Election Recall Reimbursements - People

I lost a kidney and have just recently found a path to take because a Doctor took the time to listen and realized I was not a hypochondriac or a big overly sensitive, stressed, depressed woman. (yes, lots of justified sarcasm). I was athletic, very lean and continued to stay fit by enjoying bike rides and playing recreational co-ed softball. However, when I started a family at 25, I had horrible...

Barbara Ficarra RN, BSN, MPA is an award-winning journalist, media broadcaster, media spokesperson, creator/executive producer/host of Health in 30 radio show which airs live Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST, broadcasts on WRCR-AM 1300 and streams live online at Healthin30.com. Click the WRCR logo to listen live! Health in 30 is a 30-minute show that brings listeners the latest health...

Dr. Rattner was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and attended James Madison High School. He attended Adelphi University in Garden City, where he graduated with honors. After graduating from college, he continued his dental education at Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia. He was elected to the Periodontal Honor Society and was one of only nine students selected to practice...

Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, University of California at San Francisco Chief Scientific Officer, Posit Science For more than three decades, Dr. Merzenich has been a leading pioneer in brain plasticity research. In the late 1980s, Dr. Merzenich was on the team that invented the cochlear implant, now distributed by market leader Advanced Bionics. In 1996, Dr. Merzenich was the...

The mission of AAHD is to advance health promotion and wellness interventions for people with disabilities at the national, state and community level. We accomplish our mission through research, education, advocacy and public awareness. AAHD is governed by a national board of directors and is a 501 (c) (3). We host an active website at www.aahd.us and our website has a wealth of information on...

Gregory Fowler, PhD (Brown University) is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Community Health at Portland State (Oregon) University, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, and co-founder and Executive Director of Geneforum, a Portland-based non-profit organization which promotes public education and civic...

I am thrilled to join Wellsphere's HealthBlogger Network, focusing in the Alcoholism community. I come from the family side of this family disease.I chose to publish my seventh book, If You Loved Me, You'd Stop! What You Really Need To Know When Your Loved One Drinks Too Much, and write this blog because I wanted to help all of us better understand the new brain research on addiction –...

Adding 47 million (the number that all seem to quote â?? who took that poll?) to the insurance rolls will NOT reduce overall costs. Increasing access to healthcare NEVER reduces costs. It always increases them. Simple formula, give me access, I use services, services cost money etc, etc. The so called offset from lack of use of emergency rooms and productivity etc is soft and longer term...

As a competitive swimmer and diver, I am focused on goals and not distracted neither by fears nor daunting challenges. I always conquer adversities, ever-changing schedules, and whatever obstacles I encounter. I also provide services for triathlons and advanced swim competitors. In addition, as a member of the UCLA 2008-2009 UCLA Swim Club team, I became a swim instructor for their 2008 Summer...

I am a mom to a vroombunctious ADHD foster son, and toddler triplets, and have struggled with infertility for six years - from primary infertility to parenting after infertility to trying to conceive while parenting. After having conceived higher order multiples (HOMs) through infertility treatment the first time, my goal this time around is to ensure a healthy SINGLETON pregnancy - which is...