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New column: “'Live Because:' Living a fuller life with chronic illness"

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  • By John2 · Posted May 21, 2013
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  • From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, I'm writing to share with you a new column on the Stanford University School of Medicine "Scope" blog, titled, “'Live Because:' Living ...

Five million

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
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  • Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
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  • As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

When you say nothing at all: Living with an invisible illness

John2
  • By John2 · Posted April 18, 2013
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  • From: John Novack, communications director, Inspire Dear members, I'm writing to share with you a new column on the Stanford University School of Medicine "Scope" medical blog: "When you say nothing at ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Deanna Attai, MD

John2
  • By John2 · New reply April 16, 2013
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  • Dear members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people in this ...

LA-area person with diverticulitis sought for health TV show

John2
  • By John2 · Posted March 18, 2013
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  • From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, Were you recently diagnosed with or have you been living with diverticulitis? Do you have questions on how to manage it? A producer for ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Lindsey Miller

John2
  • By John2 · New reply February 6, 2013
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  • We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people featured in our Q&A series ...

We're hiring!

Walter
  • By Walter · Posted January 22, 2013
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  • Hello everyone, We have a position open with our engineering team at Inspire, and I'd like to share the job description with you in the event you know just the person we're looking for. We found our most ...

How Is This Possible?

BeckyL29
  • By BeckyL29 · New reply November 5, 2012
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  • I was wondering if anyone with GP and GERD experienced this problem. I have a j-tube but I am hungry, feel full,have pain,bloating and nausea all at the same time! It doesn't make any sense to me! I am ...

A story of a cancer survivor and ostomate

John2
  • By John2 · Posted September 24, 2012
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  • From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, Here is a link to a new column, “No day on the beach: A colon cancer survivor’s story,” on the Stanford University School of Medicine ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with “Arthritis Ashley”

John2
  • By John2 · New reply September 18, 2012
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  • Dear members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. We post these interviews ...

Sources sought for article on "Simply Thick"

John2
  • By John2 · Posted September 18, 2012
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  • From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire 9/18/12 Dear members, A health reporter for MSNBC.com is writing an article about the product, Simply Thick, and is looking to interview a parent of ...

a humorous look at lactose intolerance

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  • By bureaucrat123 · Posted September 13, 2012
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  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Plod-bc 30&feature=relmfu Please share ...

Time-Sensitive: Media seeking to interview someone with Crohn's disease

John2
  • By John2 · Posted August 28, 2012
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  • From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire 8/28/12 Dear members, A health reporter for ABCNews.com writing an article about people with Crohn's disease and is looking to interview someone this ...

Sources still sought for article on medical “apps”

John2
  • By John2 · Posted July 2, 2012
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  • From: John Novack Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit organization based at Boston University http://necir-bu.org, is working ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Howard Luks, MD

John2
  • By John2 · New reply April 15, 2012
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  • Dear Inspire Community Members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people we feel are making contributions to helping patients worldwide. We are posting ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Susan Grant

John2
  • By John2 · New reply February 15, 2012
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  • Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews ...

Inspire is hiring!

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply January 20, 2012
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  • Inspire is hiring, and we're wondering if you know someone who would be the perfect addition to our team. Hello everyone, I'm Walter, one of Inspire's founders and the head of our technical team. I'm ...

PETITION USDA TO PROVIDE LACTOSE FREE FOODS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

lactoseintolerant
  • By lactoseintolerant · Posted January 6, 2012
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  • Please help by signing the petition at: http://www.change.org/petitions/lactose- intolerance-disability ...

About Lactose Intolerance

exigente
  • By exigente · New reply January 6, 2012
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  • Lactose Intolerance. You think that you have lactose Intolerance, think again. For more than 60 years I was told, and I thought, I had Lactose Intolerance. I had stayed away from milk and all dairy products ...

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