It's a story that's been told for generationsPeople with blue skin calling eastern Kentucky their home. As it turns out, it's not just a made up tale, but instead, a reality. In our "Mystery Monday," LEX 18 takes a closer look at the blue people of eastern KentuckyIt's called Troublesome Creek. I

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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y.- The ever-smiling Kira Palermo has always been one of threeThe 26-month old is one of a set of triplets that also includes sisters Annaliese and Sarah, but she is also part of a much more devastating trio. Kira is one of likely three people in the world with a rare disorder known

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Buruli ulcer could spread as agriculture intensifies in Africa, making prevention research vital, says agro-eco-health expert Rousseau DjouakaThe intensification of lowland agriculture has been linked with the increased incidence of human diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis and Buruli ulc

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Five years ago, a one-year-old boy named Connor was brought into my office for a second opinion. He had gone to a fine pediatrician on the Main Line who knew that something was very wrong, but did not know exactly what. As a baby, Connor had seemed healthy and normal until about 4 months when Conn

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CHENNAI: When Priya heard that she was carrying twins, she was overjoyed. After 17 years of battling infertility the 37-year-old woman, who returned with her husband from the Gulf, finally approached the fertility experts at a hospital in Vadapalani about a year ago. “We attempted a few cycles of

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LEXINGTON, Mass.- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced its support of the first global hereditary angioedema (HAE) awareness day, being held on May 16th, with a new Facebook page "Shire Supports HAE Awareness Day." Developed to help "

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Could a compound found in red wine and red grapes change the course of the illnessWASHINGTON – A national, phase II clinical trial examining the effects of resveratrol on individuals with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease has begun as more than two dozen academic institutions

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When Milly Williams’ mum tells her to chew food properly it is not about good manners – it is saving her lifeMilly, three, has endured 13 operations to correct two rare conditionsShe has been left with a narrow throat that makes swallowing difficult and means she could choke to death on her m

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Watching Becca Mannick giggle and fuss over her beaming 4-1/2-year-old son, Brody James Park, is to witness motherly devotion at its purest and most laudatoryIt's wonderful to see, because Brody requires that devotion more so than most kids his ageThe youngster suffers from Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

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A patients' group is urging the Hospital Authority to reverse a decision that stops funding treatment for patients with rare genetic diseases, saying the move may be a death sentence for the sufferersThe authority said it will cease to provide free enzyme replacement therapy to two patients suffer

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