Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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Freelance health writer, caregiver, and patient
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Have You Had Mohs Surgery? Skin Cancer Question of the Week

Hello everyone!   I am your Community Leader for Health Central's Skin Cancer Community and I would like to try something new for this site with a community discussion forum.  We have written a lot about certain topics pertaining to skin cancer including Mohs Surgery.  This is a very popular and successful surgical treatment for... Read moreChevron
posted 02/07/2012, comments (0)|
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Musician, Patient Advocate, Author of 'Brass and Ivory' blog, and Founder of the 'Carnival of MS Bloggers'
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The JC Virus Antibody Test Goes Public

Biogen Idec was pleased to announce last week that the FDA has approved an update to the prescription labeling of the drug Tysabri (natalizumab), their monthly IV monoclonal antibody medication for MS.  The prescription label now includes information regarding the increased risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)... Read moreChevron
posted 02/03/2012, comments (3)|
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Writer, Educational Designer, Non-Profit Founder, Dx in 1988
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Question of the Week: Advocate Schmadvocate!

I've always said that it is a cruel joke to expect a person living with MS - the chronic incurable disease that changes over years, months, heck - even days - to be his/her own advocate. I mean c'mon! How are we supposed to by-pass the emotions that are in-and-of-themselves paralyzing, to educate ourselves about our version of this disease that is... Read moreChevron
posted 01/30/2012, comments (11)|
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Writer with Progressive MS and severe Osteoporosis
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Feedback - Question of the Week

What do you think about feedback? When do you use it?Whether giving or receiving, feedback involves participation and trust. Do you even want to know what others think? Why would you stick your neck out and tell someone how you feel? What if you take the time to participate and your feedback is misunderstood, or worse, misused?These questions... Read moreChevron
posted 01/26/2012, comments (9)|
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I am a mom to a son who has chronic skin allergies and eczema
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Treatment for Boils: A Dermatologist Provides Solutions

Each month on Health Central’s skin care site, we select one member question to ask of our consulting dermatologist, Dr. Lawrence Green. In this post we are going to be discussing boils. Boils are a common skin infection usually caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, but can also caused by other types of bacteria or fungi. Boils can... Read moreChevron
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