You have a chronic medical condition. Perhaps it is rheumatoid arthritis; perhaps it is manic depression; perhaps it is ulcerative colitis. You are faced with a monumental question: “Do I tell my employer?”

It is certainly a question that can cause a dilemma. One problem is that our medical conditions wax and wane. One day …

Long known to radically increase the threat of particular chronic health situations later in life, childhood obesity also has severe and direct health consequences, according to a recent study published in Academic Pediatrics and conducted by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Obesity or fatness is normally considered as a condition associated to …

Medication plays a huge part in reducing the physical pain associated with arthritis but does very little for the emotional and social impacts of the disease. Formal physical therapy may be ordered for certain cases but people with arthritis are told that some level of physical activity is needed to maintain mobility and flexibility.

Arthritis …

Most people with chronic illness, such as autoimmunity, put up a brave front. Sometimes, that makes the people around us think we’re not all that sick. That’s likely why we’re often misunderstood. The problem with chronic illness is that it doesn’t always show. There are good days and bad. When you see someone on …

Do you suffer from dry eyes? I have suffered from them for many years. I’ve sought professional treatment including having two sets of tear duct plugs inserted by my ophthalmologist. Both sets popped out because I didn’t produce enough tears for the plugs to prevent drainage. I used the prescription drops (Restasis) for two years …

About three years ago, I developed what is commonly known as chronic hives (urticaria). Chronic hives are defined as hives that persist for longer than six weeks, and at that point, they may last anywhere from a few months to several years. Each individual is different. I freaked out when i started to get them …

Those suffering with chronic fatigue syndrome have frequently experienced a painful stigma from society. Because the syndrome had no known cause, despite study from the medical community, and revolved around complaints of unceasing tiredness, many criticized those complaining of the syndrome of being more like hypochondriacs than a victim of a physical disease. Now that …

Remaining positive through chronic illness makes you look like you’re all better when you feel like you’re done for. So, try not to get too upset with friends and family when they expect you to be “normal”. They don’t understand what you’re going through. Believe it or not, that’s a good thing. It means they …

For parent of a premature infant, the weeks and months following your child’s birth can be a time of high stress especially as it relates to your newborn’s cardiopulmonary development. If you are struggling to understand and manage your premature infant’s respiratory complications, one area of education you may want to pursue is in the …