“Hemochromatosis is a metabolic disorder that affects over 1 million Americans.”

HEMACHROMATOSIS.org

“Cardiomyopathy refers to diseases of the heart muscle. These diseases have many causes, signs and symptoms as well as treatments. In most cases, cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to become enlarged, thick or rigid. In rare instances, diseased heart muscle tissue is replaced with scar tissue.”

American Heart Association

“The number of overweight or obese infants and young children (aged 0 to 5 years) increased from 32 million globally in 1990 to 41 million in 2016. In the WHO African Region alone the number of overweight or obese children increased from 4 to 9 million over the same period.

The vast majority of overweight or obese children live in developing countries, where the rate of increase has been more than 30% higher than that of developed countries.”

World Health Organization (WHO)

“Acute lower respiratory infections include pneumonia (infection of the lung alveoli), as well as infections affecting the airways such as acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis, influenza and whooping cough. They are a leading cause of illness and death in children and adults across the world. The importance of lower respiratory infections may be underestimated.”

European Lung Foundation – ELF

“Anyone can get MRSA; MRSA most often causes skin infections but can cause pneumonia (lung infection) & other infections.  In 2017, VRE caused an estimated 54,500 infections among hospitalized patients and 5,400 estimated deaths in the United States.  Whose most likely at risk for either MRSA or VRE?  People who have been previously treated with antibiotics, including vancomycin, for long periods of time, people who are hospitalized, have undergone surgical procedures, or have medical devices inserted in their bodies (such as catheters), people with weakened immune systems.”

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention

“Newborns are at increased risk for GBS disease if their mother tests positive for the bacteria during pregnancy.In the United States, GBS bacteria are a leading cause of meningitis and bloodstream infections in a newborn’s first three months of life.  For other age groups GBS bacteria may come and go in people’s bodies without symptoms.”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“There are more than 70 types of sarcoma. Treatment for sarcoma varies depending on sarcoma type, location and other factors.”

MAYO CLINIC

“When the word sarcoma is part of the name of a disease, it means the tumor is malignant (cancer). A sarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in tissues like bone or muscle. Bone and soft tissue sarcomas are the main types of sarcoma. Soft tissue sarcomas can develop in soft tissues like fat, muscle, nerves, fibrous tissues, blood vessels, or deep skin tissues. They can be found in any part of the body. Most of them start in the arms or legs. They can also be found in the trunk, head and neck area, internal organs, and the area in back of the abdominal (belly) cavity (known as the retroperitoneum). Sarcomas are not common tumors.”.

American Cancer Society

“July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, and believe it or not, nearly 300,000 children have been diagnosed with some form of arthritis. Arthritis doesn’t affect just older people, but also affects children as little as six months old! Juvenile arthritis comes in a variety of forms with varying life spans and symptoms.”

Bone and Joint Center