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TAR Syndrome | 19 Members |
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TAR Syndrome (Thrombocytopenia and Absent Radius) is a rare genetic disorder which is characterised by the absence of the radius bone in the forearm, and a dramatically reduced platelet count. Platelets are the clotting agent in b...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Tay-Sachs Disease | 8 Members |
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Tay-Sachs disease (also known as GM2 variant B) and its variant forms are caused by a deficiency in the enzyme beta-hexosaminidase A. The incidence is particularly high among Eastern European and Ashkenazi Jewish populations, as w...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Teen Anxiety | 1093 Members |
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The Teen Anxiety community is focused on teens who are suffering from or concerned about anxiety. Teenagers commonly experience many different forms of stress as they continually face new situations. The purpose of the community i...
Category: Anxiety Disorders
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Teen Sexuality | 1236 Members |
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This community is dedicated to teenage sexuality, and the issues and challenges surrounding intimate relationships.
Category: Teens
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Teens With Cancer | 84 Members |
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This community is dedicated specifically to teenagers with cancer.
Category: Teens
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Testicular Cancer | 61 Members |
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Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. In the United States, about 8,000 to 9,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. Over his lifetime, a man's...
Category: Cancers
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The Financial Crisis | 214 Members |
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This community is dedicated to discussing the financial crisis of 2007-2008, which has had a worldwide impact on wealth, jobs and personal security. Our hope is that this community will focus on positive thoughts, real advice for ...
Category: Personal Challenges
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | 92 Members |
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Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of a group of distinct disorders that affect the nerves in the brachial plexus (nerves that pass into the arms from the neck) and various nerves and blood vessels between the base of the nec...
Category: Brain & Nervous System
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Thrombocytopenic Purpura | 76 Members |
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Thrombocytopenic purpura are purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of causes.
There are two known types:
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is the condition...
Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation
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Thyroid Cancer | 349 Members |
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Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. There are four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. The most common forms (papillary and follicular) are fairly benign, and the medullary form also has a good progn...
Category: Cancers
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Time Management | 280 Members |
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Time management is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it. Time management strategies are often associated with the ...
Category: Personal Challenges
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Tinnitus | 846 Members |
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Tinnitus, "ringing ears" or ear noise is a phenomenon of the nervous system connected to the ear, characterised by perception of a ringing, beating or roaring sound (often perceived as sinusoidal) with no external source. Accordin...
Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth
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TMJ | 862 Members |
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Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD or TMD), or TMJ syndrome, is an acute or chronic inflammation of the temporomandibular joint, which connects the lower jaw to the skull. The disorder and resultant dysfunction can result in s...
Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth
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Tooth Grinding | 205 Members |
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Bruxism, or tooth grinding, is an oral para-functional habit observed in a large number of people occasionally and, in a smaller number, habitually. The mechanism of causation is tension and spasm of the muscles used for masticati...
Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth
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Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders | 584 Members |
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Tics are sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic, involuntary movements (motor tics) and utterances (phonic tics) that involve discrete muscle groups. Tourette syndrome is one of several tic disorders, which are classified by...
Category: Children's Mental Health
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Toxic Shock Syndrome | 8 Members |
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Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock syndrome, depending on the situation. The causative agent is Staphylococcus aureus. A...
Category: Infectious Diseases
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Transgender | 451 Members |
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Transgender identity includes many overlapping sub-categories. These include transsexual; cross-dresser; transvestite; consciously androgynous people; genderqueer; people who live cross-gender; drag kings; and drag queens. Usually...
Category: Relationships & Sexuality
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Treacher Collins Syndrome | 2 Members |
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Treacher Collins syndrome (also known as Franceschetti-Zwahlen-Klein syndrome or mandibulofacial dysostosis) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by craniofacial deformities. Treacher Collins syndrome is found in 1 in every 10...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) | 2060 Members |
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Trichotillomania (TTM) or "trich" is an impulse control disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, beard hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair. It may be distantly related to ...
Category: Anxiety Disorders
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Trigeminal Neuralgia | 460 Members |
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Trigeminal neuralgia, or Tic Douloureux, is a neuropathic disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes episodes of intense pain in the eyes, lips, nose, scalp, forehead, and jaw. Trigeminal neuralgia is considered by many to be am...
Category: Brain & Nervous System
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Trisomy 13 (Patau Syndrome) | 13 Members |
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Patau syndrome, also known as trisomy 13, is a chromosomal aberration, a disease in which a patient has an additional chromosome 13 due to a non disjunction of chromosomes during meiosis. Like all non disjunction diseases (Down Sy...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Trisomy 18 (Edwards Syndrome) | 31 Members |
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Trisomy 18 or Edwards Syndrome (named after John H. Edwards who first described the syndrome in 1960) is a genetic disorder. It is the second most common trisomy after Down Syndrome. It is caused by the presence of three — instead...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Trying To Conceive | 627 Members |
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Whether you are just beginning your journey to create your family, or you have been trying for a few months and would like some information about the best ways to succeed in becoming pregnant, the TTC community will provide you wi...
Category: Women's Health
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Tuberculosis (TB) | 44 Members |
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Tuberculosis (commonly abbreviated to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lympha...
Category: Infectious Diseases
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Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) | 22 Members |
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Tuberous sclerosis (meaning "hard swellings") is a rare genetic disorder primarily characterized by a triad of seizures, mental retardation, and skin lesions (called facial angiofibroma or adenoma sebaceum). This "classic" Vogt tr...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Turner Syndrome | 230 Members |
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Turner syndrome encompasses a number of chromosomal abnormalities, of which monosomy X, is the most common. It occurs in 1 out of every 2,500 female births[1]. Instead of the normal XX sex chromosomes for a female, only one X chro...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Twins, Triplets & More | 839 Members |
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A multiple birth occurs where more than one fetus exits the womb in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple birth are used, depending on the actual multiple. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...
Category: Children's Health & Parenting
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Tyrosinemia | 4 Members |
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Tyrosinemia (or "Tyrosinaemia") is an error of metabolism, usually inborn, in which the body can not effectively break down the amino acid tyrosine, found in most animal and plant proteins. Tyrosinemia is inherited in an autosomal...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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