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would like to talk with othercaregivers
- By kellyjoe · Posted November 15, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- 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 ...
Re: Johns Hopkins Article
- By LAsky26 · Posted November 14, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- 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 ...
Billy has cortico visual impairment
- By sophianbilly · Posted November 12, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- 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
- Journal · 0 replies
- 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 ...
Bisphenol A (BPA)
- By LAsky26 · Posted November 8, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Interesting info. about the chemical BPA. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinio n/08kristof.html?emc=eta1 Received from my cancer support group. As with any article, its passed on for your own determination ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- 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 ...
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 ...
Medical Heroes Newsletter
- By TeamCISCRP · Posted 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 ...
hello
- By kellyjoe · Posted October 21, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- hello new to site kellyjoe ...
California Medical Cannabis
- By LAsky26 · Posted October 10, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- Dealing with chronic pain and fibromyalgia for nine years plus. I have tried all the therapies, medications, biofeedback, you name it. Temporary to minimal relief. Long term pain medication management ...
anyone willing to share his/her experience
- By nwjourno · Posted October 7, 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 ...
Help
- By marcth · Posted October 3, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- Looking for docor/researcher interested in mosaicism/chimerism 46xy/46xx ...
help
- By kellyjoe · Posted October 1, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- looking for help researching fahr's disease for loved one ...
CT Scan - Hurray!
- By pleiades · Posted September 28, 2009
- Journal · 12 replies
- 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 · Posted September 28, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- 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 ...
Prolonged migraine aura without headache
- By perlina · Posted September 19, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Along with my autoimmune problems, I have had migraines since I was 6 years old. First I had classic migraines (one side of head throbbing, photophobia, vomiting), then I entered a long stretch where ...
Depressed
- By ann042965 · Posted September 15, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- I really feel down and I just don't like it. I rather sleep and sometimes it gets in the way of taking care of my children. Like getting up in time to get them on the bus for school :( . Oh well that ...
RCR is in the news for H1n1 research!
- By AdamRCR · Posted September 3, 2009
- Discussion in Support for clinical research participants and families · 0 replies
- Check out this news report on Rochester Clinical Research's H1n1 studies: http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/vid eo/?cid=115511 ...
5 minutes on the lysosome. Because it's time we know.
- By StephLynStill · Posted August 13, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- So did you ever wonder what happens to the tadpole's tail? Does it just fall off? No actually. Lysosomes eat it. (autophagy: the cell's ability to eat itself...) And the webbing in our fingers and toes ...
A MUST READ!
- By Rj · Posted August 10, 2009
- Journal · 16 replies
- This letter was posted as an open letter from an oncologist, but reveals much more ...
