"Thanks for posting this. A friend has a rare condition and is not responding to available medicines. I hope he can find a clinical trial of a promising new drug in development. "
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Jim Fitchett posted a blog postUnbiased info on treatment options
The U.S. federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has just released an interesting Facebook page offering patients and their families help in finding unbiased information on treatment options for several key health categories. The categories include diabetes, heart conditions, mental health, muscle, bone and joint issues, men's health and women's health. More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/yourtreatmentoptions/app_120636791438297 .See More
Jim Fitchett posted a blog postClinical Trials for experimental treatments
May 20th has been designated as "Clinical Trials Day" by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Nurturelinks offers assistance in finding clinical trials for rare and chronic conditions for interested family and patients.See More
Milton Richards posted a blog postChildren with asthma should exercise without fear.
Respiratory specialists are recommending that children with asthma should play hard and stop worrying they might have an asthma attack. Physical activity by people with asthma isn't harmful and may even be helpful in treating the condition. The Cochrane Database Systems Review study concluded that people with asthma respond well to physical activity. The results ranged from showing no difference in patients' asthma control to an increase in symptom-free days with a decrease in asthma severity.See More
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Unbiased info on treatment options
Posted by Jim Fitchett on April 28, 2013 at 5:41pm
Clinical Trials for experimental treatments
Posted by Jim Fitchett on April 26, 2013 at 1:37pm — 1 Comment
Children with asthma should exercise without fear.
Posted by Milton Richards on April 23, 2013 at 9:37am
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Posted by Jim Fitchett on February 18, 2013 at 8:48pm
Crowdsourcing a diagnosis
Posted by Jim Fitchett on August 13, 2012 at 9:59am
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