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A Rose to Marc Siegel for "Who's in Charge?"
A rose to Dr. Marc Siegel for his <i>Washington Post</i> column, "Who's in Charge? It's Your Care: Take Control of It..."

A Rose to Dr. John Claude Krusz
It's my pleasure to present Dr. John Claude Krusz with a "Rose" of thanks and deepest appreciation. Three years ago this month, Dr. Krusz and I launched the Ask the Clinician section of our site. Since that first column, Dr. Krusz and I have answered and published more than 1,000 questions from our readers....

A Rose to MedicAlert!
Today, I present a Rose of thanks and praise to the MedicAlert Foundation International for their assistance to those caught in the path of Hurricane Katrina. Not only are they answering the huge volume of calls for information they're receiving as a result of Katrina and doing it well, they're offering extra assistance to their members affected by Katrina...

A ROSE to Robert J. Cihak for his column!
This morning, my husband forwarded me a column entitled "The War Against Pain-treating Drugs: Another Failed Prohibition" from the Jewish World Review. Dr. Cihak makes many wonderful statements in this column, and I truly hope you'll go read this superbly written commentary. He said, "The humanitarian struggle against addiction has evolved into a war against effective treatment of chronic pain."

An Onion to the FDA: Let our DOCTORS practice medicine for us!
Today, I present an onion in the form of two questions -- Why doesn't the FDA let our doctors determine what's best for us and practice medicine? Why do they think we must be protected from ourselves? Here's why I as these questions. After acquiring supposed new information that serious and potentially fatal adverse reactions can occur when Palladone (hydromorphone hydrochloride)...

Roses to Yahoo! Migraine, AHS, Cathleen Henning
Today is a great day because I find myself in the position of awarding not one, but three Roses! For building awareness that Migraine is a disease, not a headache, Roses go to the Yahoo! discussion group "Migraine," the American Headache Society, and Cathleen Henning...

An Onion to a Professor; A Rose to a Court
We have a both an Onion and a Rose this week, both from the same situation. The Onion goes to George Mason University constitutional law professor Nelson Lund who refused to make accommodations for a Carin Constantine, a Migraineur who had a severe Migraine during the final exam... A Rose goes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond for deciding in Carin's favor...

Nominate a ROSE or an ONION!
Now's your chance! Do you know of a person, organization, or event that deserves a thank you or a kick in the butt? Why not make a Rose or Onion nomination? Just send me an email with your nomination. If I use it, I'll publish your name or keep it private, whichever you prefer.

A Blooming Onion to Larry King Live!
I have a problem. I've thought about the Larry King Live show from April 26 on Migraine Disease, read the transcript of the show, and read all of your feedback. While I'd like to give them a Rose for doing a show on the subject, I'd also like to give them an Onion for some of the content of and fallout from the show. Thus, I've combined the two and present Larry King Live with a Blooming Onion!

An ONION to the Producers of NBC's Today Show
Today, I am presenting an Onion to the producers of NBC's Today Show. We all know the problems we encounter because our headaches and Migraine disease are invisible illnesses. This involves polycyctic kidney disease, another invisible disease... Steven Cojocaru was terminated from the Today Show because he planned to go on the Oprah Show to discuss his experience with kidney transplantation...

A Rose to: Dr. David Biondi
I'm pleased to present a rose to Dr. David Biondi of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston. Not long ago, one of our forum members was looking for help in the Boston area. I suggested Dr. Biondi. Yesterday, I was thrilled to see her post on our forum... "He (Dr. Biondi) is all about finding the root of the problem and attacking it. As opposed to the others who just want to mask it…"

Rose or Onion? Terri Schiavo and the Politicians? YOU Decide.
ROSE or ONION? Obviously, Terri Schiavo's situation has been on the minds of many people lately. Mrs. Schiavo's brother in-law was asked why he thought so many politicians were getting involved. He believes they are getting involved for purely political reasons, to influence voters. Visit the forum to vote in our poll, where you, my readers, decide if these politicians deserve a ROSE or an ONION.

ONION! FDA Seizes PRESCRIBED meds from Reimportation Program
Many people feel the FDA has gone too far this time. I-Save Rx is a program that five states set up with CanaRx, a Canadian pharmacy benefit manager that provides access to 45 pharmacies and Rx drug wholesalers in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland so patients can, with a prescription from their doctor, order their prescription medications at lower prices than available in U.S. pharmacies...