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Crohns Disease

How To Get A Good Night's Sleep With This Health Condition

Posted 04.21.2013 | Healthy Living

By Karen Appold Getting a good night's sleep may be good for your health, but when you have Crohn's disease, uncomfortable symptoms like gas and ...

Time for New York State to Pass the Restroom Access Act

Rebecca Kaplan | Posted 03.26.2013 | New York
Rebecca Kaplan

It's time for New York State to pony up and pass the Restroom Access Act. The quality of life of the thousands of New Yorkers living every day with inflammatory bowel disease depend on it.

It's Time to Escape the Stall

Grant Henry | Posted 03.19.2013 | Los Angeles
Grant Henry

I have achieved things that I would have never attempted if it were not for ulcerative colitis. Things that I used to say, "I can't" to are now replaced with "I can and I will!"

Ringing in the New Year With Fleetwood Mac

Jane Heller | Posted 03.05.2013 | Fifty
Jane Heller

We were in the midst of dinner when Michael mentioned that among the very few material possessions he'd been able to grab before a wall of flames drove him and Martha out of their house was the documentary footage he'd shot 35 years ago of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 Japanese tour.

What If 'Home for the Holidays' Is Your Local ER?

Jane Heller | Posted 02.12.2013 | Fifty
Jane Heller

Over the course of my 20-year marriage, my husband Michael has developed an uncanny knack for having medical crises on national holidays -- crises that inevitably require a trip to the emergency room of whatever hospital is within striking distance.

What Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week Means to Me

Mike_McCready | Posted 12.07.2012 | Entertainment
Mike_McCready

I have lived with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease for 25 years. Despite this diagnosis, I have a fortunate career as the lead guitarist of Pearl Jam, a beautiful family, and am an advocate for people struggling with these same diseases.

Why My Friends Have Accused Me Of Leading A Double Life

Jane Heller | Posted 02.04.2013 | Fifty
Jane Heller

So despite living in a confessional, social media-driven, let-me-tell-you-every-detail-about-myself world, I didn't discuss Michael's travails for the most part -- or my anguish over them -- except with my inner circle of confidantes and even then I painted an entertaining picture.

Celebrating Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week

Rebecca Kaplan | Posted 02.02.2013 | Healthy Living
Rebecca Kaplan

Six years ago, I had not heard of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. I lived in a world where I was blissfully unaware of inflammatory bowel diseases, where the debilitating symptoms didn't impact my life. Then I met my now-husband Dan, and everything changed.

WATCH: Pearl Jam Guitarist Stumps For ObamaCare

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 10.22.2012 | Entertainment

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has released a new video urging that people only vote for congressional candidates that support the Affordable Care ...

The Other Side of the Scope

Sami Kennedy | Posted 11.05.2012 | Impact
Sami Kennedy

My broken colon has inspired me to pursue medicine as a career. I want to fix other people' s broken parts, which is ironic because not too long ago, I didn't think I could overcome mine.

Caring For a Loved One With Crohn's Disease

Rebecca Kaplan | Posted 10.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Rebecca Kaplan

My husband has some residual pain and small scars from the surgery, but his Crohn's disease is mostly under control. Going through these serious hospitalizations and the surgery taught me the importance of being in control of your loved one's medical care.

I Am a Pre-Existing Condition

Nikki Riddle | Posted 09.30.2012 | Impact
Nikki Riddle

I missed smaller things throughout high school -- dances and cheerleading performances; birthday parties and holiday celebrations; volleyball and football games. When it came to going out with friends, they were never sure if I was sick or healthy.

Illinois Man Who Sewed Son's Buttocks Shut, Takes Alford Plea

The Huffington Post | David Lohr | Posted 06.28.2012 | Crime

A northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spen...

11 Celebrities With Crohn's Disease

Health.com | Karen Pallarito | Posted 10.01.2011 | Healthy Living

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that can be incredibly challenging. In Crohn's disease, a rogue immune system attacks the ...

15 Healthy Eating Tips For Crohn’s Disease

Health.com | Amanda MacMillan | Posted 08.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Crohn's disease is a chronic, incurable inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Symptoms include severe belly pain and diarrhea, among others. Certai...

Summertime Hazard: How To Know If You Have Lyme Disease

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 08.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Leo Galland, M.D.

The only known transporter of Lyme bacteria -- the deer tick -- goes through the most infectious stage of its life cycle in the summer.

French classics and a note on our car blog

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Steve Parker

One-off 1937 Delahaye 145 race car was broken down to pieces and parts to hide it from Nazis; see below for where you can see it now Recently I had ...

Protecting Pharmaceutical Profits: The Cost Is Human Lives

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jane Hamsher

The public option has received the lion's share of attention in the health care debate, but there's an equally important issue relating to generic drugs that could mean lifesaving drugs remain too expensive for all but the wealthy.

Don't Worry, Get Angry: Hillary's Health Care Travesty

Linda Keenan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Linda Keenan

Seventy-eight percent of the people who had to file for medical-related bankruptcy actually had health insurance. Hillary St. Pierre, a spunky 27-year-old mother, is a case in point.