Beyond the influx of reconstruction funds, the disaster has helped open the purse strings of people in the afflicted areas.

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In part because there's no treatment, the number of people afflicted is hard to estimate.

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As CNN's iReporters showed, no two people afflicted with MS have exactly the same symptoms, and no two people will react to it the same way.

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Reagan reminded the audience that millions of people are afflicted with debilitating diseases.

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And as for the medically challenged, well, let's just say the academy will nominate people who are afflicted with everything but a sense of humor.

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Conducted under the auspices of the World Health Organization, it interviewed more than 5, 000 people afflicted with glioma or meningioma brain tumors, along with a control group, from 13 countries.

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While medications like Adderall and Vyvanse can be life-saving for those who suffer with an attention-deficit disorder, when people who are not afflicted with such a disorder use the same meds to enhance attention and concentration for work or school there are serious risks and dangers that must be managed.

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The researchers believe the condition affects around one in a 100 people at least once during a lifetime, but some people are afflicted on a regular basis.

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My reasoning is that unless a company is afflicted by an ongoing crisis which is reported on almost daily in the print, broadcast and social media, most people in due time forget the occasional negative they read or hear and just remember seeing the company or product name in the media.

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