Dating and Chronic Illness: Is it possible to be in a relationship when you are chronically ill?
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CatherinePosted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:01pm
Dating and Chronic Illness: Is it possible to be in a relationship when you are chronically ill? (cross-posted at BlogHer Health & Wellness )
As a person living with chronic illness, I was intrigued to read a post on dating with fibromyalgia. I can totally understand how complicated relationships can be – especially when you are living
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Friday Chronic Roundup is Now Monday Chronic Roundup
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The Body Chronic ..Posted
Fri 26 Sep 2008 2:48pm
Rule 1 for having a crazy life and chronic pain/illness: schedule yourself accordingly. In that vein (pardon the pun), I am moving the chronic roundup to Mondays, so I'll have more time to truly prepare. That way, first thing in the week you'll have the roundup for the previous week.
Sorry for the confusion. And enjoy your weekend!
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Chronic Fatigue Vs. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Michele W.Posted
Sat 16 May 2009 10:14pmChronic Fatigue vs. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Different Conditions, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
By Adrienne Dellwo, About.com
Updated: January 26, 2009
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board
What's the Difference Between Chronic Fatigue & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
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Chronic Care - Chronic Disease Management Resources, Tools, Training
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Dr. Aniruddha M.Posted
Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:17amChronic Care - Chronic Disease Management Resources, Tools, Training: "
Effective chronic care depends on informed and engaged consumers - partnering with providers who consistently deliver evidence-based care. Chronic Care Group has designed a suite of evidence-based tools to improve patient engagement and provider delivery of recommended care. Unlike
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Marijuana and Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness: A Political Fight
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The Body Chronic ..Posted
Sat 23 Aug 2008 11:33pm
Today on Capitol Hill Senator Barney Frank (D-Mass) took a stand that boosted the treatment possibilities for those with chronic pain and chronic illness . He took a stand to limit or eliminate penalties for marijuana users with less than 100 grams in possession.
So what does this have to do with chronic health?
Well, in those few
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Chronic pain management is NOT just like ‘any other chronic disease’
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Bronwyn T.Posted
Wed 11 Nov 2009 10:01pm
The other day someone said to me that managing chronic pain was just the same as managing something like diabetes, hypertension, asthma or any other chronic disease. It irked me at the time and I couldn’t put my finger on just what it was that bothered me, but after a couple of days thinking about it I’ve got a few thoughts to share.
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Do patients with Chronic Pain due to TMJ differ from Chronic Pain Patients due to other causes?
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Steve LevittPosted
Sun 20 Mar 2011 5:38pm
The following published research study, using the clinical assessment tool The Chronic Pain Battery (published by Pain Resource Center, Inc.) explored the differences between patients having chronic pain associated with TMJ disorders and patients having chronic pain due to non-TMJ disorders.
McKinney MW, Lundeen TF, Turner S, Levitt SR. ChronicRead on »
If chronic myeloid leukemia is a chronic leukemia, why does it have immature cells?
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pathologystudentPosted
Wed 19 May 2010 5:31pm
Q. If the chronic leukemias have lots of mature cells, and the acute leukemias have immature cells, then how come chronic myeloid leukemia has lots of immature cells....
The oversimplified version is this: Acute leukemias are composed of immature cells (usually blasts), whereas chronic leukemias are composed of mature cells (mostly the ones you normally see
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