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Birth Control Pill Recall: Some Women May be at Risk for Pregnancy

If you are taking birth control pills you may want to check your packet to see if it is on the recall list. Pfizer announced early this month that a million of their birth control pill packets were being recalled due to manufacturing errors. If you are taking Lo/Ovral-28 tablets or generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets you may want to... Read more Chevron

posted 02/12/2012, comments (0)|

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I am a published writer who suffers from depression and MS

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Singer Whitney Houston Dead at 48

Just turned on the news to find that Whitney Houston has died. What? She was so young, only 48. This is a celebrity who has certainly had her share of life struggles despite or perhaps due to her incredible fame. I think everyone knows about her troubled marriage to Bobby Brown, who, in addition to drug addiction had... Read more Chevron

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Parenting Aspergers: When Your Spouse Doesn't Agree with the Diagnosis: One Woman's Story

The other day I was speaking with Jan, the mother of a 14 year-old boy who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (AS). She explained to me how the diagnosis finally made sense of her son's sometimes quirky behavior. For years, she had looked into different things: dyslexia, written expression disorder, ADHD and anxiety, but none of these really... Read more Chevron

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My Bariatric Life

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In 2003, I made a decision that would forever change my life. Since that time, I have been following a program of lifetime obesity disease management to sustain long term weight loss. It began with bariatric (weight loss) surgery followed by changing the way I eat, mild exercising, and attending a support group (NOT my surgeon's support group). Today, I'm a size medium and living life larger than ever!

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Hair Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery - My Bariatric Life

So here we are, managing a precarious balance between what was then and what is now. We are still fragile at this point, and a spill might land us anywhere between a chipped ego or a burning wreck of our self-esteem. After all, each of us is different. Tough as leather here, tender to the touch there. We are excited, and we are... Read more Chevron

posted 02/10/2012, comments (2)|

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

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RA and Preventative Health Screening: Getting Scoped

Medications for rheumatoid arthritis can be hard on your stomach. Between heartburn, acid reflux, gas, GERD and other gastrointestinal shenanigans, chances are that sooner or later your doctor will suggest you get scoped. Even if you have the sound gastrointestinal constitution of a camel, there comes a time in your life where it just makes good... Read more Chevron

posted 02/08/2012, comments (10)|

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