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Ann Romney Had Health Scare In March

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Ann Romney Sick, Multiple Sclerosis, Video, Ann Romney Breast Cancer, Ann-Romney-Multiple-Sclerosis, Ann Romney MS, Ann Romney Illness, Politics News

Ann Romney had a health scare right before Super Tuesday, she said in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight" that airs Thursday. "I was quite f...

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Hilary Rosen Should Donate to Multiple Sclerosis Foundations

Vicky Ward | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Hilary Rosen, Multiple Sclerosis, Ann Romney, Hilary Rosen Ann Romney, Impact News

I don't care what your politics are, but to attack someone who suffers from a debilitating chronic illness -- and has also battled breast cancer -- because they are rich and unrepresentative of women who work? What is that?

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Baseline Your Health

Deepak Chopra | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Kidney Health, Biomarkers, Cholesterol, Cancer Screening, Osteoporosis, Hyperthyroidism, Pancreas, Multiple Sclerosis, Als, Thyroid Disease, Wellness, Biomarker, Clinical Biomarkers, Personal Health, Disease Biomarkers, Video, Healthy Living News

When it comes to health, your baseline is a whole atlas of personal health information. Knowing how to read that atlas can help you to set goals on your wellness journey -- and to achieve them.

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Tamia: 'Basketball Wives' Is 'Definitely Not Reality'

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis, Basketball Wives, Quincy Jones, Tamia, Tamia Beautiful Surprise, Slidepollajax, Grant Hill, Black Voices News

Having a legendary producer like Quincy Jones for one's debut single is a rare opportunity for most aspiring artists. Luckily for Canadian-bred singer...

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Multiple Sclerosis and Caregiving

Leann Reynolds | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis, Ms, Caregiving, Chronic Conditions, Progressive Diseases, Progressive Disease, Healthy Living News

Multiple sclerosis is a progressive disease that affects every individual uniquely, and therefore carries just as unique caregiving responsibilities for their loved ones.

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MS and 100 Pounds Fade Away Eating Mostly Raw, Vegan Diet

Sandy Henson Corso | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis, Raw Diet, Vegan Diet, Healthy Diet, Healthy Living News

I have been on a serious health journey for more than three years now. Here is my story. This is going to be a shocker because lots of people don't kn...

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Some Local Governments Just Saying No To Medical Pot Dispensaries

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Local Governments, Cannabis, Video, Marijuana, Glaucoma, National League of Cities, Aids, Marijuana Dispensaries, Medical Marijuana, Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer, Business News

More and more states are saying yes to medical marijuana. But local governments are increasingly using their laws to just say no, not in our backyard....

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How To Look And Feel Beautiful With Autoimmune Disease

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Autoimmunity, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease Beauty, Beauty and Skin, Healthy Living News

By Angelica Catalano for YouBeauty.com "But -- you look so good!" your friend says with a confused look, after hearing that you're sick. One of ...

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P.S. I Love You: Creating a Digital Farewell File

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Last Goodbye, Saying Goodbye, Dying, Letter Writing, Multiple Sclerosis, Death, Cancer, Legacy, Memories, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

When I found out I was terminally ill, the idea of leaving behind a legacy weighed on me, but not as heavily as the idea that I could leave behind a child with little or no memories of me.

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The 'Odd Couple' -- Steve Jobs and Health Care as a Right for All

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis, Health Care Individual Mandate, Steve Jobs Death, Obamacare, Health Care as a Right, Politics News

Since before the 2008 Democratic convention, I have written that health care should be a right for all Americans. Mind you, not in a legal or constit...

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Mitt Romney: 'Generous' Philanthropist Whose Biggest Charitable Cause Is The Mormon Church

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Mormon Church, Brigham Young University, Heritage Foundation, Winter Olympics, The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-Day-Saints, Ann Romney, Charity, Boy Scouts of America, Right to Play, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Multiple Sclerosis, 2012 Republican Primary, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Tyler Charitable Foundation, HIV/AIDS, Homeless Veterans, Slidepollajax, Tithing, Federalist Society, United Way, Health Care Reform, Massachusetts, Health Care, Politics News

This article is part of a series in which HuffPost is taking a close look at the charitable giving of Republican presidential candidates. How much and...

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Marijuana Dispensaries Struggle To Obtain Service From Banks

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Credit-Card Companies, U.S. Bank, Federal Authorities, Alpine Herbal Wellness, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, District of Columbia, Aids, Marijuana Dispensaries, Banks, Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer, Norml, Dea, Legalize Marijuana, Bank of America Corp, See Change Strategy, Business News

ST. LOUIS, June 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - Marijuana dispensaries in states that have legalized medical pot are struggling to obtain service f...

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MS Foundation Auctions Off Royal Wedding Dress Replica

Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Knockoff Wedding Dress, Royal Wedding Dress, Allen Schwartz, Multiple Sclerosis, Nancy Davis Foundation, Ms, Royal Wedding, Race to Erase MS, Nancy Davis, Charity, Impact News

When Nancy Davis learned that her foundation's 18th Annual Race to Erase MS gala was on the same day as the royal wedding, she took it in stride. D...

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When It Comes to Home Care, One Size Does Not Fit All (Part 1): Multiple Sclerosis

Marki Flannery | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hospice, Home Care, Multiple Sclerosis, Home Health Aid, Home Care Ms, Home Health Aid Ms, Home Health Aid Multiple Sclerosis, Home Care Multiple Sclerosis, Healthy Living News

Home health care is anything but a one-size-fits-all profession. I find that Americans -- particularly New Yorkers -- are becoming increasingly empowered to ask for customized care.

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Vitamin D: Not Just For Bone Health

David Perlmutter, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Personal Health, Benefits of Vitamin D, Vitamin D Benefits, Vitamin D, Multiple Sclerosis, Home News

Newly emerging reports expand our understanding of the role of vitamin D in human physiology, not just for bone health, but as a key player in immune function as well.

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Divorce During Sickness: The Worst That Can Happen?

Vicki Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Edwards Affair With Rielle Hunter, Infidelity, John McCain, Divorce, Elizabeth Edwards, Cindy McCain, Multiple Sclerosis, Affairs, Cancer, Partner Abandonment, Caregivers, Divorce News

The news of Elizabeth Edwards' death on Tuesday saddened me on many levels, not only the way in which her 32-year marriage to John came to an end, but...

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A Rheumatoid Arthritis Advocate's Recipe for Cooking with RA

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Chronic Pain, Multiple Sclerosis, Survivors, Weight Loss, Back Pain, Obesity, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cooking, Chronic Conditions, Healthy Living News

If you've ever suffered from a chronic medical condition - from back pain to insomnia to Multiple Sclerosis - you've likely tapped into the power of a...

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Considering 'Liberation Therapy' For MS

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Liberation Therapy, Ms, Multiple Sclerosis, MS Treatment, Multiple Sclerosis Treatment, Liberation Therapy MS, Healthy Living News

There are, as yet, dark clouds of doubt wrapped around the silver lining, if not silver bullet, liberation therapy might represent.

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Does "Housewife" Michaele Salahi's Confession of MS Help or Hinder Illness Awareness Issues?

Lisa Copen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis, Michaele Salahi, Ms, Healthy Living News

Does Michaele Salahi's admission of living with MS help or hinder awareness about invisible illness or multiple sclerosis? I believe, despite her less than squeaky clean celebrity-hood there is the potential for benefit.

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Real Housewives of DC Season Ender -- She Said, She Said

Nancy Doyle Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis, Real Housewives of Dc, Lynda Erkiletian, Michaele Salahi, Tareq Salahi, Entertainment News

With Thursday's first of the two-part season-ending finale focusing on the White House gate-crashing episode on Bravo's Real Housewives of DC it's time for an update.

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Ohio Community Donates To Help Disabled Family

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service, Candy Kurtz, Spina Bifida, North Coast Renovation Services, Kent-Ohio, Multiple Sclerosis, Wheelchairs, Disability, Wheelchair Ramp, Impact News

For Candy Kurtz and her son Jeffrey, daily tasks present enormous obstacles. Candy has multiple sclerosis and Jeffrey was born with spinal bifida. The...

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FDA Approves Drug For Multiple Sclerosis

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis Treatment, Medication Side Effects, Muscle Spasms, Health, Fda Approval, Multiple Sclerosis, Fda Approved, Drug Side Effects, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators have approved the first pill to treat the underlying causes of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating nervous...

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Michaele Salahi, White House Party Crasher

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anorexia, Cirque Du Soleil, Tareq, Multiple Sclerosis, Michaele Salahi, Cirque Du Salahi, Real Housewives, Ms, Diane Dimond, White House Party Crasher, Books News

WASHINGTON — Michaele Salahi, who gained notoriety with her husband by crashing a glitzy White House state dinner, says in a new book that she s...

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Bouncing Back (With A Little Help From Spike Lee)

Huffington Post | Sara Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Writers, Unemployment, Kobe Bryant, Bankruptcy, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise, Do the Right Thing, Third World America, LA Lakers, Screenwriters, Multiple Sclerosis, Spike Lee, Seattle International Film Festival, Nba, Bass Reeves, Impact News

By any measure, 2009 was a horrible year for 47-year-old freelance writer Susan Hanson of Seattle, Washington. First the recession cut her income by t...

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Amalia Mirasola, Mother With MS, Charged With Killing Husband

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Multiple Sclerosis, Ms, Amalia Mirasola, Morristown Murder, Carl Mirasola, Ms Murder, New York News

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A mother of three who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair was charged with fatally shooting her husband inside their...

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