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What is Kennedy’s Disease?

It took 34-year-old Eric more than four years to get the right diagnosis. The seventh doctor he saw correctly identified his condition as Kennedy’s disease. This rare and currently incurable condition is a neuromuscular disease also known as Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, SBMA and Kennedy’s syndrome. According to the Kennedy’s Disease Association, many patients go ...

Is Genetic Testing for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Dependable?

As stated by the U.S. Library of Medicine, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease that affects the motor neurons, neurons that are required for movement, in the brain stem and the spinal cord. The loss of the motor neurons means that individuals affected by this disease will loss most motor functions ...

Circuit Training for a Great Body!

(please consult a physician before beginning any sort of exercise program such as the one listed below) Bathing suit season is near and you don’t want to be caught looking flabby – do you? Then, it is time to get up and start working out. But you want to get into great shape fast right? ...

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Spinal Muscle Atrophy: Is There a Cure?

A rare and debilitating condition, known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), is an inherited disease that causes crippling consequences. It’s estimated that this condition affects about one in every 6,000 people. Due to the lack of the Survival Motor Neuron 1 (SMN1) loss of motor functions occurs. With this protein absent, the nerve cells within ...