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Pam Flores

Patient Blogger, wife, advocate, and caregiver

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How Often Should You Have a DXA Scan: New DXA Scan Recommendations

If you've read the recent recommendations from the January 22 edition of Life and Style from HealthyRockford.com, or the article in the New York Times, they tell us that we don't need to have bone density testing as often as some of us have been doing. But before you decide to hold off on your next scan we need to look at what the study... Read more Chevron

posted 01/27/2012, comments (9)|

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Merely Me

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Published writer, infertility survivor, and finally a mom

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Prescription Acne Medication: Why Your Insurance May Deny Coverage

In a previous post I discussed my on-going battle with adult acne and how I was successfully treated by my dermatologist. It may be unbelievable to some, but it is true, adults get acne too. As my dermatologist tells me, there are patients who come to her office who are in their eighties and still have acne. This is not a skin disease which only... Read more Chevron

posted 01/10/2012, comments (0)|

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Cathy

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I have had MS for 25+ years and am a trained Peer Resource for Shared Solutions for Copaxone. I am a recent graduate of the Alfus Patient Advocate Certificate Program from The University of Miami. My mission is to "pay it forward" by helping others with MS and other autoimmune diseases.

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MS and Your Quality of Medical Care

Recently I began experiencing all the symptoms of a full-blown exacerbation. Tingling, numbness, fatigue, and weakness- you know the drill. The symptoms were escalating with each passing day. It’s been awhile since I’ve needed to even think about using the dreaded medication prednisone... Read more Chevron

posted 01/09/2012, comments (30)|

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Merely Me

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Freelance Writer who suffers from Anxiety and Depression

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Emergency Situations: Does Anxiety Help or Hinder?

Several weeks ago I found myself in a situation I had never experienced before. Paramedics had to come to our home because our youngest son Max, who has autism, appeared to be unconscious and not breathing. My husband was helping my eldest son with his algebra. I was upstairs putting away laundry. Then I hear my husband yell to my older son to... Read more Chevron

posted 11/23/2011, comments (2)|

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Medical and lifestyle columnist

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How to Reverse Signs of Aging

One of the areas of the face that can show the earliest signs of aging is the upper and lower eyelids. You may have an upper lid that is just beginning to sag or look hooded, or a lower lid developing slight bagginess, uneven pigmentation that appears, or pronounced creases on the outer corners as you smile (they are graciously called "smile... Read more Chevron

posted 08/01/2011, comments (2)|

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