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  Pompe disease is an inherited gene mutation condition affecting 1 in every 40,000 people in the United States.

  Pompe Disease is Rare Genetic Condition

  By Kristan Appleford HERWriter on December 21, 2011 - 6:43pm
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  Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a debilitating and incurable childhood disease, usually affecting boys. It is marked by rapidly progressing muscle weakness beginning between ages 2 ...

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  Sorrow of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Impacts Boys and Their Families

  By Kristan Appleford HERWriter on December 14, 2011 - 8:22pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Absent but still the star of the show, comedian Jerry Lewis helped the 2011 Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon raise more than $61 million over the w

  Telethon raises $61 mln in absence of Jerry Lewis

  on September 5, 2011 - 8:55am
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  Medical researchers are hopeful that umbilical cord blood from newborn babies may be the key to a cure for muscular dystrophy (MD). They have used the stem cells from the umbilical cord ...

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  Stem Cell Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy

  Impacted 1 Lives By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on July 26, 2010 - 5:55am
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  Medical researchers are continually on the lookout for new treatments for muscular dystrophy (MD), a group of hereditary muscle wasting diseases that in some cases, shorten life expectancy.

  Muscular Dystrophy: A New Exon-Skipping Therapy Brings Hope to Sufferers

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on July 26, 2010 - 3:59am
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  Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic muscle wasting disability so some people might think that there is no way to prevent it.

  Screening for Muscular Dystrophy: A Form of Prevention

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on July 19, 2010 - 7:33am
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  At the present time there is no cure for muscular dystrophy (MD).

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  Treating Muscular Dystrophy

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on July 19, 2010 - 5:42am
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  If a person is suffering from stiff joints, is finding it difficult to lift things or to climb stairs or has any unusual symptoms such as weakness in their eye muscles, he or she may ...

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  Diagnosing Muscular Dystrophy

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on July 12, 2010 - 7:12am
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  Muscular dystrophy is the collective term given to a group of muscle wasting diseases that are hereditary (caused by inheriting a defective gene).

  Types of Muscular Dystrophy

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on July 12, 2010 - 7:09am
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  Marijuana helps ease muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis and pain caused by certain neurological illnesses or spinal cord injuries, says a report released Wednesday by the Center ...

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  Medical Marijuana Benefits MS, Spinal Cord Patients: Report

  on February 19, 2010 - 5:07pm