FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PatientsLikeMe Continues Report Series on Real-World Patient Experiences with Multiple Sclerosis Medications CAMBRIDGE, MA – November 3, 2011 – In the second report of a series on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease modifying therapies (DMTs), PatientsLikeMe reveals that MS patients perceive Copaxone as having comparable efficacy and tolerability profiles to the interferon therapies… Continue reading MS PATIENTS PERCEIVE COPAXONE EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY AS COMPARABLE TO REBIF AND AVONEX
Remembering My Sister Linda: An Interview with Diabetes Patient Michael Burke (Part I)
As we’ve discussed in recent blog posts, November is American Diabetes Month. To help you learn about diabetes from a patient’s point of view, we interviewed Michael Burke, a PatientsLikeMe member who writes “Life on the T List”, a blog about his life as a diabetic before and after a kidney transplant. But as you’ll soon… Continue reading Remembering My Sister Linda: An Interview with Diabetes Patient Michael Burke (Part I)
American Diabetes Month Kicks Off with “T1 Day”
As we mentioned in our blog about the “Calling All Types” campaign last week, November is American Diabetes Month. Today, November 1st, is also “T1 Day,” a new event sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to raise awareness about type 1 diabetes (previously known as juvenile diabetes), which is often diagnosed in children,… Continue reading American Diabetes Month Kicks Off with “T1 Day”
Competing Against MS: An Interview with MLR
PatientsLikeMe member MLR was an avid BMX (Bicycle Motocross), MTB (Mountain Bike Racing) and Motocross athlete his entire life – until he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) last year. After having to give up the sport he loved, MLR began to suffer from depression. Today, however, he’s happy to report that he’s racing again… Continue reading Competing Against MS: An Interview with MLR
What Patients Are Saying About Physical Therapy
Mobile. Active. Independent. How close are you or the patient in your life to those attributes? October is National Physical Therapy Month, which is designed the highlight the role of physical therapy (PT) in restoring and improving motion. According to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the benefits can include enhanced quality of life as… Continue reading What Patients Are Saying About Physical Therapy
How’s Your HDL and LDL?
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, which means it’s a good time to find out your total cholesterol levels as well as your HDL (“good” cholesterol) and LDL (“bad” cholesterol) levels. Have you had them checked in the last five years? More than 102 million Americans have a total cholesterol level at or above 200… Continue reading How’s Your HDL and LDL?
TWO OUT OF THREE PATIENTS REPORT DISCONTINUING TYSABRI WITHOUT DOCTORS’ ADVICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWO OUT OF THREE PATIENTS REPORT DISCONTINUING TYSABRI WITHOUT DOCTORS’ ADVICE PatientsLikeMe Releases First in Series of Reports on Real-World Patient Experiences with Top Multiple Sclerosis Drugs CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — September 22, 2011 — In the first report of a series on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease modifying therapies(DMTs), PatientsLikeMe reveals that nearly two-thirds (64%)… Continue reading TWO OUT OF THREE PATIENTS REPORT DISCONTINUING TYSABRI WITHOUT DOCTORS’ ADVICE
What Patients Are Saying About Yoga
Never done a downward dog? Now is your chance. September is National Yoga Awareness Month, a grassroots campaign to inspire a healthy lifestyle. As part of this national observance, those who have never experienced yoga can try it for free for a week at more than 1,600+ participating studios. Also, beginners and veterans alike are… Continue reading What Patients Are Saying About Yoga
What Do You Know About Celiac Disease?
Gluten-free products are now readily available in many grocery stories – and for good reason. One in 133 Americans has celiac disease, an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the villi of the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food. As a result, people with celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein… Continue reading What Do You Know About Celiac Disease?
Scoring with ATEC on PatientsLikeMe: New Feature for Patients with Autism
When we expanded PatientsLikeMe from serving a couple dozen conditions to serving several hundred overnight, we realized very quickly that our work was only just beginning. Since that early morning in April, our members (and staff) have added a lot more data to the system, including core symptom groups and commonly prescribed treatment surveys for… Continue reading Scoring with ATEC on PatientsLikeMe: New Feature for Patients with Autism