Arab American teen with Lafora body disease moves with family to wheelchair accessible home

May 3rd, 20190 ANN ARBOR — An Arab American family has obtained a wheelchair accessible townhome for their son and brother, Haitham Breadiy.  Doctors diagnosed Haitham with Lafora body disease in April 2017. The family saw his condition deteriorate in a period of about three months as he lost the ability to walk or speak in complete...

Mother of terminally ill son begs community for help, gets little response

June 8th, 20180 By Sarah Kominek The Arab American News   ANN ARBOR — Azeza Kafham spends her days at home with her four children. She keeps up with her 2-year old son, Thayer, helps her 13-year-old, home-schooled daughter, Sophie, with homework and provides sole care for her immobile 15-year-old son, Hiatham, who just months before being...

Abuse of prescription drug Gabapentin increasing 

November 17th, 20170 DETROIT— Gabapentin is a new prescription drug on the rise, with up to 64 million prescriptions sold in 2016 in the U.S. Also known in the black market as Johnnys, Gabapentin is not an opioid, but patients are using it to get the drowsiness affect and to feed their addiction. This medication is usually prescribed to treat several...