Disease States & Therapies

CANCER OVERVIEW Cancer is the unregulated growth of cells and can occur in any location or organ system in the body. Overall, cancer is the second-leading cause of death

What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory disorders that can affect multiple parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The two most well-known

What is Multiple Sclerosis?Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system that is mediated by the immune system. Aside from trauma, multiple sclerosis is the leading

Tourette Syndrome Tourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric condition, that usually starts in youth and is characterized by motor and vocal tics (uncontrollable urges to perform an specific action or

WHAT IS ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE? Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia and the 6th moth common cause of death in the US. Alzheiemer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive

HIV/AIDS, Weight Loss, and CannabisPrior to the development of potent antiretroviral therapy, uncontrolled weight loss was a frequent presentation or complication of HIV and AIDS. This is known as HIV-associated

Chronic Pain Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting for longer than six months. Chronic pain is often the result of injury (ex: back pain due to a work