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- By DanSfera · Posted 2:49 am
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- I have been involved in the clinical trials industry for over 8 years. Together with my colleague Don Walters, we have over 30 years of clinical trials professional experience in some fashion or another ...
Jobs?
- By buddaswife · New reply yesterday at 8:17 am
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- Just wondering if anyone has had any luck getting a job at, or know of anyplace that hires disabled/RA patients? Sort of like a an actual job placement place for disabled- that understand some days will ...
would like to talk with othercaregivers
- By kellyjoe · New reply February 5, 2010
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- my husband is 41 and recently had a chemical spill at work that left him with a brain injury causing a type of dementia we have a 20 month old daughter looking for other caregivers to talk with that might ...
Chatroom for Kidney Cancer Patients/Caregivers
- By Mickeral · Posted February 2, 2010
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- I am passing along this bit of information about the revamped chatroom for kidney cancer -- pretty neat, growing place to talk. If you or someone you know has been affected by kidney cancer, please refer ...
Medical Heroes Newsletter- Jan/Feb Issue
- By TeamCISCRP · Posted January 26, 2010
- Discussion in What you need to know before participating · 0 replies
- Introducing Medical Heroes Newsletter in a new format that honors and educates the medical heroes found in everyday life. This reflects our commitment to provide ongoing education for people considering ...
Re: Johns Hopkins Article
- By LAsky26 · New reply January 6, 2010
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- I just receieved the attached message below, from the cancer support group who sent it to me. The article was found to be invalid. Apologies to anyone who read the article. Information submitted to this ...
healthy clinical trials
- By ccgirl44 · Posted December 18, 2009
- Discussion in Why choose to participate? · 0 replies
- I volunteer for clinical trials anywhere in the US and would like to know of others that do this. The studies I serch for are for healthy volunteers as I do not have any condition. Thanks, Carmen ...
Billy has cortico visual impairment
- By sophianbilly · New reply December 9, 2009
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- www.powercatcharters.com/Billy He had a chronic heart which resulted in brain injury due to anoxia to his brain and to his heart which resulted in the blindness.....He's coming back after 7 months......would ...
TheraSphere Treatment
- By clkempf · Posted November 9, 2009
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- Going to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for TheraSphere treatment to TRY to shrink my 6.7cm tumor in my liver....Has anyone else had this treatment and what were ar are your results??? This is the first major ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · New reply November 4, 2009
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- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
anyone willing to share his/her experience
- By nwjourno · New reply October 26, 2009
- Discussion in How do clinical trials work? · 2 replies
- I am a journalism student covering health and science for Northwestern university. I am trying to do a story about clinical trials volunteers. If anyone on this forum would like to share his/her experience ...
Medical Heroes Newsletter
- By TeamCISCRP · New reply October 22, 2009
- Discussion in What you need to know before participating · 1 reply
- CISCRP is in the process of putting together it's next Medical Heroes Newsletter geared towards participants and anyone interested in clinical trials. To read previous issues of the Medical Heroes Newsletter ...
CISCRP is helping me find trials!!
- By Thoreau85 · Posted October 22, 2009
- Discussion in How do clinical trials work? · 0 replies
- I just tried out CISCRP's service where they take down your information and do a search for clinical trials in your area. It was really easy, i gave them basic info about myself and the kind of trial ...
Fahr's disease
- By DougB · New reply October 21, 2009
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- My grandfather was diognosed with Fahr's in the late 70's and lived another 12 years. He was in his early 70's when he passed. At the time he was diognosed, Mayo thought 50% of his downline, might get ...
help
- By kellyjoe · New reply October 18, 2009
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- looking for help researching fahr's disease for loved one ...
Music for change
- By essenia · New reply October 15, 2009
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- It brought tears when I listed to this great music video. It is just 5 minutes long. Ladies, I'm wondering what music, CD's or Dvd's you are finding wonderful to hear. Hope you can open this , encl. below ...
Help
- By marcth · New reply October 5, 2009
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- Looking for docor/researcher interested in mosaicism/chimerism 46xy/46xx ...
Tell me.
- By cjolie · New reply October 4, 2009
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- tell me, where did it go, the hopes that i had the belief, that all would be well. when did it get replaced by memories, distant, not quite real, of rainbows and sunlight, stardust glittering on the snow ...
CT Scan - Hurray!
- By pleiades · New reply September 29, 2009
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- I am so excited to have gotten an "all clear" report from the doctor. My scan and blood work were great so I go back in six months. Whew! I am so glad that visit is over. Thanks for all of your good wishes ...
Long awaited CT day
- By pleiades · New reply September 28, 2009
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- Today's the day to find out what's going on in these lungs of mine! I feel that it's gonna be NED. Yay! However, I am prepared for whatever may be happening in there. I'll certainly be glad when this ...
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The Clinical Research Volunteers Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. The Clinical Research Volunteers Community is sponsored by the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation in partnership with Inspire.