Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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Eileen Bailey

Eileen Bailey, Health Guide

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3 Potential Problems in Marriages When One Partner Has ADHD

Marriage is tough. Marriage takes work, commitment and love to survive. Today about one-half of all marriages end in divorce – and that statistic doesn’t take ADHD into account. According to U.S. News and World Report, “the divorce rate is nearly twice as high for people with ADHD…as it is for other couples.” [1]... Read moreChevron
posted 06/11/2013, comments (0)|
Christina Bruni

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Librarian and Writer

LGBTT Mental Health

I've wanted to write news articles about LGBTT mental health here for quite some time now. I will inaugurate this column with an essay written by Eric O. Jackson-Rivera, B.A., C.P.S. He is a Certified Peer Specialist with 30 years of experience in LGBTT mental health and activism.   Future columns will detail specific mental health issues for... Read moreChevron
Karen Lee Richards

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.

ACTION ALERT: How You Can Help People with ME/CFS

For many years people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) – called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in the U.S. – have suffered from misdiagnosis and poor treatment. Why? There are two primary reasons: The name 'chronic fatigue syndrome' is not taken seriously by most people, including a large number of medical professionals, because... Read moreChevron
posted 06/07/2013, comments (0)|
Carol Bradley Bursack

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

Sleep Deprivation May Contribute to Alzheimer’s

A study published in JAMA Neurology reports that participants with evidence of preclinical Alzheimer's experienced worse sleep efficiency than those with no evidence of potential Alzheimer’s. One hundred forty five people between ages 45 and 75 took part in the study conducted by researchers at the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's... Read moreChevron
posted 06/06/2013, comments (0)|
Lene  Andersen

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

Arthritis Awareness Month Wrap-Up

Welcome to a brand-new month! May was Arthritis Awareness Month and as always, that meant things got very busy and exciting around here. The RAHealthCentral team produced numerous informative and interesting posts about various topics related to awareness and we were also joined by writers from other HealthCentral sites.   Our big project... Read moreChevron
posted 06/05/2013, comments (0)|