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Advantage, Wozniacki: Tennis star on taking charge of life with RA
Tennis great Caroline Wozniacki won 30 professional titles and held the No. 1 ranking in the world for over 70 weeks from 2010 to 2011....
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Biking, Pilates, and yoga: How one woman stays active
April is always on the go. She loves to hike and ride her bike to and from work, and went...
Low Back Pain
Why does your back hurt?
Identifying the cause of low back pain has become a frequent challenge for medical professionals. It is also what has...
Low Back Pain
How to manage low back pain before it gets worse
Low back pain is often hard to avoid. Many jobs require long periods of sitting or other types of activities...
Low Back Pain
Skin 101: Identifying common conditions
Skin: It's our body's largest organ. It protects us by keeping fluids in and harmful microbes out. Sometimes,...
Skin Conditions
Vitiligo: What you need to know
Vitiligo is a skin condition affecting roughly one in 100 people in the U.S. It causes areas of skin to...
Vitiligo
Treating vitiligo: Studies look for long-term options
"Many people believe that vitiligo is a rare disease," says National Institutes of Health-supported researcher John E. Harris, M...
Vitiligo
Finding self-confidence with vitiligo
Tonja Johnson was 41 years old when she noticed a small, white spot on her leg. It wasn't long before...
Vitiligo
Close to home: NIH researcher and alopecia patient seeks a cure
Angela Christiano, Ph.D., is not a typical researcher. Dr. Christiano studies a hair loss disease called alopecia areata. She...
Alopecia Areata
"It doesn’t define you": Living with alopecia areata
Brittney Hammond was 8 years old when her hair started falling out. Her cousin was the first one to see the...
Alopecia AreataPersonal Story
A family battle with scleroderma
Joy Blanc, 34, lives in the Bay Area of California with her husband and daughter. She was diagnosed with scleroderma and...
Scleroderma, Personal Story
Struggling for answers: A patient’s scleroderma journey
It took Dee Burlile four frustrating, painful years to find out that all the symptoms she had been suffering from...
Scleroderma, Personal Story