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Patient Blogger, wife, advocate, and caregiver
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Heart Disease and Osteoporosis Have Common Link!

February is National Heart Awareness Month, so we'd like to tell you about the connection between heart disease and bone loss.   If you have heart disease you've probably had many chest x-rays to monitor your heart, and sometimes during these tests compression fractures of the spine are found.   New studies show that there is a... Read moreChevron
posted 02/14/2012, comments (2)|
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I have had MS for 25+ years and am a trained Peer Resource for Shared Solutions for Copaxone. I am a recent graduate of the Alfus Patient Advocate Certificate Program from The University of Miami. My mission is to "pay it forward" by helping others with MS and other autoimmune diseases.
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MS, Love and De-Stressing: Question of the Week

  Valentine’s Day. A day to express our love to those in our life we feel are special.  The Hallmark store is filled with cards to help us.  We can buy a card to say I love you to our husband, wife, companion, child, grandchild, sweetheart, aunt, uncle, friend, teacher, co-worker, or even our pet.  Do you remember... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2012, comments (6)|
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Musician, Patient Advocate, Author of 'Brass and Ivory' blog, and Founder of the 'Carnival of MS Bloggers'
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Love: With and Without Disease

When I met Rob over 6 years ago, I did not ‘have’ MS nor RA.  I was just a regular, seemingly heathy, person who was ready to meet someone.  Although my medical records did have hints of what was to come, I carried no significant diagnoses. We were set up on a blind date through a local dating service.  Rob’s life... Read moreChevron
posted 02/11/2012, comments (8)|
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Freelance health writer, caregiver, and patient
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Have You Had Mohs Surgery? Skin Cancer Question of the Week

Hello everyone!   I am your Community Leader for Health Central's Skin Cancer Community and I would like to try something new for this site with a community discussion forum.  We have written a lot about certain topics pertaining to skin cancer including Mohs Surgery.  This is a very popular and successful surgical treatment for... Read moreChevron
posted 02/07/2012, comments (0)|
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Librarian and Writer
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Schizophrenia and Faith: A Positive Connection?

A study of 103 outpatients with residual schizophrenia suggests that religion and spirituality might contribute to improved quality of life for individuals with this diagnosis. You can find the study in Psychiatry Research (2011:190:200-5). The research was conducted at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh... Read moreChevron
posted 02/05/2012, comments (5)|
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