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IN HER OWN WORDS - MYASTHENIA GRAVIS & ME by Deanne Phillips My name is Deanne Phillips and I have Myasthenia Gravis. Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune condition which means grave muscle weakness. It affects the eyes which is known as Ocular MG or general MG, and that affects the whole body. My diagnosis of MG in 2014 was a relief and a life changer. My initial diagnosis of Ocular

JUNE IS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AWARENESS MONTH by What is Myasthenia Gravis? Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular disease which derives its name from the Latin and Greek words meaning “grave muscle weakness”. The disease is characterised by abnormal weakness of voluntary muscles (those controlled by will). This weakness increases with activity and decreases with periods

TALKING ABOUT TBTUBERCULOSIS TENETS by Nick Nunes What do all the Brontë sisters, John Keats, Chopin, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Simón Bolívar, and famed cowboy John Henry “Doc” Holliday have in common? They all suffered from an infectious disease that we rarely hear about today—consumption (as they would know it), tuberculosis or TB to the 21st century. Even though

Say NO to drugs! We’ve been hearing this message for a decades and since then, many new illegal drugs have emerged, and others have waned in popularity, but are still used. The National Council for Substance Abuse clarifies for Better Health readers the different ‘new’ types that are in vogue today. What are Synthetic Drugs? The term synthetic drugs can refer to those drugs that are

Dear Doc With all the volcanic ash we are constantly breathing in, even though we are wearing masks, how will those fine particles affect our nostrils and membranes? Sometimes I can feel the dust between my teeth and it feels crunchy. That can’t be good. Will it affect our stomach? Could it lead to cancer? Would it affect people who already have bad health conditions? - Scared Dear Concerned

Dear Doc, I never thought I would be writing to you, but here I am. You seem, from your responses, to be a sensitive and caring person. I am writing to ask you to explain why one of my nostrils hurt. I found that in the last week when I pressed my nose bridge I flinched in pain because the pressure hurt inside my left nostril. I’ve not been blowing my nose very hard, though I had a slight congestion.