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Posted by
Tina on July 19th, 2010
I picked up a copy of the latest edition of Oprah’s Magazine, O, over the weekend. While I was intrigued by the temptation of 265 UNBELIEVABLE Bargains as described on the cover, I also came across an interesting article about the increasing use of professional patient advocates by patients trying to navigate the health care maze.
The article shared [...]
Posted by
Tina on June 22nd, 2010
Each day I answer a call or email from a uterine fibroid patient, it is a very personal experience for me.
Over a decade ago, my mother avoided having a hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids. Many of the conversations I have had recently with patients bring back memories of conversations I had with my mother years [...]
Posted by
Tina on June 8th, 2010
I read an interesting blog yesterday via CNN entitled “Will the doctor answer your email?” The author pointed out something that we at Fibroid Relief already knew - Patients are using the Web in unprecedented ways for their own health empowerment.
Empowerment. That’s a word I like to hear. If there is one thing we talk [...]
Posted by
Tina on May 24th, 2010
I just returned from the ACOG Annual Meeting in San Francisco (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists). Imagine spending three days in an exhibit hall filled with every product and gadget your gynecologist could ever want or need. I’ll leave it up to your imagination!
In my ideal world, I would have liked to [...]
Posted by
Tina on May 5th, 2010
Thanks to funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development, part of the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Northwestern University are investigating the use of a class of drugs called selective progesterone receptor modulators as a possible long term treatment option for uterine fibroids. This is very positive news and [...]
Posted by
Tina on March 31st, 2010
A local television station in Orlando, Florida recently featured this segment on uterine fibroids and uterine fibroid embolization (UFE). The station interviewed a local patient who chose to treat her fibroid with UFE. Her results were very positive. The video also references statistics about uterine fibroids, including higher rates of incidence among African-American women.
For more information [...]
Posted by
Tina on March 2nd, 2010
Greetings from California! I’m in Los Angeles, working with our friends at UCLA on plans for our Fibroid Relief At Last! event which will take place in late April. We have a fantastic panel lined up that will discuss all treatment options available for uterine fibroids including local OB-GYNs, interventional radiologists and even a holistic medicine [...]
Posted by
Joy on January 5th, 2010
Hi Everyone!
Tis the season for New Year’s Resolutions…and as usual, I’m thinking wellness. But for once it’s not so much about LOSS or MORE (weight-loss & exercise more), but being WELL. To me this means being mindful of what I eat, thoughtful in how I care for myself, and prioritizing my health so [...]
Posted by
Joy on July 21st, 2009
We’re very fortunate to have such a phenomenal Advisory Board at Fibroid Relief and if you haven’t noticed, please take a look at the people who help guide our growing organization.
Last week I visited a new addition to our Advisory Board Member, Dr. John Lipman, in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Lipman is renowned as a fibroid [...]
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