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Viagra For Muscular Dystrophy by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Fri 23 Jul 2010 5:33pm

1 Comment As a family doc in practice for over 30 years I have been always tried to conceptualize disease states beyond the standard text book parameters. Thus I was elated by the prospect of discovering a new beneficial treatment for muscular dystrophy when 5 years ago I gave some Viagra to a 57-year old patient of mine with limb girdle muscular dystrophy Read on »

Muscular Dystrophy site by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 01 Sep 2008 7:12pm This is a great blog all about muscular dystrophy Link: Muscular Dystrophy. http://mdystrophy.wordpress.com/ Read on »

Corneal dystrophy image by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:26am Corneal dystrophy photo ShareThis Read on »

Being pregnant with Myotonic dystrophy – Jodie’s story by Shona D. Posted Tue 28 Dec 2010 7:21am days following PGD treatment for Myotonic Dystrophy I received my very first positive pregnancy test. This was a day earlier than I had been told to take the test but I had been... This post is written by my friend Jodie and gives her experience of being pregnant and having Myotonic dystrophy. Her experience was quite different from my experience Read on »

Member of the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Community Support Group by Lisa Harvey Vittek Posted Thu 13 Aug 2009 7:59pm If you are looking for support for myotonic dystrophy or congenital myotonic dystrophy, join our online community at: www.community.myotonic.org . Read on »

Woman with muscular dystrophy has to crawl off plane by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 9:07pm There is an interesting discussion going on about this situation Link: F.R.I.D.A. . Woman with muscular dystrophy has to crawl off plane Read on »

Lifespan of Muscular Dystrophy Patients Differs by Race by Medline Plus Posted Mon 13 Sep 2010 1:00pm , Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- White Americans with muscular dystrophy live longer than blacks with the disease, but the reason why remains unclear, says a new study. Death at an early age from respiratory or heart failure is common among people with muscular dystrophy, a group of inherited diseases that weaken muscles. In this study, researchers looked Read on »

Josh Winheld on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by David Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:01pm Josh Winheld has been sharing his thoughts about living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in yesterday's New York Times and also the Philadelphia Inquirer. Check out... with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Read on »

Our Journey with Myotonic Dystrophy by Lisa Harvey Vittek Posted Thu 13 Aug 2009 7:59pm Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com Read on »

Our Journey with Myotonic Dystrophy by Lisa Harvey Vittek Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com Read on »