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Chemo Therpy - 21st Century Bloodletting?

My mother has stage 4 melanoma, was diagnosed in stage 3 when she was 73ish. She has been through...

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Questions About Depression

WebMD is putting together a segment on our site called Depression TV, which will be a talk radio-type...

Posted by Andie_WebMD_Staff

WebMD is putting together a segment on our site called Depression TV, which will be a talk radio-type format where a DJ provides a member question to an expert on Depression, and that expert or experts answer.

If you have questions about depression that you'd like to submit for consideration, please send them to exchangemanagement@webmd.net with the subject line "Depression TV", and be sure to include your WebMD member screen name. We will gather all of our member's questions and submit them to the Depression TV folks.

Below is a list of some of the topics for which we're looking for questions, but your question does not have to adhere to these topics. It can be unique.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Take care,

Andie and the WebMD Health Exchange Staff

Diagnosis. How do I recognize symptoms it? (anecdotal &/or clinical tests)
Causes. Physical, disease- or injury-related causes.
Heredity & Depression
Lifestyle & depression (smoking, alcohol, drugs)
Talking about depression (w/ friends or spouses)
Talking cures
Support systems
Age & depression
Gender differences
Maintaining one's regime of meds
Medical treatment (how pills work, only talk in scientific drug class, no brand names)
Alternative treatments
Myths about depression
Obesity & depression
History of depression
Depression & other health risks
Sleep & depression
Importance of Exercise
Children & depression
Pregnancy & medication
Postpartum, PTSD, seasonal &/or other "types" of depression
Coping with medication side effects (weight gain, dry mouth)
Prominence of depression in urban environments
Do therapists get depressed?
Depression, treatment and/or therapy in popular culture
Bottoming out, suicide, prevalence of chronic depression
Work-related issues - Unemployment
Family issues - Recognizing depression in family members. How to approach?
Relationship issues
Sex & Depression

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New to the caregiver exchange

I`m really glad to find this sometimes I feel like I`m in alone with my husband .I wonder if anyone...

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ovarian cancer

My sister has ovarian cancer and has taken all the chemo she can take. She is now on morphine for the pain....

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wish she could comeback.

Hi, my wife was diagnosed with altz. about 3 yrs ago.she is on arocept,namenda and effextor for the mood...

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Hi, I am a new caregiver

Just wanted to tell everyone my story. I am 30 and my dad is 65- going on 90. His health problems are way...

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Dealing with grief after being caregiver

Just lost my elderly Mom to Alzheimers/Vascular Dementia a few weeks go...was her caregiver for some time...

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Please Welcome Andie!

I wanted to let you know that as of tomorrow (April 22nd), Andie would be the new moderator for...

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Low Vitamin D Levels & Cognitive Decline

"Two new studies add to evidence that older people with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely...

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Poking my head in

Just poking my head in to say hello. Mama is down to a weight she hasn't been since I was a child....

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OAB/Incontinence Volunteers Needed

We are seeking volunteers to be interviewed for a feature article on how people with OAB deal with...

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My mom had a stroke and is on a feeding tube, cann...

that is not been cleaned out at all by nursing home aides. I am afraid she is going to choke to death...

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How do I cope with my Mother making passes at my H...

Mother has Alzheimers. She makes passes at my Husband by rubbing his arm or trying to hold his hand and...

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alzheimer's schizophrenia??

My 83 year old mother was just diagnosed with schizophrenia caused by her alzheimer's. Has anyone else ever...

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Louise_ how's Mom?

Louise, I always take heart in reading your stories about your mom...I have a feeling I will be in your...

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My mother in-law was diagnosed w/alzhimers 8/09. S...

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Take the Poll

Is this normal progression of disease?
What action should we take?

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Updates Based on YOUR Feedback!

Hello WebMD Members! We are thrilled to share with you some changes that have been made to WebMD...

Posted by Byroney_WebMD_Staff

Hello WebMD Members!

We are thrilled to share with you some changes that have been made to WebMD Health Exchange due to some of the wonderful feedback you all have given us.

First of all, you’ll notice that we’ve changed the top of the What’s Happening Now page so that See All Discussions, Tips, and Resources are right at your fingertips. These links will take you to our index pages, which read much more like our old message boards. We’ve also made our posting button at the top larger, and it drops down so you can choose which type of content you want to post.
You’ll also notice that we’ve added some more spacing to the posts themselves, making them less bunched up and easier to read.
AND, we’ve increased the posts per page from 15 to 30.

Along with that, you’ll see that now when you respond to another member’s post, it will say Member_1 replied to Member_2’s response. If you click on the word “response” you’ll be taken back to the original post you responded to so that you can continue reading the thread from there.

When we launched, the option to add a member story on the WebMD Moderated Exchanges was left off. That has been added back in, and you can begin crafting your stories now!

You should also begin to notice that it isn’t taking quite as long for your messages to show up. The problem has not gone away completely. Our tech folks are still working on a final fix. However, you should only have to wait 60 seconds or less to see your post appear on the What’s Happening Now feed. If you’re posting from the See All Discussions or any other index page, your post should show up immediately.

We also fixed a defect that was frustrating many of our members. After you joined an Exchange, created your member story, and then voted on a poll you would often be unjoined from the Exchange and your member story would disappear. This issue has been resolved, and you should now remain joined to the Exchange after voting on a poll.

We hope you enjoy these changes. You’ve given us some great feedback. We’re listening, and these are just the first of the fixes and additions to come. Our tech team is already working on several more changes based on your suggestions and comments.

Please keep writing to let us know what you like, what you don’t, and share your suggestions for the future.

Yours in Health,

The WebMD Health Exchange StaffView Thread

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Welcome to the Caregiving Exchange!

Greetings and welcome to your new home at the WebMD Caregiving Health Exchange! I hope you found...

Posted by Byroney_WebMD_Staff

Take the Poll

To get to know each other a little better, here's a poll to start you off.

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Your Community

Dear Members, We announced yesterday that we’re going to be launching our new WebMD Health Exchange...

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Please Read!

Dear Members, At 12:00 PM Eastern Time tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 25), our WebMD message boards will go to...

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Exchanges This Week!

Dear Members, On Friday, February 26th WebMD is going to bring you the new WebMD Health Exchange! This...

Posted by unknown

Dear Members,

On Friday, February 26th WebMD is going to bring you the new WebMD Health Exchange!

This next stage of community here at WebMD has been created to provide our members with access to MORE expert feedback on a diverse group of health and wellness topics and to offer members the chance to customize their community to better fit their own needs.

On Thursday, Feb. 25, at noon our current message boards will be put into a read-only state, which means if you visit you’ll be able to read the posts, but not add new messages. The boards will remain read-only through Friday, Feb. 26, and will be completely down for a few hours as we port over the content from boards into the new Exchanges.

On the evening of February 26th, The WebMD Health Exchange will open its doors to our members and the public.

Any bookmarks that you have set for message boards will redirect you to your new space within The WebMD Health Exchange. If you do not have your favorite board links saved, you may want to do so before Thursday, Feb. 25. And don’t worry, if your board is being migrated, your posts from the last 12 months will be waiting for you in your new Exchanges!

Most of our boards will come over to Exchanges. However, some of our boards will be closed down.

We will be posting individually to all our message boards tomorrow to let you know where you will go to find your WebMD message board friends. If your board is not porting over we’ll direct you to the place that best fits your needs.

Here is some information that may be helpful to you as we begin this transition:

Profile Photos Members can now upload their profile photos from their Registration Profile page. You can access that page from boards by looking in the top right corner of the page and click on Manage Account. If you want your photo or image to show up on all your past posts as well as you new posts in The WebMD Health Exchange, you will want to upload your image by end of day, Wednesday, Feb. 24.

Uploading your profile photo/image can also enter you in the WebMD Health Exchange Profile Photo Upload Sweepstakes. The monthly grand prize is $1000 cash! Visit the new Registration Profile page to upload your photo today!

Save Your Persona! Don’t forget to save your My Persona information, as well as your list of favorite discussions, to a file on your computer. You may want to use a text file format, such as Notepad to make it easier to cut and paste your information into your new Exchange profile. This information won’t be saved by WebMD, and won’t be accessible after the new platform launches.

Your Own Public or Invitation-Only Exchanges In addition to more than 100 public Exchanges - many with leading health experts - that will be available, you can also create your own Exchange. Make it public or invitation-only; national or local; open to anyone who wants to join or just for you and your family or friends. The WebMD Health Exchange has all of the features to set it apart as the place where YOUR friends, family, and others like you come for health information. So get ready to create your own space, and claim your turf!

If the board you currently belong to is going away, you can build your own Exchange on that topic and invite your WebMD friends to join you there.

While you’re waiting for The WebMD Health Exchange to launch, keep an eye on our community blog to get a sneak peek at what it all will look like. And once it is launched, we will be having live guided sessions on how you can use the WebMD Health Exchanges to get help and give help.

Be sure to direct any questions, comments, or concerns to us at exchangemanagement@webmd.net.

Yours in Health,

The WebMD Community StaffView Thread

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New Name for Community!

Dear WebMD Members, We’ve been providing you with tidbits about the new features that are coming, and we’re...

Posted by unknown

Dear WebMD Members,

We’ve been providing you with tidbits about the new features that are coming, and we’re excited to finally announce the name of our new community service – The WebMD Health Exchange!

The WebMD Health Exchange will offer you a highly interactive and enhanced community experience that will help bring you closer to more health and wellness experts as well as others like you. In addition, The WebMD Health Exchange uses structured Discussions, Tips & Resources to gain valuable insights from the community and surfaces the conversations members find “most valuable” by measuring activity within those conversations. We’re putting the finishing touches on WebMD Health Exchange now, and we’ll be ready to debut in a few weeks.

Here are some of the new features you‘ll find:

Ability to create your own public or invitation-only spaces to connect with others Easily bookmark Discussions that interest you, with optional email alerts to keep you up to date Create your own polls to see how others feel about issues that are important to you Share Tips and Resources, rate the most helpful, and find them at your fingertips. Create a specific profile for each Exchange you join so others can learn more about you and you can learn more about others Get feedback and read Tips from more experts than ever before

Expanded Expert Guidance

WebMD message boards already feature a group of outstanding professionals who provide insights and support. When we roll out the new Exchange you’ll still see those familiar faces – as well as a host of new experts joining our Exchanges to provide feedback on topics like arthritis, skin care, patient advocacy, and beyond.

More Than a Message Board In Exchanges you’ll be able to do more than post a Discussion. You’ll also be able to post Tips and share helpful Resources links that you’ve found around the Web. You also can create your own polls and view the results as others chime in!

What about your current board posts? Don’t worry. The information posted in the last year on our boards will not be lost. In the coming days we’ll share how to find the content of your favorite message boards in the new WebMD Health Exchange.

Not only will you find the topics you enjoy on our boards today, but you’ll also be able to create your own unique groups on the topics of your choice! The Exchanges you create can either be public or private enabling you the control you’ve requested.

Save Your Persona! You’ll want to save your My Persona/Profile information to a document on your own computer system. This information won’t be saved by WebMD, and won’t be accessible after the new platform launches. By storing your persona, you can use it to populate your NEW Exchange Member Profiles.

Also, any images that you upload to your current Persona page will not follow you to Exchanges. Be sure to upload an image to your Registration Profile (see more below) page so you will have your chosen image in place when the new WebMD Health Exchange launches.

WebMD Profile Photo Upload Sweepstakes You will now visit your Member Account Page (find it by clicking on the My Account link on the upper right) to upload and change your Profile Photo. This photo or image will follow you wherever you post within the WebMD Health Exchange, enabling you to be a highly visible Exchange member.

Uploading your profile image will also enter you in WebMD’s monthly Profile Photo Upload Sweepstakes, where the grand prize each month is $1000 cash! You can change your photo out each month to re-enter the sweepstakes. If you enter or change your profile photo or image before Feb. 28, 2010 you will be entered into the February sweepstakes. Visit the new Registration Profile page to upload your photo and enter today!

The WebMD Health Exchange has all of the features to set it apart as the place where you, your friends, family and others come for information and support. We can’t wait to share this experience with all of you! Be on the lookout for more details soon.

While many things in community will soon be new, our staff will still be here to offer you the help and support you need. Be sure to direct any questions, comments, or concerns to us at webmdcommunity@webmd.net.

Yours in Health, The WebMD Community StaffView Thread

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New Community Coming

Dear Members, Within the next month your WebMD Community will be expanding to offer you all some wonderful...

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Bedsores

So much I want to say after reading other posts, but for now I'm going to stick with my original reason. I...

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Yay

Had a great appointment with my mother's PCP yesterday-she loved how organized I was and that I was making my...

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How to Keep Your Heart Healthy?

February is American Hearth Month and WebMD is gearing up for special coverage. And—of course -- we need your...

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