Information and opinions on health from Rick Wirtz at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1896/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1896/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1896/index http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/1896/3560/silver-lining Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:26:00 -0500 Rick Wirtz Whether it’s cancer, heart disease or any other potentially life threatening, chronic medical conditions, there is almost always something positive that comes out of it. The almost universal gift is actually to the person with the disease and comes in the form of an appreciation of life and all its simple beauty. If you talk to someone who has just been diagnosed or experienced a life threatening medical event you will almost always hear about... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/1896/3560/silver-lining