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CHRONIC ILLNESS  

Coping with chronic illness is difficult and is not something that most people anticipate dealing with until it happens.

An article that explains a few active coping strategies for dealing with chronic illness and finding peace while trying to juggle family life with hospital visits.

What happens to the romance when you have a chronic illness? Is it possible to stay emotionally in touch even when you are in pain? Yes!

We may not have a choice about the chronic illness we live with, but we do have a choice about how we live with it. Little choices can make a large impact on our life!

Financial incentives to deny health care to beneficiaries in managed care organizations. Why this does NOT work for persons with chronic illness and diseases. HIV, AIDS, and mental illness discussed.

From special dietary needs to pain management, read here for some tips to help you enjoy the Christmas season in the presence of chronic illness.

For children who suffer from chronic illness, there is a significant need to document symptoms, vital signs and treatment protocols as accurately as possible. Using DPD technology, many physicians can now do this.

Butyoudontlooksick.com is a site designed to help those who are suffering with a chronic illness to come and feel at home. You can visit the online store, the message board community and read the ever famous spoon theory!

Are you dealing with a chronic illness and wondering if you should discuss your health with your child? If so, there are some things you should consider before making your decision.

This chronic illness business is tough...!

1 in 3 people in the U.S. have a chronic condition. If it's not you, it's someone sitting next to you.

The difficulties of dealing with chronic illnesses are numerous. You can be an amazing anecdote to pain and suffering by committing to stand beside the patient, and love them regardless.

Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, MS, Lyme, Lupus, Autism: The list is long.

Discusses the U.S. RDA of Vitamin C, and why it is not enough....not by a long shot

People who have difficulty absorbing nutrients from their food are more likely to suffer from depression. Studies have demonstrated that there is indeed a link between vitamin B deficiency and the incidence of depression.

Written from the point of view of someone who utilizes a HMO, this article includes tips for selecting healthcare coverage and proceeding to gain access to specialists. It also emphasizes the need to be your own advocate when it comes to insurance.

There are all kinds of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, arthritis, neuropathy, bone diseases, nerve diseases and more. You have good days and bad days.

For seven years I have suffered with a chronic illness and no hope for relief in sight. I have learned a lot from that illness that I hope helps others suffer less and find answers sooner.

Nearly 1 in 2 people in the USA live with a chronic illness and 96% of these illnesses are invisible. There are no outward symptoms, nor the use of an assistive device like a cane or wheelchair. So who is parking in those blue spots and is that wheelchair logo misleading?

Nearly 1 in 2 Americans live with a chronic illness and 96% of those illnesses are invisible. Hundreds of parking spots spats occur each day as people with invisible illness defend their legal right to park in the "blue spot" despite the absence of a wheelchair.

For couples who are working through the dynamics of a progressive or chronic illness, sexual intimacy can be compromised. Couples therapy provides for some degree of improvement.

Chronic illness can affect a child's self-esteem and lead to development of inferiority complex...

This is how our lives are with this insidious illness my mom is enduring. Each of us is trying to cope in his or her way, but it's not easy.

Some studies indicate certain populations are at higher risk of serious illness or death as a result of contracting the Ad14 mutated cold virus. Who are those at highest risk? What are some of the myths? Read this article to find out the truth versus the myths.

Through my many years of being chronically ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, I have found many outlets to lean on for support and resources.

Most older diabetics have other chronic medical problems. These problems often hamper their efforts to manage their diabetes, resulting in even more illness.

Ways to cope with a serious illness in the family.

An article that details hormone therapy.

I'm in pain right now. I'm in the middle of a flare-up of my reactive arthritis. This isn't a little bitty flare. This is a big-time, writhing flare, and it really, really hurts.

Life with one chronic debilitating illness is difficult; some days, living with two can be nearly impossible. But by taking responsibility for managing your illness, you can live a full life.

Being diagnosed with a chronic, incurable, life-changing illness is devastating. Here are some tips to dealing, and hopefully getting your life back on track.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome causes extreme fatigue that will not go away. Some people affected by this disease are unable to perform their normal daily activities. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affects more Americans than lupus, lung cancer, ovarian cancer and multiple sclerosis.

CFS is an illness that sucks the energy from your body and mind. Read a personal account from the spouse's point of view.

How can we have a good attitude while chronically ill? Why should we?

CFS is a still poorly understood and debilitating illness for an estimated 50,000 people in the U.S. Read on to learn the symptoms and more importantly, how to cope if you have been diagnosed.

Do you ever feel isolated and alone do to your illness? Isolation or alienation from family and friends can become cumbersome and hard to deal with as your disease/illness progresses.

What I enjoy the most from the personal patient blogs is that they are written by ill people who relate to me. Their daily struggles are my daily struggles. They are able to write about treatments, symptoms, research and medication in layman's terms.

Webster's Dictionary says that assertiveness is "positive; affirming confidently; affirmative." Too often we confuse assertiveness with aggression which is defined as "making assaults and unjustly attacking."

Desperately Seeking Snoozin'? Find out 18 ways to adjust your habits so you aren't up with insomnia in the kitchen eating cookies.

Many individuals with chronic illness or disease are likely to experience emotional problems such as depression or anxiety. Poor physical health can lead to psychological distress, and vice versa.

Because the cause of CFIDS is still unknown, only the symptoms can be treated. Many researchers believe it may be viral, so anti-virals are common. These are some treatments I have tried.

Medication conflicts are common when an underlying health condition exists. Several concerns exist that should be discussed with your doctor before taking over the counter medications

Dr Schneider is a expert in pain management medicine, and if there is one thing that the Interstitial cystitis patient understands, it's pain.

CuraScript facilitates the timely distribution of expensive, high-end biological drugs used by patients with chronic illness. One such drug is a "wonder drug" called Enbrel which I have been taking for rheumatoid arthritis.

Offering an overview of the cycle of chronic pain and the impact on sexual function which, ultimately, leads back to resolving chronic pain.

If you are been diagnosed with CFS, or you think you may have it, read this article which will explain the symptom, causes and offer natural remedies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

For two years I dealt with chronic kidney infections, I tried to live a normal life. But that isn't possible with an infection like this. Now here is what you need to know. The facts, the answers, and how to get past this troubling and painful problem.

As a chronic asthmatic and volunteer I run across patients and their parents battling the same disease.

A true story of one woman's struggle with a rare illness -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- and how it changed her life, for better and worse.