The network television show opened the door for thousands of people to step forward and put a name on their illness.

How often do we wish for more information on products and illnesses?

It depends on the individual and his or her particular illness.

He said their conversation centered on illness and family more than the business of running the state.

The terms are not often used in the scientific literature on mental illness.

Medical or nursing care focuses on illness and its treatment.

This can make their depression worse, since the amount of sleep a person gets has an effect on his or her illness.

"I suppose you have copies of the medical records on his illness."

Yet patients wonder what point there is in focusing on illness when they're just passing through.

At the same time, it has branched out into research on other illnesses.