Meet Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan is a Governing Body Member of Chronic Pain Ireland and a Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis patient herself. We got in touch during the preparations of a joint webinar on Chronic Pain and access to new treatments, powered by FindMeCure Foundation and Chronic Pain Ireland. We were amazed to hear how she found her own way…
Clinical research studies are bringing us closer to finding a cure for Multiple sclerosis. This is the motto of 2018 World MS Day. Its agenda under the hashtag #bringinguscloser is very similar to FindMeCure’s mission - building a bridge between patients and the world of medical research. Naturally, we decided to take part in the campaign by spreading the knowledge…
Although it appears as an unpleasant but generally tame condition, the butterfly-like facial rash for which it’s known is not the end-all of Lupus. Due to the nature of the autoimmune disease, it can fatally damage important organs and systems, kidney malfunction being the leading cause of Lupus-associated morbidity. And even though clinical trials have proven the efficacy of combined…
Asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are hard to set apart, because of the similarities they share. Both are diseases related to the respiratory system with common symptoms and even treatments. On World Asthma Day, however, we at FindMeCure would like to dispel some common misconceptions in order to raise awareness of asthma and respiratory conditions in general. It’s…
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known as GERD, is more than just acid reflux or heartburn. While all of us at some point in our lives have experienced acid reflux (stomach acid flowing up the esophagus), people who live with GERD have weakened esophagus sphincter and report frequent mild to severe acid reflux, heartburn and chest pain. Those of you reading,…
8th of March was chosen to be International Women's Day in 1910 on the International Women’s conference as a way to commemorate the women’s struggle for political rights. But did you know that this year 8th of March coincides with World Kidney Day and 2018’s WKD Theme is Kidney health awareness and women? We at FindMeCure are especially excited since…
