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10 Grassroots Advocates for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Many people who live with rheumatoid arthritis are engaged in advocacy and raising awareness in one way or another. Many more want to get involved, but have limited energy or don’t know what to do. As part of our celebration of Arthritis Awareness Month, we wanted to profile a number of people who have found various ways, big and small, to... Read more Chevron

posted 05/29/2012, comments (0)|

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Dan and Jennifer Digmann, Health Guide

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We are a married couple who both have MS. Dan’s is RRMS, Jennifer’s is SPMS.

Dealing with Public Insensitivity Towards MS

Forgive my sensitivity, but… Ever have one of those mornings? You know the kind where if something can go wrong, it will. Or a morning where you are running late for your something or other, and you’re not sure why. Or if you try to use your hands to hold something, and it continues to slip out of your stupid MS-numbed... Read more Chevron

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Cathy, Health Guide

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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: Beating the Heat and Humidity of Summer!

All winter I wait until the blooms begin to bud and the warm weather arrives. I love sitting outside enjoying the stillness of nature – flowers, birds, and my cats lazily sleeping on our deck in the sunshine. I sometimes reminisce about the lazy summer days of my youth, when I bicycled around town, ran through our sprinkler with... Read more Chevron

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Pam Flores, Health Guide

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Patient Blogger, wife, advocate, and caregiver

American Bone Health Strong Campaign for Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month

Health Central would like to welcome Kathleen Cody, the Executive Director of American Bone Health and the Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education. FORE is a California-based research organization focusing on the needs of the medical community to support osteoporosis detection, treatment and prevention. American Bone Health... Read more Chevron

posted 05/25/2012, comments (0)|

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Lisa Emrich, Health Guide

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Musician, Patient Advocate, Author of 'Brass and Ivory' blog, and Founder of the 'Carnival of MS Bloggers'

Pacing Yourself May Be Harmful For RA Patients, A New Study Suggests

Rheumatoid arthritis can make activities more difficult to accomplish. It can cause severe fatigue and pain. RA can also complicate how you manage to divvy up your time each day, much less find time to exercise or stay physically active. In a recent study, researchers in the Netherlands asked the question - “Are people with... Read more Chevron

posted 05/19/2012, comments (8)|