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    Jennifer Rackley

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    How to be your own advocate and take control of your health records!

    When you are dealing with any illness it can be very hard to get to the bottom of your symptoms and their causes.  We are currently dealing with this very thing with our daughter Ella.  (You can read more about her on the acid reflux site).  It is very frustrating to have multiple opinions as to treatments and to have one doctor... Read moreChevron
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    FDA issues "stern" safety warnings on Salix brand Visicol and OsmoPrep bowel cleansers

    According to Associated Press business writer Matthew Perrone:   Federal health officials said today, that they will add the sternest safety warnings available to drugs used before colonoscopies, following reports of kidney damage in several patients. The Food and Drug Administration said it has received more than 20 reports of a serious... Read moreChevron
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    Now, Aren't WE Special...?

    Ladies, yes; we have yet another reason to feel "special": according to a report just published in the November issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch, a new study indicates that women may have a harder time prepping for colonoscopies, than men.   Apparently, this is largely because women are more likely to suffer constipation and/or... Read moreChevron
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    New House Bill re: Autoimmunity

    Are you aware of recently introduced H.R.7078 which has been cited as the "Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 2008"?  This bill would increase public awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases in order to help patients get diagnosed more quickly and receive proper treatment as soon as possible,... Read moreChevron
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    posted 10/08/2008, comment (1)

    Scholarships for Those Living with Crohn's Disease

    If you or a loved one is living with Crohn's Disease, you may be eligible to receive an academic scholarship. UCB, a world-wide biopharmaceutical company, has just announced the winners of its third annual UCB Crohn's Scholarship Program, and has made information available about more scholarship awards for 2009.   The UCB scholarship... Read moreChevron
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