Thursday, February 16, 2012

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Expert_badge Christina Lasich, MD

Christina Lasich, MD

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Specialist in Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation

Fitness in Focus: How to maintain your exercise routine while traveling

Being on the go is not an excuse for slacking on your exercise commitment. Whether you are traveling for work or pleasure, exercise is a daily habit that should be incorporated into your life no matter where your travels take you. Do you stop brushing your teeth when you travel? Do you stop taking baths or showers? No of course not, you continue... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2012, 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.

MS, Love and De-Stressing: Question of the Week

  Valentine’s Day. A day to express our love to those in our life we feel are special.  The Hallmark store is filled with cards to help us.  We can buy a card to say I love you to our husband, wife, companion, child, grandchild, sweetheart, aunt, uncle, friend, teacher, co-worker, or even our pet.  Do you remember... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician who is living with diabetes.

Planning a Pregnancy with Diabetes (continued)

A recent newspaper story from the UK reported that a British study has concluded that the risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes. The authors of the study found that "the rate of non-chromosomal major congenital anomaly in women with diabetes was 71.6 per 1,000 pregnancies..., a relative risk of 3.8... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2012, comments (0)|
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Cathy

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I was diagnosed with RA in 2004.

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sex: Don't Give It Up

"Throughout February, writers from many of HealthCentral's communities are writing about sex, romance and the other relationships in your lives and how they interact with your condition. Check out our special Valentine's Day area  - new posts will be added every week!" Sex.  It is the topic rarely discussed in the rheumatoid arthritis... Read moreChevron
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Kathi MacNaughton

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Living with Asthma

Is There an At Home Spirometer in Your Future?

One of the ways a doctor can decide if you have COPD is to perform lung function testing. One of the devices used for this is something you breathe into called a spirometer.   Spirometers measure airflow and how well lungs are working. When you breathe into this device, it measures the amount of air you are breathing in and out, as well as... Read moreChevron
posted 02/12/2012, comments (0)|