Addison’s disease is a hormonal disorder that can affect both men and women of any age. The disease is often characterized by weight loss, fatigue, low blood pressure, muscle weakness, and often times a darkening of parts of the skin that are exposed and not exposed.

How does Addison’s disease happen?

The U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention released a new study that showed the effects of the chickenpox vaccine. According to their study it was able to reduce the disease by 90%. “The U.S. varicella vaccination program has dramatically reduced varicella incidence and related complications, hospitalizations and deaths,” CDC researchers said.

Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discovered the first gene that they believe might be connected to a form of neuroblastoma. Neorublastoma is a type of cancer that many doctors believe is inherited.

Autism is a mystery condition that affects 1 in every 150 kids. As much as researchers have studied it they have not been able to discover what causes it. Many researchers believe that certain children are more likely to be affected by autism because it or other disorders like it run in the family.

Sarcoidosis is the inflammation that can cause tiny lumps of cells in certain organs of the body. These lumps are referred to as granulose because the resemble sand or lumps of sugar. They can only be spotted when seen underneath the microscope.