Josephine Schel LCSW

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• The Lupus Foundation of America’s Outstanding Achievements

  Not only can lupus be painful, but it also can damage the skin, organs, and joints. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that is chronic or has signs lasting more than six weeks and are often with patients for many years.Lupus means that something is wrong with the immune systems, which fights off...

• Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at Age 32. And Then She Lost her Job

  Adapting to a diagnosis of cancer is incredibly difficult. It feels like your world is being turned upside down, and it can be hard to look toward the future with anything but dread. This became even harder for Heather Caro when she lost her job immediately after learning of her cancer.From nurse to...

• Diarrhea: When to Call a Doctor

  Diarrhea is an unwelcome digestive woe that lasts for 2 to 3 days and generally goes away itself. If it lasts more than 3 to 4 days, it becomes a matter of concern. Diarrhea lasting for more days than usual may be a sign of severity and it can be life-threatening if not treated properly. If someone...

• Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms, and Management

  Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia that develops in people with very less or no contact with any medical setting such as a hospital or clinic. Most of the time, the people who are infected with CAP are healthy individuals.Background of the DiseaseFour million cases...

• Long Commutes May Lead to Poor Health

  A study published in, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, shows that people who commute long distances to work tend to have poor health. People who traveled more than 15 miles a day were more likely to be obese and had more belly fat, when compared to people who traveled less than 5 miles to...

• What Are The Signs And Symptoms of Pleurisy?

  Pleurisy: What Is It?Pleurisy or pleuritis is the inflammation of the membranes that line your lungs and the inside of your chest wall. The pleura are made of two layers – the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. The visceral pleura line your lungs, and the parietal pleura line the inside of...