This hideous disease causes the body's nervous system to shut down, slowly paralysing the patient until they are unable to breathe. Tragically, there is no cure or treatment. As the cases piled up ...

He was diagnosed with the disease in 2009, but like late scientist Stephen Hawking, who defied medical science and lived with MND for 55 years, Steve remains the only surviving patient from the ...

Michael J. Fox has been outspoken about his health journey following his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease and has remained committed to raising awareness to help find a cure. Parkinson's disease ...

The Oregon House today passed a bill by a 51–2 vote aimed at cracking down on illicit massage businesses. House Bill 3819-A, sponsored by state Rep. Thuy Tran (D-Portland) and Sen. Kathleen ...

“The concert wasn’t just about music; it was about amplifying the voices of a small but mighty community that refuses to let this disease define them,” said Matt Finlin, the film’s director.

The Wayne Township Council adopted an ordinance to increase fines for illicit massage parlors. Such establishments are rampant in New Jersey, according to results of an investigation released in ...

Health officials in Hood River County have reported an unusual cluster of people coming down with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or CJD. Three residents in the area have contracted CJD over the past ...

Clumps of alpha-synuclein are commonly found in the brain cells of people with Parkinson's disease. The scientists said their discovery marks the first successful effort known to quantify ...

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) this month officially recognised the disease as "Type 5 diabetes", and set up a working group to develop new guidance for doctors on how to spot it. The ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) – A former massage therapist, who is accused of inappropriately touching some of his customers, will stand trial. Thursday a Minnehaha County judge denied Kurt Smit’s ...

A person has died in hospital with Legionnaires' disease after contracting the dangerous illness in Sydney's CBD last month. NSW Health said there were now 12 confirmed cases of the deadly ...