenal Crisis, cushings, Pituitary, ACTH, adrenal insufficiency, hydrocortisone, Surgery, cushing, cushing syndrome

2013 Orphan Drug And Rare Disease Meeting Calendar (05.14.13)

Orphan Druganaut Blog wrote 1 week ago: 2013 Orphan Drug and Rare Disease Meeting Calendar as of 05.14.13 : - World Orphan Drug Congress Asi … more →

Tags: Meetings & Events, Orphan drug, orphan drug development, orphan drugs, rare disease

Gleevec: New Book On The Journey Of Discovery

Orphan Druganaut Blog wrote 1 week ago: The book. “The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest to Cure Cancer at the Genetic Le … more →

Tags: orphan drug development, chronic myelogenous leukemia. CML, novartis, rare disease, orphan drugs, Orphan drug, gleevec

Secrets of a Scaredy Cat: How to put your fear into perspective.

lesliecdixon wrote 1 week ago: “There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense a … more →

Tags: taking risks, Personal Fulfillment, coping with fear, passion 2, Purpose, Reflecting, empathy, mom, Imagination

Help Grow the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus

MaryO wrote 1 week ago: The Rare Disease Congressional Caucus will help bring public and Congressional awareness to the uniq … more →

Tags: Awareness, Capitol Hill, Caucus, cushing syndrome, Disease, rare disease, Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, united states, washington dc


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