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Merely Me

Merely Me, Health Guide

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Freelance health writer, caregiver, and patient
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Skin Cancer Screenings: Questions and Answers

Each month on Health Central’s Skin Cancer site, we select a member question or topic to explore with our consulting dermatologist, Dr. Lawrence Green, a practicing dermatologist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine. This month we are going to be talking about skin cancer... Read moreChevron
posted 03/28/2012, comments (0)|
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Tiffany Westrich

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Founder & CEO of the International Autoimmune Arthritis Movement (IAAM)
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Misunderstanding RA - How Much is the Media to Blame?

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a misunderstood disease. Most people think RA involves only the joints, particularly those of the hands, fingers and feet.  Some associate it with Osteoarthritis (OA), the common, degenerative condition that will affect most people at some point in their lives.  Others perceive it to be similar to... Read moreChevron
posted 01/19/2012, comments (12)|
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Sara Nash

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Young, single, professional living the urban life
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Life Doesn't Stop Just Because You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis

When I first found out that I had rheumatoid arthritis, I felt like the world needed to stop turning and hang perfectly still on its axis until I could get my bearings and understand what was happening to me.  I wanted to hit pause on some universal remote control long enough to catch my breath and figure out what all of this meant and then... Read moreChevron
posted 09/05/2011, comments (12)|
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Phat in My 40's

Phat in My 40's, Health Guide

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Lisa is a Musician living with MS and RA
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'My Plate' replaces the 'Food Pyramid' for Healthy Eating

Do you know what you are supposed to eat to be healthy?  The FoodPyramid has now been replaced with MyPlate, an icon which emphasizes the fruit, vegetable, grains, protein and dairy food groups.  The new icon will be used in messages to illustrate healthy eating based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released this... Read moreChevron
posted 06/04/2011, comments (0)|
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Jennie Roe

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I'm in my 50s and still learning how to manage RA following my diagnosis in June 2010.
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Adapting to Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis

As I stand amidst the chaos of moving boxes, bubble wrap and packing tape, preparing for the imminent move from the home I love, I can't help musing over how much my life has changed in the last year since I was diagnosed with RA.   We bought this home a little over three years ago ... our own little piece of Heaven on Earth, in a small rural... Read moreChevron
posted 05/17/2011, comments (4)|
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