Health Expert Lisa Emrich shares health management news and commentary 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/19065/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19065/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19065/index http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/153094/friday Fri, 18 May 2012 15:28:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich Although the MS community is extraordinarily cognizant of issues related to multiple sclerosis, its symptoms, and its treatment, I imagine that the percentage of patients who read daily news alerts and peer-reviewed journal articles is rather small.  But it does seem to be commonplace in the online MS community. What is also common in the online MS community is a sharing of personal experience. knowledge and concerns.  With the many... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/153094/friday http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152857/safety Thu, 10 May 2012 19:13:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert to warn people living with MS of the risks of serious injury and death associated with the “liberation procedure” used to treat chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI).   Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is characterized by stenosis (narrowing) of specific veins in the neck (internal jugular veins) and chest (azygos veins) ... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152857/safety http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152741/worse Mon, 07 May 2012 12:03:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich Hey, ladies.  Good news.  Menopause does not appear to affect the clinical course of multiple sclerosis, according to Riley Bove, MD, a research fellow at the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.  Members of the MS community have frequently discussed the impact of hormonal changes on MS and MS symptoms.  We’ve talked about how symptoms become more prominent for some... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152741/worse http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152547/seek Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:56:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich From where I live on the globe, the earth is spinning at approximately 800 miles per hour.  However, it feels like life is traveling at the speed of light at approximately 700 million miles per hour.  In other words, life needs to SLOW DOWN!! Earlier this month, I wrote about the stress and anxiety I have been experiencing lately.  It's hard to believe that it was almost three weeks ago I wrote that post.  I blinked and here... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152547/seek http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152005/stress Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:31:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich Life has been crazy lately.  I seem to be two steps behind, no matter which direction I reach.  As I result, I feel the stress and anxiety beginning to mount.  In fact, it is already mounted and is at a full gallop.  I’m being dragged behind the tallest imaginary Clydesdale horse I’ve ever seen.  I’m trying to find my feet. Since the beginning of this year, life has been moving at lightning speed. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/152005/stress http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151688/tissue Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:11:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich As a person living with multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, my options for organ and tissue donation are limited.  Earlier this week, I posted regarding organ donation in general and RA.  Many of the same rules which apply to RA patients also apply to MS patients.  In general, we cannot donate bone marrow or most tissues for transplantation.  The ultimate donate-ability of our organs would be determined after our... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151688/tissue http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151455/matter Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:50:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich “You can’t be sick.  Mind over matter, Lisa.” - Words spoken by my mother many years ago one winter morning when I tried to tell her that I didn’t feel well.  She was busy getting ready for work and had already started the car outside to get it warmed up. “I... don’t... feel... so... good...” I say as the room turns black and I start to fall on the kitchen floor.  My mom quickly believed... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151455/matter http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151343/profit Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:18:00 -0400 Lisa Emrich How do you feel about non-profit organizations partnering with businesses to raise awareness of a disease or cause and to raise funds? Orange is the color of MS awareness and March is OUR month.  Some individuals have worked diligently within their communities to gain support from local businesses.  Lee Domenico of Hammonton, Delaware, the “blueberry capital of the world,” worked within her community to raise... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151343/profit http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151179/week Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:39:32 -0400 Lisa Emrich MS Awareness Week, March 12-18, 2012. Each year the National MS Society sets aside one week in March for MS Awareness.  Representative Barbara Lee (CA-9), an instrumental member of the U.S. House of Representatives Multiple Sclerosis Caucus (MS Caucus) and whose sister has MS, authored the first-ever annual Congressional Resolution honoring MS Awareness Week.  The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation claims the entire month of March for MS... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/151179/week http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/150761/public Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:44:50 -0500 Lisa Emrich What are you doing with your extra day this year?  I will be preparing for the 2012 National MS Society Public Policy Conference which is being held here in the Washington, DC, area next week.  I will be blogging during the conference, bringing the updates and issues to readers on the NMSS blogs. In preparation for talking about public policy, I was discussing terminology with Rob the other day.  I wanted to know his immediate... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/150761/public