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Abstinence & Celibacy	1086 Members
Sexual abstinence is the practice of voluntarily refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity. Common reasons to deliberately abstain from the physical expression of sexual desire include religious or philosophical reaso... Category: Women's Health

Accidents	636 Members
This community is dedicated to recovering from accidents and unexpected events which emotional and/or physical distress. Some examples of accidents that can cause long-term stress include: Aircraft Accidents, Bicycle Accidents,... Category: Traumas & Injuries

Achondroplasia (Dwarfism)	104 Members
Achondroplasia is a type of genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism. People with this condition have short stature, usually reaching a full adult height of around 4'0" (1.2 metres). The disorder is a result of an au... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Achromatopsia	9 Members
Achromatopsia is a medical condition (also called maskun or rod monochromatism) characterized by a low cone cell count or lack of function in cone cells; these are the light receptors responsible for color perception. It is endemi... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Acne	975 Members
Acne vulgaris is an inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units (skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland). Acne lesions are commonly referred to as pimple... Category: Skin & Hair

Acromegaly	160 Members
Acromegaly (from Greek akros "high" and megas "large" - extremities enlargement) is a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH). Most commonly it is a benign hGH producing tumor d... Category: Endocrine System

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)	200 Members
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), also known as acute lymphocytic leukemia, is a cancer of the white blood cells, characterised by the overproduction and continuous multiplication of malignant and immature white blood cells (ref... Category: Leukemias

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)	152 Members
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), also known as acute myeloid leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells. The median age of patients with AML is 70; it is rare among children. Myeloid leukemias are characterized as "... Category: Leukemias

Addison's Disease	308 Members
Addison's disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency, or hypocortisolism) is a rare endocrine disorder. It is estimated that it affects about 1 to 2 in 100,000 people. It occurs when the adrenal glands, seated above the ... Category: Endocrine System

ADHD / ADD	4748 Members
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurologic syndrome that exhibits symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor impulse control, and distractibility, when judged to be chronic, as symptoms o... Category: Mental Health & Addiction

Adoption	1623 Members
Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing of the parental responsibilities and rights of the biological parents and the placing... Category: Personal Challenges

Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety	1166 Members
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places.... Category: Anxiety Disorders

Albinism	46 Members
Albinism (from Latin albus, meaning "white") is a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. Albinism is an inherited condition resulting from the combination of recessive alleles passed from both parents of an individual. T... Category: Skin & Hair

Alcoholism	6914 Members
Alcoholism is a powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol, an addiction. The cause of this craving is heavily debated, but the most popular beliefs are that it is (1) a chemical or n... Category: Addiction & Recovery

Alopecia Areata	255 Members
Alopecia areata ("baldness in spots") is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp. Because it causes bald spots on the head especially in the first stages, it is also called spot baldness. Hair loss can e... Category: Skin & Hair

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency	55 Members
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD or Alpha-1) is a genetic disorder caused by reduced levels of alpha 1-antitrypsin in the blood. It can lead to emphysema and, in some cases, to liver disease. Symptoms of alpha-1 antitrypsin... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Alport Syndrome	32 Members
Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder (usually X-linked) involving damage to the kidney, blood in the urine, and in some families, loss of hearing. The disorder may also include eye defects. Alport syndrome is a form of here... Category: Kidneys & Bladder

Alzheimer's Disease	784 Members
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease, is the most common cause of dementia and characterized clinically by progressive cognitive deterioration together with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatri... Category: Seniors

Amnesia	81 Members
Amnesia (or amnaesia) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drug... Category: Brain & Nervous System

Amputees	651 Members
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on i... Category: Muscles & Bones

Amyloidosis	34 Members
Primary amyloidosis occurs when the body's antibody-producing cells do not function properly and produce abnormal protein fibers made of antibody fragments. Some people with primary amyloidosis have a condition called multiple mye... Category: Kidneys & Bladder

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)	224 Members
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, Maladie de Charcot or motor neurone disease) is a progressive, almost invariably fatal neurological disease. In ALS, both the upper motor neurons and the l... Category: Brain & Nervous System

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome	6 Members
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS, or "Androgen resistance syndrome") is a set of disorders of sexual differentiation that results from mutations of the gene encoding the androgen receptor. It has also been called androgen resi... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Androgenic Alopecia	49 Members
Androgenic alopecia (also known as androgenetic alopecia or alopecia androgenetica) is a common form of hair loss in both men and women. The pattern of hair loss in women differs from male-pattern baldness. In women, the hair be... Category: Skin & Hair

Anemia	702 Members
Anemia (or anaemia), which literally means "without blood," is a deficiency of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin. This results in a reduced ability of blood to transfer oxygen to the tissues, and this causes hypoxia; since all hum... Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation

Aneurysms	387 Members
An aneurysm (or aneurism) is localized, blood-filled dilation (bulge) of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall.[1] Aneurysms most commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain (the circle of Willis... Category: Brain & Nervous System

Anger Management	2588 Members
The term anger management commonly refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which someone with excessive or uncontrollable anger can control or reduce the triggers, degrees, and effects of an ang... Category: Mental Health & Addiction

Angina	98 Members
Angina pectoris is chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) to the heart muscle, generally due to obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries (the heart's blood vessels). Coronary artery disease, the ... Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation

Ankylosing Spondylitis	302 Members
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic form of arthritis--it is an inflammatory disease that causes joints, cartilage or other fibrous tissue (such as ligaments and tendons) to turn into bone. Ankylosing spondylitis is part o... Category: Muscles & Bones

Antiphospholipid Syndrome	121 Members
Antiphospholipid syndrome (or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome) is a disorder of coagulation which causes thrombosis in both arteries and veins, as well as recurrent miscarriage. It is due to the autoimmune production of antibod... Category: Muscles & Bones

Anxiety	14001 Members
Anxiety refers to a complex combination of negative emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath. Anxie... Category: Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders in Children	282 Members
This community is for parents and caregivers of children who exhibit signs of anxiety. Anxiety refers to a complex combination of negative emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical s... Category: Children's Mental Health

Apert Syndrome	3 Members
Apert Syndrome, virtually synonymous with Acrocephalosyndactyly, is a branchial arch syndrome, characterized by a number of clinical features, resulting from a developmental anomaly. Specifically, this syndrome affects the first b... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Aphasia	80 Members
Aphasia is a loss or impairment of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language, due to brain damage. It is usually a result of damage to the language centres of the brain (like Broca's area). These areas are almost always lo... Category: Developmental & Learning Disorders

Arnold-Chiari Malformation	378 Members
Arnold-Chiari malformation, sometimes referred to as 'Chiari malformation' or ACM, is a congenital anomaly of the brain. Arnold-Chiari Malformation II occurs in almost all children born with both spina bifida and hydrocephalus,... Category: Brain & Nervous System

Arrhythmias	313 Members
Cardiac arrhythmia is a group of conditions in which the muscle contraction of the heart is irregular or is faster or slower than normal. Cardiac dysrhythmia is technically more correct, as arrhythmia would imply that there is "no... Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation

Arteriosclerosis	37 Members
Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting the arterial blood vessel. It is commonly referred to as a "hardening" or "furring" of the arteries. It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries. Pathologically, ... Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation

Arthritis	1810 Members
Arthritis is a group of conditions where there is damaged caused to the bone joints of the body, resulting in inflammation. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the over 65s and the disease affects about twice as many w... Category: Muscles & Bones

Arthritis - Juvenile	145 Members
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), is the most common form of persistent arthritis in children. JIA is sometimes referred to as juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA), a term that... Category: Muscles & Bones

Asbestosis	17 Members
Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos, e.g. in mining. Sufferers have severe dyspnea (shortness of breath) and a... Category: Lungs & Respiration

Asperger Syndrome	2253 Members
Asperger syndrome - also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, Aspergers or just AS - is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and is characterized by deficiencies in social and communicati... Category: Developmental & Learning Disorders

Asthma	2095 Members
Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system where the airways narrow, often in response to a "trigger" such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. In children, the most common triggers are vir... Category: Lungs & Respiration

Ataxia Telangiectasia	14 Members
Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) (Boder-Sedgwick syndrome or Louis-Bar syndrome) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder that occurs in an estimated incidence of 1 in 40,000 to 1 in 300,000 births. Telangiectasias are small, red 'spider'... Category: Brain & Nervous System

Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)	419 Members
Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia) which involves the two small, upper heart chambers (the atria). Heart beats in a normal heart begin after electricity generated in the atria by the ... Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation

Autism / Autism Spectrum	2791 Members
Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder which manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Although the specific etiology of autism... Category: Developmental & Learning Disorders

Avian Flu	18 Members
H5N1 flu refers to the transmission and infection of H5N1. H5N1 flu is a concern due to the global spread of H5N1 that constitutes a pandemic threat. This article is about the transmission of the H5N1 virus, infection by that viru... Category: Infectious Diseases

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