Ask MomRN Show: Actress Vicki Lawrence

Vicki Lawrence is no stranger to being quick on her feet and playing off improv lines on stage. But when the comedienne and Emmy® Award-winning actress was diagnosed with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU), a form of chronic hives without a known cause, she was caught off-guard. Now, Vicki is partnering with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Genentech to share her experience with CIU to encourage people to have a robust and meaningful dialogue with their medical specialist as part of a new national campaign called CIU & You.

Diabetes is a demanding disease that requires day-to-day and hour-by-hour management. Now, there is new, integrated technology to help millions of Americans living with diabetes better manage their disease. Diabetes advocate Kerri Sparling, author of Six Until Me, a diabetes patient blog, has been living with type 1 diabetes for over 27 years. Kerri and diabetes management expert Dr. Korey Hood will tell us about this new technology.

Did you know pediatric dental disease, aka severe tooth decay, is one of the most prevalent, chronic, and untreated illnesses affecting American children? Dr. Steven Chussid, director of pediatric dentistry at Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine in NYC, will join us to share healthy dental habits from infancy to adulthood.

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