http://www.msmaze.com A Guide Through the Maze of Multiple Sclerosis and Health Policy Issues Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:30:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Societies around the globe fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). "As this report reveals, the obstacles that stand in the way of better health for women ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/9t9BNoJ92OQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/links/societies-failing-health-care-needs-of-women-worldwide/ The leaves have fallen, the air is cool and crisp, and the clocks have been turned back an hour, signaling the beginning of the holiday season. Thanksgiving celebrations are supposed to be a time of sharing bounty with family and friends. For people who live with chronic illness like multiple sclerosis, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/45i9rrA9gAA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/links/surviving-thanksgiving-with-multiple-sclerosis/ How much do you know about diabetes? Learn the warning signs and find out what you can do to stay healthy: Diabetes Awareness Month: Not Always a Silent Killer. It’s been a crazy week in health policy. The CDC recommends that we sneeze into our elbow or shoulder rather than on ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/zp1bkTIbylw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/inside-the-maze/1518/ Fresh with backing from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the AARP, the House health care bill was set for a rare Saturday vote, but not without plenty of drama. On Tuesday, the Tea Party protesters rallied on the hill, shouting, "Kill the bill!" and "Waterboard Congress!" and warning of a ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/TgYLn5p_gI8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/in-the-news/drama-on-the-hill-health-care-and-dachau/ It causes approximately 72,499 deaths in the United States every year. The risk of dying from diabetes is about twice that of people without diabetes of similar age. Although in many cases of type 2 diabetes, its victims are unaware that they have it, in others it is most definitely ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/uRBYxpKouD8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/in-the-news/diabetes-awareness-month-its-not-always-a-silent-killer/ [caption id="attachment_1494" align="alignright" width="193" caption="Photo:CDC"][/caption] There’s the cashier who sneezes into her hand before handing you your change; and the guy one cubicle over who sounds like he’s hacking up a lung; and the nose blower stuffing a tissue into her pocket before waiting on a customer. You can’t be sure if ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/ypVfOqU1qsM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/links/swine-flu-in-the-workplace-no-sick-days-sneeze-into-your-elbow/ What causes multiple sclerosis? There are plenty of theories, but researchers have yet to hone in on the answer. Researchers at the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center at the University of Buffalo will be looking into the possibility that MS results from narrowing of the primary veins outside the skull -- chronic ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/KH2H4UtIb6M" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/links/challenging-what-we-know-about-multiple-sclerosis/ Health Care for America Now presents The Health Care Mash: Happy Halloween!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/oszzH4PqzjA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/in-the-news/the-health-care-mash/ Just when his loved ones need his presence, his strength, and his moral support the most, this American husband and father will be absent. In what most certainly had to be a gut-wrenching decision, Bill Caudle sacrificed that role in order to see that his wife’s medical needs would be ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/HSIK3rmvY-8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/inside-the-maze/inside-the-maze-103009/ [caption id="attachment_1476" align="alignright" width="225" caption=" Photo: CDC"][/caption] It is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, responsible for an estimated 99,000 deaths per year. It is largely preventable and hits you when you’re down. It is health care-associated infection. You ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msmaze/~4/kE6sOrYlQ38" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.msmaze.com/links/what-causes-99000-deaths-and-is-largely-preventable/