11.   And last year he lost a leg to a rare disease that nearly killed him.

12.   And he revealed for the first time yesterday that he dedicated that game to Payton, who had died seven days earlier of a rare liver disease.

13.   And medicine has reluctantly had to acknowledge that it does not have all the information, particularly for rare diseases like anthrax in humans.

14.   And some experts, as well as families with rare genetic diseases, are confident that once the technology works, money will become available.

15.   Another key step is the establishment of nonprofit enterprises that work exclusively on screening drugs for rare diseases.

16.   At present, they are unprepared for widespread screening and detection of anthrax and other rare diseases that might be used by bioterrorists.

17.   AUSTIN, Texas -- Johnny Moore still assesses with ambivalence a basketball life cut short by a rare disease.

18.   Bacon plays Samuel Gentle, a former Episcopal priest wrestling with his spiritual identity and what it means to be the father of a daughter with a rare disease.

19.   Beaufort and Pitt county health departments are conducting public awareness campaigns to inform residents of the risks of infection from the rare disease.

20.   Because there is help out there and hope for every cancer patient, even those with rare diseases, if only people know how to find it.