Health and Medical Guide to Genetics vs. Birth Defects Huntington's Disease Health information topics about Huntington's Disease: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Life and Death of a Neuron National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/ninds_neuron.htm Children 1. What Is the Best Way to Discuss Huntington's Huntington's Disease Society of America http://www.hdsa.org/edu/AskADoctor.pl?show=9 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Huntington Disease National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006816&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Symptoms, Findings, and Clinical Course of Hunting We Move http://www.wemove.org/hd/hd_sym.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Terms We Move http://www.wemove.org/glossary/ Directories 1. Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/public/find.cfm Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Huntington disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=huntingtondisease 2. Your Genes, Your Health Dolan DNA Learning Center http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/ 3. Genes and Disease: Huntington Disease National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... 4. Learning about Huntington's Disease National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001215 National Institutes of Health 1. Huntington's Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/huntington.htm 2. Huntington's Disease: Hope through Research National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/detail_huntington.htm Organizations 1. We Move http://www.wemove.org/ 2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 3. National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ 4. Huntington's Disease Society of America http://www.hdsa.org/ Overviews 1. What is Huntington Disease? Dolan DNA Learning Center http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/hd/whatisit.htm 2. Huntington's Disease Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00401 Related Issues 1. Huntington's Disease: Why Communication and S American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Huntington-Disease.htm Research 1. Study Using Robotic Microscope Shows How Mutant Hu National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/ninds-13.htm 2. Investigators Explore Selective Silencing of Disea National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_gene_silencing.htm 3. Fasting Forestalls Huntington's Disease in Mi National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20030210Fasting.htm Teenagers 1. How Can an HDSA Social Worker Help My Family Deal Huntington's Disease Society of America http://www.hdsa.org/edu/AskADoctor.pl?show=1 2. Juvenile HD We Move http://www.wemove.org/hd/hd_sym_jhd.html Treatment 1. Scientists Identify Potential New Treatment for Hu National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_huntington_cystamine....   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! 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Clinical Trials Update: March 15, 2010 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Arthritis Drug May Fight Diabetes, Too (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- A generic drug widely prescribed for arthritis shows promise in treating type 2 diabetes, according to U.S. researchers. African Americans get fewer heart-protecting drugs (Reuters) Reuters - Even within the Veterans Affairs health system, where everyone should have the same access to care, African Americans are less likely than their white counterparts to be prescribed heart-protecting medications or undergo bypass surgery to treat blocked heart arteries, a new study finds. Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Plavix Less Effective in Some Patients (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-clotting drug Plavix must now carry a "black box" warning on its label, alerting patients and doctors that some people don't metabolize the medication properly, U.S. health officials said Friday. Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective (Reuters) Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective. Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Alternative to Statins Shows Promise (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A thyroid-derived cholesterol-lowering drug that could be an alternative to the widely used statin medications has done well in a small, early trial, Swedish and American researchers report.