James E. Dowd, M.D., F.A.C.R., is Associate Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University and the founder and director of boththe Arthritis Institute of Michigan and the Michigan Arthritis Research Center. Dr. Dowd'sboard certifications include general internalmedicine, adult rheumatology, and pediatricrheumatology. He has been widely publishedin the professional literature and has beeninterviewed on TV and radio.

Diane Stafford has written, cowritten, oredited more than twelve books, including Migraines For Dummies and No More Panic Attacks.