"In so many other ways it's a devastating illness."

At 17 she suffered a devastating spinal illness and was paralysed for the rest of her life.

The 14 women selected for each retreat have a life-altering and devastating illness in common.

She has turned the last days of a devastating illness into a time of creativity and simple pleasures.

Breast cancer can be a devastating illness, striking women with no apparent risk factors, often in the prime of life.

And then the child or the individual, the parent, comes down with a devastating illness, that in the end costs our society far more.

We all know family, friends or neighbors who have suffered a devastating illness that has destroyed their financial security.

A1 A genetic basis for schizophrenia, the devastating and widespread mental illness, may have been found by an international research team.

I was deeply moved by your article about a devastating illness that we know very little about in the Western world.

Sept. 1, 2010 - In a world where doctors can treat the most devastating illnesses, the common cold remains elusive.