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Lisa Emrich

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (13)

MS Can Take a Hike!

Those are words I said in an unguarded moment sometime last month when I was visiting my primary doctor because of bronchitis. I was coughing up a storm, could hardly breathe due to the spasms caused by the irritation in my lungs, and was hacking up the grossest globs of opaque gunk you’ve ever seen come out of a lung. In... Read more Chevron

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George Jelinek

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posted 10/29/2009, comments (6)

People with MS can reasonably hope to stay well with attention to lifestyle

I have been analyzing and summarizing the medical literature on MS for 10 years now. The evidence is surprizingly congruent: it is reasonable for people with MS to hope for a long and happy life, and even potentially to recover from the illness. There is now an enormous and persuasive literature that shows that attention to diet, sun exposure,... Read more Chevron

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Lisa Emrich

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posted 10/13/2009, comments (7)

Ain't Life Grand

"Ain’t Life Grand?" These are words I spoke (wrote) last night in a thread on Facebook between myself, my brother and our cousin. The three of us were having a spirited conversation regarding healthcare, capitalism, markets, reform, government involvement, costs of healthcare, consumer choice, etc...... For the purpose... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/29/2009, comments (0)

Mental Health and MS: Depression Treatments

Within this series of posts exploring topics related to Mental Health and Emotions, we have discussed mood swings, medication side-effects, stress, depression symptoms and depression causes. Now let’s talk about treatments for depression in multiple sclerosis. Symptoms of depression are not similar to symptoms of an MS... Read more Chevron

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Lisa Emrich

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posted 05/01/2009, comments (20)

I Need Your Help

Hello All, I am coming to you with a need, a very specific need which, if satisfied, will help our MS community tremendously. Questions & Answers You may or may not have noticed, but fewer and fewer people are answering questions lately. It is tempting to think that the "experts" will have all of the answers, but... Read more Chevron

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