There is no cure. However, symptoms can be managed. Porphyria flare-ups usually last a week or two, with symptoms decreasing as the attack draws to a close. The more care someone takes in managing their condition, the fewer flares they will likely experience. Patients with this disease are highly sensitive to sunlight.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Quakers, or Friends, are members of a family of religious movements which collectively are known as the Religious Society of Friends. Friends' central doctrine is the priesthood of all believers, a doctrine derived from a verse in the New Testament, 1 Peter 2:9.
Some Quaker services consist of silent meditation only, while others resemble Protestant services. Originally called Children of the Light, Friends in the Truth, Friends of the Truth, or Friends, the Quakers chief belief is that there is in every man, as a supernatural gift from God, an inward illumination of the Gospel's truth.