Condition

What is it?

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD) is considered to be a developmental disorder, mostly neurological in nature affecting less than five percent of the population.

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, it is a Retrovirus, meaning that once it gets into a cell, it is able to use hijack that cells function to replicate itself. HIV is spread through the exchange of fluids; it doesn't matter if it's from mother to child or unprotected sex or a dirty needle, you still get it to the same degree.

Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder whose prevalence in the general population is approximately 4,676 cases per million population. It comes from the Greek words for "extremities" (acro) and "great" (megaly), because one of the most common symptoms of this condition is abnormal growth of the hands and feet.

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function.

Diabetes is a chronic condition that impedes the production and/or proper use of insulin, a hormone vital to normal metabolism. Diabetes can result in severe complications, including limb amputation, blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, stroke and premature death.

Dyslexia

Dyslexia is difficulty with the alphabet, reading, writing and spelling in spite of normal or above-normal intelligence, conventional teaching methods, and adequate sociocultural opportunity. Dyslexia is thought to be genetic and hereditary.

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder which causes sudden bursts of electrical energy in the brain. These electrical discharges produce sudden, brief seizures which vary from one person to another in frequency and form.

MS is thought to be an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves. Surrounding and protecting the nerve fibers of the CNS is a fatty tissue called myelin, which helps nerve fibers conduct electrical impulses. In MS, myelin is lost in multiple areas, leaving scar tissue called sclerosis. These damaged areas are also known as plaques or lesions. Sometimes the nerve fiber itself is damaged or broken.

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United States and many other industrialized countries.

Parkinson's Disease is a movement disorder that causes its sufferers to experience involuntary muscle contractions and movements. A person with this disease may also have their mental faculties impaired as well.

Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that causes a person to begin to hear and see things that are not real such as hearing voices or having halucinations. It can be treated with medication and/or change in lifestyle.

This list is compiled of people who are reported to have had a Thyroid related condition which includes: Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodules, Congenital Thyroid Disease, Iodine Deficiency Disorders and Goitre.