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Should marijuana be used for medicinal purposes? We obviously aren't the first to ask this question as the nation debates the use of the famous Jamaican herb. But if ankylosing…
Charis is a Californian, advocate, activist, avid biker, blogger, and model. She was awarded the 2014 Progress in Policy Award by the Arthritis Foundation, Pacific Region last December for her efforts…
I can't tell you how many conversations I've heard between someone living with a chronic illness and a skeptic who is simply baffled by what they are hearing. To many…
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Think you know all there is to know about ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Think again. New research has revealed that people with AS are at a greater risk for having acute anterior…
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Lisa Marie Basile finds living with an auto-immune disease frustrating. She also had a hard time getting a diagnosis because, as she says, "...many autoimmune disorders don't come with a…
Franklin Gutierrez is back! After dealing with the long road of recovery from his Ankylosing Spondylitis diagnosis, which we detailed here, Gutierrez made his first MLB start June 24th, 2015…
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Living the dream as a future baseball All Star, Franklin Gutiérrez, a.k.a. "Guti" was on top of the world. In 2000 the Cleveland Indians signed amateur free agent Franklin Gutiérrez,…
Doctors at Global Hospitals in Mumbai, India, have achieved a rare feat in spinal surgery. For the first time, an expert team of surgeons performed minimal access spine surgery on…
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If you are considering pregnancy while managing ankylosing spondylitis, you may have a lot of questions, such as will you have the typical back pain that most pregnant women have, or…
At one point, gold-medal winning Singapore swimmer Clement Lim was bedridden for two days because he has Ankylosing Spondylitis, or A.S. "I was actually quite afraid that I'd never be…
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