Leah West LMSW

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• The Risks of Oxycodone for Fibromyalgia Patients

  Fibromyalgia is difficult to identify, diagnose, and treat. Its symptoms are strikingly similar to other diseases that cause excessive fatigue, stress, and depression. People without the disease normally do not understand it. However, awareness around the disease is slowly improving.In the past,...

• No, People with Cystic Fibrosis Are Not Contagious

  It takes so much time and energy for someone with cystic fibrosis to just get through daily meds, treatments, and increased caloric intake.And, on deciding whether to do daily exercise or skip it (for one more day).You’re supposed to go out for a family gathering, but you’re so exhausted you may...

• Actress Mindy Cohn Reveals 5-Year Fight Against Breast Cancer

  Many may remember her as the dark-haired girl in the popular 80s sitcom, The Facts of Life. On screen, she can be seen portraying the woe and trials of being a teenager.More than 30 years later, she shares with the public that she's been enduring a much harder battle in her life. In 2012, Mindy was...

• Treating Lyme Disease

  Lyme disease is a nasty infection that can progress to a chronic debilitating disease with life-threatening complications if left untreated.Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of a four-legged tick, which is also known as the deer tick or the bear tick. The tick has to be in the nymphal...

• Platelet-Rich Plasma Helps to Treat Tennis Elbow

  The findings from a new study indicate that the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is better for healing tennis elbow, when compared to the conventional corticosteroids. Platelet-rich plasma is still a controversial treatment for tendon injuries. Tendon injuries take time to heal as the blood supply...

• Is Breast Cancer Ever Preventable?

  Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, but there are certain practices that can significantly reduce your risk, even in high-risk women. Many of these practices are easy lifestyle changes for most women. Recent evidence shows that breast cancer will affect 1 in 8 women in the...