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	Alcoholism
	Acoholism is a disease. The craving that an alcoholic feels for alcohol can be as strong as the need for food or water. An alcoholic will continue to drink despite serious family, health, or legal problems.

	Alzheimer’s Disease
	Alzheimer's is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's memory, thinking, and reasoning skills. There are many causes of dementia, but Alzheimer's disease is the most common in older persons, affecting approximately 5 million people in the U.S. People with Alzheimer's disease have trouble thinking and speaking clearly, remembering recent events, and learning new things. It progresses until it completely destroys a person's memory and ability to carry out daily activities, such as talking, eating, and going to the bathroom.

	Amputation/Loss of Limb
	Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. Loss of a limb is defined as the absence of any part of an extremity (arm or leg) due to surgical or traumatic amputation, or congenital absence or malformation of limbs referred to as limb differences.

	Anxiety Disorders
	Anxiety disorders are classified as a group of psychiatric conditions that range from feelings of uneasiness to immobilizing instances of terror. These feelings are excessive or inappropriate responses to stress AD is not a case of nerves.

	Anorexia Nervosa
	Anorexia Nervosa is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the refusal to maintain a minimally normal weight, often with severe physiologic consequences.

	Arthritis
	Arthritis is classified as a chronic disease, which means that it can affect a person over a long period of time. Many forms of arthritis cause swelling, redness, heat, and pain.

	Asthma
	Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways, causing the inside walls to become inflamed (swollen).

	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder
	ADHD, one of the most common mental disorders that develop in children, is a neurobehavioral disorder that affects 3-5% of all American children. It can make it difficult to focus, sit still and control behavior.

	Autism Spectrum
	Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior.

	Binge Eating Disorder
	Binge-eating Disorder is an eating disorder that causes a person to rapidly consume an excessive amount of food during an episode of uncontrollable overeating.

	Bipolar Disorder
	Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness. People who have it experience dramatic mood swings. They may go from overly energetic, "high" and/or irritable, to sad and hopeless, and then back again. They often have normal moods in between.

	Breast Cancer
	Cancer begins in cells of a particular organ. With breast cancer, it usually forms in the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk) of the breast and can occur in both men and women.

	Bulimia
	Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is a psychiatric condition characterized by eating binges, or recurrent episodes of significant overeating, that are accompanied by a sense of loss of control. The person then uses various methods such as: excessive exercising; prolonged fasting; vomiting or laxative and/or diuretic abuse, to prevent weight gain.

	Cancer (General)
	Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade other tissues.


	Cataracts
	A cataract is a cloudiness that develops in the lens of the. Cataracts typically progress slowly, causing vision loss and potential blindness if left untreated

	Cerebral Palsy
	Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of motor problems and physical disorders related to a brain injury or to problems with brain growth. CP causes uncontrolled reflex movements and muscle tightness (spasticity) that may affect a part, a side, or the entire body, with varying severity.


	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	Chronic Fatigue is a condition of unknown origin that affects the body's central nervous system, immune system and other systems causing extreme fatigue.


	Chronic Pain Syndrome
	Chronic Pain (CP) is persistent, unrelenting pain that lasts for weeks, months or years.

	Colo-Rectal Cancer
	Colo-Rectal cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum. The colon is the large intestine and makes up the lower part of your digestive system; the last six inches is called the rectum and terminates at the anus, which is the opening through which solid digestive was is expelled.

	Crohn's Disease/Colitis
	Crohn’s Disease (CD) is classified as a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), that causes inflammation or swelling of the digestive tract.

	Depression
	Depression also known as Clinical Depression or Depression Disorder is classified as a mental disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger or frustration interfere with everyday life.

	Diabetes
	Diabetes is a disease in which your blood sugar (glucose) levels are too high as a result of a malfunction of insulin production or absorption. Blood glucose is made from the food that you eat, and insulin helps this glucose be absorbed from the blood into the body’s cells, where it is used as energy. Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood, causing harm to different organs, as well as depriving your cells of energy.

	Drug Addiction
	Drug addiction is a complex but treatable brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive drug craving, seeking, and use that persist even in the face of severe adverse consequences. For many people, drug addiction becomes chronic, with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence.

	Dyslexia
	Dyslexia is a common learning difference in which a person with normal intelligence and vision may have difficulty reading, spelling and interpreting words.

	Epilepsy
	Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally. More than 2 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with epilepsy. For about 80 percent of those diagnosed with epilepsy, seizures can be controlled with modern medicines and surgical techniques.

	Glaucoma
	Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. Although raised intraocular (inside the eye) pressure is a significant risk factor for developing glaucoma, there is no set threshold for intraocular pressure that causes glaucoma. It is a chronic condition that needs monitoring. It is incurable, but early treatment can often protect against serious vision loss.

	Hearing Loss/Deafness
	Hearing loss comes in many forms. It can range from a mild loss in which a person misses certain high-pitched sounds, such as the voices of women and children, to a total loss of hearing.

	Heart Disease
	Heart disease is a broad term that includes several more specific heart conditions that affect your heart or blood vessels. These conditions include coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure, high blood pressure and stroke, disorders of the heart valves, heart infections, cardiomyopathy, conduction disorders, and heart arrhythmias. It is the leading cause of death in the world and a major cause of disability. Almost 29% of all U.S. deaths are due to heart disease. Heart disease is a term that includes several more specific heart conditions. The most common heart disease is coronary heart disease, which can lead to heart attack.

	HIV/AIDS
	A virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes AIDS. If infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection with antibodies

	Lung Cancer
	Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States, occurring most often between the ages of 55 and 65. There two major types of lung cancer—non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer, grow and spread differently, and as such, each is treated differently

	Lupus
	Lupus is an autoimmune disease that attacks the body's healthy cells and tissues by mistake. This can damage joints, skin, blood vessels and organs.

	Macular Degeneration
	Macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic eye disease where the center of the retina (macula area of the retina) deteriorates, resulting in loss or blurring of the central vision, which is needed for straight-ahead activities such as reading, sewing, and driving. AMD causes no pain and affects mostly elderly adults.

	Multiple Sclerosis
	Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, potentially debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain and spinal cord. Multiple sclerosis is widely believed to be an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy components of the body as if they're foreign invaders.

	Muscular Dystrophy
	Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of more than 30 inherited diseases that cause muscle weakness and muscle loss.

	Obesity
	The terms “overweight” and “obesity” refer to a person’s overall body weight and where the extra weight comes from. Overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, bone, fat, and/or water. Obesity is having a high amount of extra body fat. The more body fat, the more likely it is that heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers could develop. Worldwide, obesity has become epidemic.

	Pancreatic Cancer
	The pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. It produces juices that help break down food and hormones that help control blood sugar levels. Cancer of the pancreas is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.

	Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injury
	Paralysis is classified as a mobility issue and is a result of a disconnection between the central nervous system (brain), the spinal cord and the body. It often results from stroke or injury such as a broken neck or back that fractures or dislocates vertebrae in the spine.

	Parkinson's Disease
	Parkinson's disease is a central nervous disorder that affects movement. The disease causes the brain cells responsible for producing the neurotransmitter, dopamine, to die or become so damaged that dopamine production is greatly reduced. Symptoms include resting tremor, movement slowness, muscle rigidity/stiffness, and balance problems. It is a non-infectious, chronic, progressive disease with no known cure.

	Prostate Cancer
	Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer among men in this country. Only skin cancer is more common. Out of every three men who are diagnosed with cancer each year, one is diagnosed with prostate cancer.

	Schizophrenia
	Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that affects about 1.1 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year.

	Scoliosis
	Scoliosis is an abnormal side-to-side curve of the spine. Viewed from the back, these curves are often S- or C-shaped, occurring more frequently in girls than boys and affecting approximately 2% of the population.

	Skin Cancer
	Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. It is estimated that 1 out of 7 people in the United States will develop some form of skin cancer during their lifetime.

	Stroke
	Stroke is a cardiovascular disease, caused by many of the same things that contribute to heart disease and a heart attack, affecting the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain.

	VIsual Impairment
	Low vision is a condition in which a person's vision cannot be fully corrected by glasses or contacts, hindering everyday activities such as reading and driving. As such, it is considered a visual impairment. Blindness is the complete lack of vision. According to one estimate, approximately 10 million people in the United States are blind or visually impaired. Other estimates indicate that one million adults older than the age of 40 are blind, and 2.4 million are visually impaired.

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