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Articles » January, 2008
2007 Medical Blog Awards: We won!
It's official: ChronicBabe was voted the Best Patient's Blog in the 2007 Medical Blog Awards, sponsored by MedGadget. Yes! Thanks to everyone who voted, and encouraged their friends to vote, too. We love our readers!
Posted: 1/28/2008 in Announcements
New York Times, fibromyalgia, Lyrica and truth
If you have fibromyalgia, you've probably read Alex Berenson's article on fibromyalgia, which appeared in the New York Times on January 14, 2008. If you're like me, it made you mad. Real mad. Here's my unpublished letter to the editor, plus responses from Paula Kamen, Lynne Matallana, and others. Join the fight to be heard!
Posted: 1/20/2008 in Venting
To our next president: Health care is your most important issue to solve
From Editrix Jenni: Let's pretend it's 2009, and our next prez has just been sworn in. Here's the letter I will write. Will you write one, too?
Posted: 1/13/2008 in Venting
Several years ago, when I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both hips, I read everything I could find about coping with chronic illness. I was amazed at how often I'd stumble on a paragraph that advised patients to "look for the gift in your pain."
Pain is a gift? Thanks, but no thanks, I'd mutter to myself. I had just turned 44 and hadn't planned on slowing down so soon. I still had miles to go with my journalism career and a family that included a very active teenager. If pain was my gift, well, where was the return policy?
Posted: 1/12/2008 in Relationships | Also posted in: Coping
Be a material girl: Know your lubricants...for fun and good health
Sex expert Searah Deysach teaches you how to know what lubricants are right for your body, whether you have a chronic illness, chemical sensitivity or other issues. She reviews the qualities of water-based (with and without glycerin) products, silicone-based options, and oil-based lubricants. If you're a ChronicBabe who wants to have a fulfilling—and healthy—sex life, read on!
Posted: 1/5/2008 in Chronically Sexy
