Frequently in conversations with people suffering from one of the various “pemphigal” diseases, one is taken back by how common it is to hear that it took months to be diagnosed — and even then, most doctors and dentists only…
Maandelijks archief: February 2011
Advocacy & Education: How one Person Took Her Story to the Professionals
Geplaatst in Issue 62 - Fall 2010
Mindulness…Seasons of Life & Chronic Illness
A painting by Flemish painter Dr. Hugo Heyrman has forever changed how I now think of the stages of life. The name of the painting which has touched me so deeply is “City Leaf”. There is a special beauty in…
Geplaatst in Issue 62 - Fall 2010
Q&A: Questions from the forums, email, phone calls, and Facebook postings
Answers from the IPPF Peer Health Coaches Q: I’ve heard of some success with tacrolimus ointment for BP — thoughts? A: Some doctors report success with tacrolimus ointment for BP, that it can help limit the use of more potent…
Geplaatst in Issue 62 - Fall 2010
What doctors wish their patients knew
As the health-reform law takes effect over the next several years, some 32 million newly insured Americans will gain access to a regular doctor. They will soon learn what others already know: Getting the best care from your doctor requires…
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When Patients Share Their Stories, Health May Improve
A gifted artist in his early 60s, the patient was a liver transplant candidate who learned he had hepatitis B some 20 years earlier. Despite the worsening fatigue that accompanied his liver failure, he threw himself into preparing for his…
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Fight to defeat US pemphigoid pemphigus disease
“Pemphigus, pemphigoid, strange names, unknown names called orphan diseases that affect the skin and mucous membranes. This is because one of their own, Oceane was reached, that young WJC (Youth City Council) decided to mobilize and motivate as many people.…
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New Chief Revises Goals and Spending for Pfizer
Pfizer, the drug maker, announced plans Tuesday to slash its research spending by as much as $2.9 billion in the next two years, including closing the English labs that invented Viagra.The company stock soared 5.5 percent on Tuesday, to $19.22,…
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