Depression (Major Depressive Disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects many areas of an individual’s life from how one feels, the way one thinks and acts but it is treatable. This condition can lead to feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities that were once enjoyable. Depression can also lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease one’s ability to function at work and home.

According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) about 5 million adults ages 18 or over in the United States experience fibromyalgia, and 80 to 90 percent of fibromyalgia patients are typically women.

Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (also known as IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers( sores) in the digestive tract, it affects the innermost lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. Colitis can be debilitating and could even lead to life-threatening complications.

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common cause of motor disabilities in childhood with signals of the disease appearing during infancy or preschool years, causing impaired movement associated with exaggerated reflexes, floppiness or spasticity of the limbs and trunk, posture defect, involuntary movements, unsteady gait, or could be a combination of these. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it affects at least 1.5 to 4 out of every 1,000 children worldwide.

Eczema, also called atopic dermatitis, is a common skin condition marked by itchy and inflamed patches of skin. It is a reaction pattern that the skin produces in several diseases. It begins as red, raised tiny blisters containing clear fluid atop red, elevated plaques. When the blisters break, the affected skin will weep and ooze. In older eczema, chronic eczema, the blisters are less prominent and the skin is thickened, elevated and scaling. Different types and stages of eczema affect 31.6 million people in the United States, which equals more than 10% of the population.

Bipolar Disorder, formally known as Manic Depression is defined as an imbalance in brain chemistry. Which leads to extreme emotional highs, known as mania or hypomania; and lows, known as depression. Bipolar Disorder is a chronic and lifelong illness, making it difficult for the patient to live a normal life if left untreated. Performing everyday tasks such as going to work, school or sustaining relationships; both personal and professional, become a challenge. Currently, there is no known cure for this illness. However, with proper medication and psychotherapy these symptoms an be managed effectively.

Chemotherapy is an aggressive form of chemical drug therapy meant to destroy rapidly growing cells in the body. This therapy is used to treat cancer because cancer cells grow and divide faster than other cells.

There are many chemotherapy drugs available that can be used alone or in combination to treat a wide variety of cancers. Medical marijuana can help with many of the side effects of chemotherapy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describe epilepsy as “a common brain condition that causes repeated seizure”. Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable disease of the brain that affects around 50 million people worldwide. It is characterized by recurrent seizures, which are brief episodes of involuntary movement that may involve a part of the body (partial) or the entire body (generalized) and could be followed by loss of consciousness and loss of control of bowel or bladder function.

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different patients. As many as 780,000 Americans have the condition, according to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). This inflammation often spreads into the deeper layers of the bowel. It can be both painful and debilitating and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications.