Olympic diver Laura Wilkinson competes with GERD. Problems associated with acid reflux in athletes are often overlooked. And while lot of focus has been paid to the issue of asthma and air quality, many asthma sufferers experience GERD as well. Read more.
Morgan Hamm will not compete because of bone spurs in his ankle that cause "extreme pain." Bone spurs can be caused by osteoarthritis, but joint degeneration is not inevitable and can be slowed or prevented. Read more!
When you have RA and live with pain and loss of ability, watching people effortlessly push themselves to places you will never go again can be hard on the heart. But maybe those of us with chronic and painful diseases have more in common with Olympic athletes then we think. Read more!
This year, Olympians will have to condend with China's heavy pollution problems. Respiratory therapist, Jane Martin, discusses the unique challenges athletes with asthma will face in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Read more!
Each year, one in four people suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in the United States. In addition, six percent of the population combats serious mental illness. Even with the worldwide problem, mental illness is misunderstood and still carries a certain stigma with it. And this year, China has banned people with mental illness from entering... Read more
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