Study reveals risk factors for rare sleep disorder
Updated: 2012-06-27 22:13:07
If someone you know kicks and punches you while they are sleeping, it may be because they have something called REM sleep behavior disorder or RBD, an extremely rare sleep disorder that affects an estimated 0.5% of adults worldwide. Now researchers say they have identified some of the risk factors that contribute to someone getting RBD, which [...]
Says the artist about his iPad sketch, “Relevancy” is about how words are taken for granted until something urgent happens. For me, cancer was just a word — until it crashed into my world. Now, the word has relevance in everything I do. What word have you taken for granted …
African Americans in South Carolina with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are significantly less likely than Caucasians to receive surgical treatment for their disease, thus significantly reducing chances of survival. This reflects a national trend that Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and statewide partners hope to change with . . . → Read More: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Awarded $1.8 Million Federal Grant for Lung Cancer Study
One of my wigs is in Vienna, Virgina. This one, currently drying after a shampoo, is headed to Columbus, Ohio. I love that I can share my hair; I hate that it’s even necessary.
Chemo gave me curls. I don’t think I will ever like them.
UPDATE:
More than a dozen people from the Center joined with the LGBT contingent of the march on Sunday, June 17, including the Center’s Executive Director Glennda Testone, the Director of Youth Services, Nicole Avallone, and Center Recovery Counselor, M. Dave Soliven, who volunteered as a safety marshal, was stationed at the front of the march, and took [...]
There’s a new report out today that emphasizes the importance of LGBT community centers.
CenterLink, the Community of LGBT Centers and the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) released the comprehensive report which details the critical services offered by LGBT community centers, as well as a national overview of centers across the country. The 2012 LGBT Community Center Survey Report: [...]
I was interviewed recently by a writer at Healthmonitor for the new Guide to Chemotherapy. It’s the kind of mini-magazine you’ll find in a doctor’s office, so be on the lookout because you just might spot the glossy guide while you’re waiting, waiting, waiting to see your medical people. The 36-page publication (which …
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