He had Huntington's Chorea, the same disease of the brain and nervous system that had killed his mother.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

These include rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, a condition that affects the digestive system.

VOA: special.2011.04.05

Doctors can only hope that a person's defense system is strong enough to fight the disease.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

Your body's natural defense system needs to be at its strongest to protect you against disease.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

Autoimmune diseases affect the immune system C the body's natural defenses for fighting disease.

VOA: special.2009.04.14

Evidence shows that extended periods of cortisol in the body weakens bones, damages nerve cells in the brain and weakens the body's defense system against disease.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Autoimmune diseases affect the immune system, the body's natural defenses for fighting disease.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

Nora Guthrie suffered from a disease that destroys the brain and nervous system.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

These substances can damage the human nervous system and natural defenses against disease.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

Those diseases affect the immune system the body's natural resistance to disease.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

Exercise also improves the body's defense system against disease.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

It weakens the body's natural defense system against disease.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

Specter has fought Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system, but says his health is restored and he feels fine.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28