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Autoimmune mechanisms as the basis for human peripartum cardiomyopathy
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Jan
By Aftab A. Ansari and Colleague The etiology and mechanisms of pathogenesis of human peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) remain unknown. The incidence and prevalence of this disease is rare in some parts of the world and more common in others. The purpose of this review is to summarize our current knowledge of the factors that have been entertained ...
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My Ridiculously Long IMAZ 2009 Race Report
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left.right.repeat
Ironman Arizona 2009 Race Report What a year!!! Bear with me as this will be long – hey, it’s a long race. We start the year with my first full marathon, announcement of a corporate merger, our daughter’s college graduation and subsequent job search and relocation. Then it was a Half Ironman that rained the ENTIRE race, a bike c ...
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Health and Evolutionary Reasoning – The PaNu Method
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Kurt G Harris MD
Our current ideas of "health" or "optimal health" are modern concepts. Although evolving over millenia, in current form they are specific to our culture and are part of our "language game" - to borrow Ludwig Wittgenstein's term. One definition of a language game is an internally coherent system of values and concepts t ...
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C goal
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Clare
Thank goodness for attainable C goals. At one point I thought if I trained I might be able to pull off an 8:08 pace for a 40:40 5 mile turkey trot finish (A goal). Clearly I was delusional, both about my commitment to training and about my willingness to push. Throw in the fact the the entire race was spent dodging and weaving around slower peop ...
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Our second turkey day post transplant #2
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ANNGREGORY74
I was going to title this post "Our first turkey day...", then realized that it wasn't. Last Thanksgiving, I was still in the 100 day post transplant cocoon, living in a one bedroom apartment in Houston and severely restricted. Chris and I celebrated with steak and mashed potatoes. My steak was cooked to perdition to guarantee safety and ...
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The Trouble With Elbows
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One Sick Mother
(No this isn't another post about pointy little Grace sleeping in my bed)When you have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, you get very used to rearranging your joints when they go out of whack. I know I am probably supposed to seek medical advice, or to at least note when I pop a joint, but it happens too damn often to bother. If I went to Urgent Care every ...
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Thanksgiving Day recap
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MackAttack
Since Today’s food is mostly repeats from yesterday let me go through yesterday with all of it’s glory. Pre-race food included three pieces of cinnamon raisin bread. After the race I finished a Power Bar Pria Bar (unpictured) and went to starbucks to get myself a treat. However, when I got there I settled on an iced grande non-fat lat ...
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FACING THE HOLIDAYS
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bibmomma
The holidays bring many types of emotions to the surface – for PWP and those who are not suffering with Parkinson’s Disease. For those of us who are responsible for planning and cooking meals, preparing our home for visitors, and expending our energy units to purchase gifts, wrap them and mail them, the holidays can seem like a monster ...
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Day 14
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cancerisnotanoption
Today is day 14 and it was a rough day again as were the past few. My mornings always start well, but seem to go downhill. A positive note I was able to be disconnected from all my iv's to get a shower, which felt like bliss. About 11 a.m I got the shakes so bad and could not get rid of them. The doctor came in and said since I keep having them alo ...
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