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Month: June 2017

Ask your Senators to vote NO on the Senate Healthcare Repeal Bill

ACTION ALERT Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the Senate version of health reform legislation entitled The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The bill was slated for…

ICA attends its first US Patient Day Symposium hosted by Grunenthal

ICA executive director, Lee Lowery, and board member, Jane Elsten, represented ICA at the “US Patient Day Symposium” hosted by Grunenthal. The aim of the Symposium was to identify issues…

Interstitial Cystitis Featured in Whole Foods Magazine

Whole Foods Magazine published an article entitled Urologic Health – Understanding the category and what your inventory has to offer. The article features the most common urologic diseases, including interstitial…

The ABCs of IC and PT

From the Winter 2016 issue of the ICA Update. What is the Pelvic Floor? The pelvic floor is a shorthand term for the muscles, ligaments, and tissue that support the…

2017-Spring

Spring 2017 ICA Update Available Online

The ICA Update is our award-winning magazine with in-depth stories about IC research, treatment, and lifestyle issues. The latest issue, entitled “Human Relations” includes articles on how family, friends, and coworkers…

ICA Educational Survey

ICA is conducting a survey of people associated with IC and could use your help answering some questions to determine how to help educate any potential missed audiences on the…

Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Now Accepting Applications

The funding opportunity announcements for the FY 2017 Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) have been released by the Department of Defense (DoD). And thanks to ICA’s advocacy efforts on Capitol…

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Navigating Disability

From the Summer 2016 issue of the ICA Update. All too often, interstitial cystitis robs people of their lives—and their livelihoods. Financial support is available for those suffering from the…

To All Who Need to Apply for Disability

I’m writing on behalf of all the women and men battling interstitial cystitis (IC) every single day of our lives. Let me take you through our (my) world.  Let me…

2017-Spring

Spring 2017 Issue of the ICA Update is in the Mail

The ICA Update is an award-winning magazine with in-depth stories about interstitial cystitis (IC) research, treatment, and lifestyle issues. The ICA Update is a benefit of donors who give $50…