Tag: Metabolic disorder

  • Smoking hysteria has gripped this nation since the 1980s and the people are sicker for it

    Kennedy’s dodge about healthcare as a human right during his confirmation hearing, and the entire line of questioning, reveals the intellectual bankruptcy of our nation. The smoking hysteria that’s gripped this nation since the 1980s isn’t just wrong – it’s a full-blown assault on human physiology. Humans are fire creatures. We’ve been burning and inhaling…

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  • Pompe Disease

    Glycogen storage disease type II, also called Pompe disease, is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder[1] which damages muscle and nerve cells throughout the body. It is caused by an accumulation of glycogen in the lysosome due to deficiency of the lysosomal acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme. It is the only glycogen storage disease with a defect in lysosomal metabolism, and the first glycogen storage disease to be identified, in…

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