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Jay Motola, Health Pro

Urologist

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PSA Testing and New Guidelines Create More Confusion

By now you must really be confused by prostate cancer. To be honest, many urologists are also confused. Let me review some of the facts with you. Prostate cancer will affect one of six men during their lifetime. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2013, about 240,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed. ... Read more Chevron

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Lene Andersen, Health Guide

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

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The Quest for an RA Spokesperson: Looking for Our Jolie

RA needs a spokesperson. Someone in the public eye. Someone who is respected and admired. We need someone to whom people will pay attention, someone who can in one moment teach the world about RA. Last week, Angelina Jolie did that for breast cancer. She shared her story about being one in a fraction of women who have a faulty gene which... Read more Chevron

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Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Socially Isolated

One-third of adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have no social contact with peers according to a recent study completed Grown School at Washington University. Social difficulties is one of the main symptoms of ASD but according to Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., one of the researchers, “Many people with autism do... Read more Chevron

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Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.

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May 12 – Niagara Falls to be Illuminated for Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS Awareness

Each evening from 9 p.m. until midnight, the Niagara Falls are lit in the colors of the rainbow. There are, however, some exceptions to that rule. Sometimes the Falls are lit in special colors for 15 minute segments to support various charitable causes. This year fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and multiple sensitivities are among those causes. On May... Read more Chevron

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My Bariatric Life, Health Guide

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My Bariatric Life on Health Central has the largest collection of original content that teaches, through her real life experience, how to be successful after weight loss surgery. She also offers great information for those considering weight loss surgery.

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Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries Disses Big Women

Discrimination I was engrosses in an exhibit today at the Children’s Museum about discrimination. It featured the stories three children who were victims of discrimination. Ann Frank was the victim of religious discrimination as a Jew in Nazi Germany. Ruby Bridges suffered racial discrimination as the first black child to attend... Read more Chevron

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