Garlic tastes divine, but something that packs so much punch is bound to have plenty of myths surrounding it. We're here to ...

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Detailed price information for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

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Vincent van Gogh and the “mad” King George III of England may have had one unusual thing in common: porphyria. Some theorists attribute both men’s wild mood swings to this rare weird disease in which ...

Acute hepatic porphyria is one of a group of disorders that are triggered by a buildup of natural chemicals in your body. It can cause nerve problems and other symptoms.

Variegate Porphyria is transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion in families which means that 50% of offspring are at risk of inheriting the gene defect. The good news is that up to 80% of people ...

In this video, Amy Dickey, MD, MSc, discusses the results of a study she presented at ASH Annual Meeting, which examined the use of bitopertin in patients with erythropoetic protoporphyria.Dickey ...

Test your knowledge of the chemistry involved in porphyria, which does not match up with classic vampire tales.

The vampyre disease has reappeared in America. Intolerance to light, garlic, and neurological disorders. Explaining why it is called that is superfluous; instead, understanding what porphyria (the ...

A 32-year-old woman, mother of two, is affected by acute intermittent porphyria, commonly known as the 'vampire disease'. It is believed that the real Count Dracula, Vlad III, suffered from this ...

ADH, also known as vasopressin, helps regulate how much water your body loses through urine. If too much vasopressin is made, your body will retain excessive amounts of water, diluting the ...