Thursday, February 16, 2012

All People Who Are Interested In "patient advocacy"

Expert_badge Teri Robert

Teri Robert

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Author of "Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches"

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Rushed to ER with Migraine

Rapper and music producer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs  was rushed to the UCLA emergency room by some of his staff members on Monday morning with what he later described as a "crazy Migraine."   His ER visit followed a pre-Grammy Awards party in Beverly Hills on Saturday hosted by Clive Davis as well as a party that Combs hosted at the... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Christine Kennard

Dementia Behind Bars

A combination of lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentences, increasing numbers of life sentences and reduced opportunities for parole means that prisons are having to care for much higher numbers of aging men and women. Human Rights Watch's report, published January 2012, highlights a number of issues caused by an aging prison population. In the... Read moreChevron
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Teri Robert

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Writer, Patient Educator and Advocate

Go Red Heart Disease and Women

Every day, women are dying from heart disease at a rate of nearly one per minute.   When we think of diseases that kill women, most people think of breast cancer as being at the top of the lists. But heart disease kills nearly five times as many women as breast cancer.   Consider these statistics:1 Heart disease is the leading... Read moreChevron
posted 02/03/2010, comments (0)|
Eileen Gray

Eileen Gray

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Community Moderator

Two Weeks on Inderal

After my "drug holiday", my doctor decided to try me on Inderal as a preventive. I started out taking 1/2 a 10mg pill in the morning, and again in the evening. Now, I am up to one 10mg pill in the morning and again in the evening.   I have to say, so far, I feel pretty good! The Inderal does make me a tad dizzy from time to time,... Read moreChevron
Teri Robert

Diabetes Awareness - Life from our gene pool.

I adored my father. Yes, I was absolutely a "Daddy's Girl." He was always there for me, and he believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself. I was 31 when my husband and I married. My father told me it was the best day of his life because he knew I'd always have someone. He and my step-sons became fast friends. Life... Read moreChevron
posted 11/22/2007, comments (0)|