Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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Trish Vradenburg

Trish Vradenburg, Health Guide

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I'm a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer’s disease advocate. My husband George and I founded UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for Alzheimer’s by the year 2020.

The Case for Choice

The other day my husband and I were making out our Last Will and Testament. Not a fun chore, to be sure, but ultimately necessary (though, of course, we're never going to die).   The one thing we don't agree on is our living will. My husband wants to have a DNR (do not resuscitate) clause to be used if he is simply prolonging his life --... Read moreChevron
Vicki

Vicki, Health Guide

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Health Guide with Secondary Progressive MS and Osteoporosis

Health Care Reform, Obamacare and Your Thoughts: Question of the Week

The 2010 "Obamacare" Health Care law controversy has been argued in front of the Supreme Court, and now it is being protested in front of the building. Which side do you support?   Let's take a look.   People who agree with the bill and want to keep it intact say it will save us all money and reduce the deficit. Everyone wants to save... Read moreChevron
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earlyriser

May day feelings

I was thinking about feelings this morning in between wakefulness and sleep. You know that zone where you are conscious but still asleep. It's a fact that everyone feels. But here are a few questions I have about feeling feelings, more to the point male feelings.   Are men supposed to share feelings? Why are men afraid to show how they... Read moreChevron
James Thompson MD

James Thompson MD, Health Pro

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Board Certified Allergist and Internist

Combination Inhalers for Asthma: A Rapidly Growing Class

Combination controller inhalers continue to play a vital role in asthma management for many who have a history of moderate to severe asthma. Since Advair became available in 2001, as the first inhaler with a steroid and long-acting bronchodilator (a drug which relaxes tiny muscles which surround the small airways of the lung) two other... Read moreChevron
Laine

Laine

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I work in healthcare as a mammographer. I also work at a large area hospital in x-ray. I have two grown daughters.

Being in an asylum

I've been in a psychiatric wards three times now. I've had a really tough time forgetting those instances. The last time was the worst. I had no insurance, so they put me in a state run facilty. It was horrible. It's almost like I have post traumatic stress syndrome. Though I don't do it as much, I used to wake up in a cold sweat, thinking I was... Read moreChevron

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