Organization Profile: HealthCentral

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2009


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Icon Mandy Crest

Mandy Crest was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting MS in 2004 and became interested in sharing her experience with the disease. As a patient herself, Mandy knows the importance of having a supportive MS community. She is excited to be a part of...

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Icon Will Rowe - Chronic Pain

Will Rowe is the Executive Director of the American Pain Foundation, a pain patient organization that seeks to improve the quality of life of people affected by pain through education and support, advocacy, and the promotion of pain research. He...

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Icon Jan Gambino - Acid Reflux

Jan received intense, on the job training in parenting a child with acid reflux from caring for her two youngest children. This led to her involvement in the Pediatric Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER). While working with...

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Icon Gina Capone - Diabetes

Gina is the founder of www.diabetestalkfest.com. The first online diabetes website dedicated to live chats.

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Icon James Thompson, MD - Allergy

Dr. James Thompson is a board-certified allergist in a specialty group in Chicago. Thompson has practiced medicine for 18 years and has conducted clinical research and published papers on asthma and allergies. He runs a blog at...

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Icon Jerry Kennard - Anxiety

Jerry Kennard is a psychologist and academic who lives and works in the U.K. Dr Kennard is Head of Psychology at York St. John University, York, North Yorkshire. He has worked in a variety of general and specialized mental health settings. His...

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Icon Phyllis Johnson - Breast Cancer

Since her diagnosis with Stage IIIB inflammatory breast cancer in 1998, Phyllis Johnson has worked as a volunteer with several cancer support groups to spread the word that breast cancer doesn't always start with a lump.

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Icon Tressa - DiabeTeens

Tressa Bender is an energetic and opinionated Green Bay Packer fan with Type 1 diabetes. She just finished her first year of college where she is studying to be a nurse and diabetes educator. Tressa shares the ups and downs of her life with Type...

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Icon Amy Hendel - Genital Herpes

Amy Hendel is a popular and recognizable health/medical television correspondent, expert and health host as well as a full time columnist. In all, Ms. Hendel has completed over 800 live and taped segments covering medical and health topics,...

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Icon Craig Stoltz - Stop Smoking

Craig Stoltz, veteran health journalist, spent 6 years as the health editor of the Washington Post. He uses his expertise to dissect the most recent health news and tell the HealthCentral community what's really important.

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Icon Jamie Martin - Allergy

Jamie Martin is the founder and president of Meraby's Allergy Family Foods, a company dedicated to producing foods for people with common food allergies. Martin’s oldest daughter, Meredith, was diagnosed with milk and egg allergies. Jamie turned...

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Icon Kimberly Tyler - Anxiety

Kimberly Tyler is a content editor and illustrator. She worked full-time for several companies until twelve years ago when she became very ill and ultimately disabled. Kimberly has chosen to make the most of her experiences and develop an...

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Icon PJ Hamel - Breast Cancer

Since finishing breast cancer treatment six years ago, PJ Hamel’s passion has been helping other women find their way through breast cancer – from diagnosis to survivorship and everything in between.

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Icon Amy Tenderich - Diabetes

Learn a little, laugh a little with Amy Tenderich of Diabetes Mine at MyDiabetesCentral.com. Amy is a feelance journalist based in San Francisco, CA. She was diagnosed in with Type 1 diabetes in May of 2003 and takes a “cynically optimistic”...

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Icon Heather Reese - Genital Herpes

Heather Reese, MS, RD has worked in the nutrition industry for eight years. Heather has worked as a Clinical Dietitian in several hospitals around the Washington, DC metropolitan area serving a variety of patient populations. She has also served...

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Icon MAGNUM, the National Migraine Assoc. - Migraine

M.A.G.N.U.M., the National Migraine Association, was created to bring public awareness, utilizing the electronic, print and artistic mediums, to the fact that Migraine is a true biologic neurological disease. Their popular MigraineBlog assists...

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Icon Christina Bruni - Schizophrenia

Christina Bruni is a columnist and speaker who has been in remission from schizophrenia for 15 years. Over the years she has talked to hundreds of patients, family members and the general public about living well in recovery. She shares these...

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Icon Jane M. Martin - Stop Smoking

Jane M. Martin is a respiratory therapist with over twenty-five years of experience. In addition to her work in respiratory care, Jane is an accomplished author and founder and director of Breathing Better Living Well.com, a website providing...

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Icon Rick Wirtz - Anxiety

Richard G Wirtz is a psychologist who works with Chester River Behavioral Health, LLC in Chesterton, MD

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Icon Craig Stoltz - Cholesterol

Craig Stoltz is a former health editor at The Washington Post, veteran director of a variety of health websites and projects, and a recidivist blogger about health, media and web 2.0.

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Icon Ann Bartlett - Diabetes

Ann Bartlett has been living with Type 1 diabetes since the age of 5. She’s worked to understand her body and how it is affected by diabetes. Ann has integrated a regimen of bodywork, yoga, acupuncture, holistic nutrition, and traditional...

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Icon Penelope James - Genital Herpes

Penelope James is a young professional who lives and works in San Francisco, CA. She was diagnosed with genital herpes during college.

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Icon MigraineCast - Migraine

MigraineCast is a weekly podcast dedicated to Migraine disease, headaches, and related issues. It is written and produced by Teri Robert, MyMigraineConnection's Lead Expert.

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Icon Jerry Kennard - Schizophrenia

Jerry Kennard is a psychologist and academic with research and publication interests in interprofessional collaboration, mental health and wellbeing of adolescents and the psychology of men’s health. He is the Head of Psychology at York St. John...

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Icon Jim Christopher - Stop Smoking

A former smoker of thirty years, Jim Christopher was finally able to kick the habit in 1993. His stop smoking program included a combination of gradual withdrawal, exercise, and proper diet. Jim detailed his stop smoking experience in the book...

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