Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Health Guides

Eileen Bailey

Eileen Bailey, Health Guide

(Profile)

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)|
Karen Lee Richards

Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide

(Profile)
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)|
healthgal

healthgal, Health Guide

(Profile)
Medical and lifestyle columnist

I Put my Kid on a Diet and in the April Issue of Vogue

Here's the short version: Woman who herself struggled with weight issues, self esteem and body issues raises daughter who is chubby, and who finally gets diagnosed as clinically obese by pediatrician, who tells mother that now she has to get help the child lose weight because the child's weight issue is more serious. Mother tries to accomplish... Read moreChevron
posted 04/02/2012, comments (0)|
Merely Me

Merely Me, Health Guide

(Profile)
Freelance health writer, caregiver, and patient

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)|
Merely Me

Merely Me, Health Guide

(Profile)
I am a mom to a son who has chronic skin allergies and eczema

Eczema Questions? A Dermatologist Answers

Each month on Health Central’s skin care site, we select one member question to ask of our consulting dermatologist, Dr. Lawrence Green, a practicing dermatologist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine. This week we are going to ask Dr. Green about eczema, a common skin... Read moreChevron
posted 03/28/2012, comments (0)|