Rare diseases

Rare diseases: Introduction

Any condition that only occurs rarely in the general population. Generally a condition is considered rare if there is a prevalence of less than 200,000 people in the US each year. An estimated 25 million (1 in 10) people in the US suffer from a rare disease. There are thousands of rare diseases including Addison's disease and Mallory-Weiss syndrome. ...more »

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News Archives for Rare diseases

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Rare diseases: Complications

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Causes of Rare diseases

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Rare diseases

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Reseach about Rare diseases

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Statistics for Rare diseases

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