Health Corner

Saturday, June 11 and October 15, 2005
9:30 a.m. / 8:30 a.m. Central
Show 216

Are fibromyalgia sufferers doomed to live their lives in unrelenting pain? "Not at all, new drugs and combined treatments are helping patients lead normal lives," according to Dr. Daniel Wallace, leading rheumatologist and author of All About Fibromyalgia. Later, Dr. Lisa sits one-on-one with Lynne Matallana, fibromyalgia sufferer and founder of the National Fibromyalgia Association, who urges other sufferers not to give up hope. "With a positive attitude life will get better," she says. In this Health Corner, we meet Dr. Karin Muraszko, a tenacious woman who overcame her physical disability of spina bifida to rise to be Chair of the Michigan University Neurosurgeon Department. Then, Alex Boylan revisits flavor genius chef Anette Grecchi Gray at Yiko in Walt Disney's Animal Kingdom where she simmers barley risotto with soybeans and spinach. Jill Repp points out the positive rewards of pet ownership. Plus, Florida Perry Smith on the right skin and hair care products for every season.