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Another word about the Health Group 30 MineralMan Dec 2012 Thursday 12 52777

Please Read before Posting in the Health Group! 0 MineralMan Feb 2012 Dec 2011 0 59250

Aloha e DU. I am tasked with recording the +/- on a percutaneous gastric feeding tube or nasogastric feeding tube 12 mahina Saturday Sunday 5 539

Black Plastic in Kitchen Utensils, Toys, Food Containers Linked to Banned Toxic Flame Retardants 10 appalachiablue Sunday Sunday 53 2446

Gallbladder-free I was bad today 11 XanaDUer2 Thursday Thursday 3 470

Physical Therapist Shows How to Walk Correctly 5 ihaveaquestion Thursday Thursday 15 1341

Hemorroidectomy 20 CTyankee Oct 8 Thursday 3 735

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity's Stealthy Takeover of Health Care 🥼 2 appalachiablue Thursday Thursday 8 425

PPI's for acid reflux- anyone here take them? 21 Peregrine Took Sep 25 Thursday 0 793

Inflammaging Is Chronic, Stealthy and Can Be a Serious Threat to Your Health - WSJ 2 question everything Oct 9 Oct 9 7 699

Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong reading, study finds 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 7 Oct 8 12 676

Pyoderma Gangrenosum 17 Ptah Jun 2024 Oct 4 4 915

I have 1 day left of hydrocodone and the small pharmacy I go to just told me they cancelled it - 12 Maraya1969 Sep 30 Sep 30 2 954

Why Is EVERYONE Quitting Keto & Carnivore in 2024? 4 Quixote1818 Sep 17 Sep 30 1 725

Long Covid recovery success story - also many sources of information 15 Pluvious Sep 28 Sep 29 20 954

(H) US Hospital Chain Vows to Cancel Medical Debt for Thousands of Patients (After Getting Caught) 2 appalachiablue Sep 26 Sep 26 1 447

Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn't. 7 Cattledog Sep 25 Sep 25 20 850

Spinal Anesthesia 3 maspaha Sep 24 Sep 25 3 308

My copay for Paxlovid (to treat Covid) was $10. The insurace paid $1400! 3 question everything Sep 24 Sep 25 3 340

Drug-resistant typhoid is the final warning sign 0 cbabe Sep 24 Sep 24 15 491

On Crackpots and Cancer: RFK Jr and agency appointments 0 Betty Boom Sep 23 Sep 23 7 250

Update on How to manage ear wax build-up and improving hearing 10 Joinfortmill Sep 23 Sep 23 16 1019

10 Ways To Reduce Your Microplastic Intake At Home 8 appalachiablue Sep 21 Sep 21 14 676

US Healthcare Fail, Ranks Last Rich Nations, Spends More, Amer Die Youngest, Most Avoidable Deaths 8 appalachiablue Sep 20 Sep 20 6 366

3M Knew For Years That Forever Chemicals/PFAS Were Leaching Into Our Blood; Developed in 1950s 8 appalachiablue Sep 18 Sep 20 18 484

PLEASE SHARE: Kamala Harris talks abortion at GA rally: FULL SPEECH (VIDEO) 0 RandySF Sep 20 Sep 20 0 196

Top 5 Cancer-Causing Chemicals to Avoid, Prevention: EWG/Environ Working Grp, Consumer Guides 1 appalachiablue Sep 20 Sep 20 7 550

The latest Covid Vaccinations are available and I have a question. 6 surfered Sep 20 Sep 20 4 482

Gout, a painful form of arthritis, is on the rise. Avoiding red meat and alcohol can help. 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 18 Sep 19 7 428

Gullian Barre Syndrome 24 BlueKota Sep 18 Sep 18 8 1075

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3,000+ Chemicals from Food Packaging Have Infiltrated Our Bodies, + Metals, PFAS, Phthalates🍿 1 appalachiablue Sep 18 Sep 18 10 355

What is the aortic dissection crisis and how does it affect you? 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 16 Sep 16 5 692

Re Paxlovid as a treatment for Covid (Scientific American 2023) 8 Pluvious Sep 13 Sep 14 12 741

Why a Mammogram Isn't Always Enough to Rule Out Cancer 3 question everything Sep 7 Sep 11 8 470

There better be universal coverage for DENTAL 18 AKwannabe Sep 2 Sep 11 24 1049

Biology's A B*tch: 5 Reasons It's So Hard To Keep Weight Off (NPR, 2019) 5 usonian Sep 8 Sep 8 11 857

Youth E-Cigarette Use Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade 5 usonian Sep 8 Sep 8 2 412

'She Didn't Seem Right Yet': The Deadly Threat to New Mothers 4 question everything Sep 7 Sep 7 12 1088

Got my cholesterol down fast! 20 AmBlue Sep 5 Sep 6 24 1291

That 'Tadpole Water' Drink on TikTok Might Actually Have Health Benefits 2 Warpy Sep 5 Sep 5 2 363

1 in 35 People Have Covid Now. Coming for Your Right to Wear a Mask, Nassau Co, NY, North Carolina 12 appalachiablue Sep 3 Sep 4 11 776

I went for the trifecta, COVID, flu and RSV vax all at once. We'll see how I feel later. Not too bad so far. 15 brewens Sep 3 Sep 3 3 533

Masks Work. Distorting Science to Dispute the Evidence Doesn't 1 LetMyPeopleVote Sep 3 Sep 3 9 461

The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding (full documentary) 4 bucolic_frolic Aug 31 Sep 1 4 645

'Make your health insurance company cry': One woman's fight to turn the tables on insurers 1 LiberalArkie Aug 31 Aug 31 14 776

Chem Sweetener Erythritol Links, Higher Risk Stroke, Heart Attack; Aspartame Sweetener, Cancer Risk 11 appalachiablue Aug 25 Aug 30 11 876

New COVID Vaccines Arrive as Many Are Poised to Lose Access to Free Shots 3 cbabe Aug 29 Aug 29 6 520

9 people have died in connection to the listeria outbreak among Boar's Head products 2 sl8 Aug 29 Aug 29 9 602

Does anybody else have white coat hypertension or white coat syndrome? I experience it 17 sinkingfeeling Aug 28 Aug 28 8 823

Express Scripts should change their name to: You will get it when you get it scripts... 12 rogerballard Aug 28 Aug 28 5 762

What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever 0 sl8 Aug 28 Aug 28 2 460

This Is Why I'm Getting the Updated Covid Shot Next Weekend - Primary Care Doc 🥼 16 appalachiablue Aug 27 Aug 28 21 1216

The never ending Covid? 7 question everything Aug 27 Aug 28 5 657

Produce without Pesticides - Fruits & Vegetables: Consumer Reports 🍏🫑 UPF 4 appalachiablue Aug 26 Aug 27 5 1518

Gynecologists, patients focus on making procedures less painful 8 sl8 Aug 25 Aug 26 12 532

Just jogged a 5K with a heat index at 100 degrees. 7 multigraincracker Aug 26 Aug 26 6 525

I hope this post fits this forum. 4 Prairie_Seagull Aug 26 Aug 26 16 618

Infant and newborn deaths increase nearly 13% following Texas abortion ban 4 peppertree Aug 25 Aug 25 13 628

Finding a therapist who takes your insurance can be nearly impossible. 2 sl8 Aug 25 Aug 25 7 453

A Plan to Get the Poor to Eat Healthy Food--in the 1890s 0 bucolic_frolic Aug 24 Aug 24 2 531

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Olive oil wastewater heralded as new superfood 1 erronis Aug 24 Aug 24 12 657

Anybody else had gall bladder surgery? 8 Bayard Aug 24 Aug 24 1 640

Geez, a lot of maintenance for wound care. 6 no_hypocrisy Aug 24 Aug 24 11 676

Re: expired Covid test kits and false positives 9 intrepidity Aug 23 Aug 23 6 888

Meet the NIH Detectives Cracking Medicine's Toughest Cases 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 23 Aug 23 6 348

A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. These scientists are hunting for answers 1 sl8 Aug 23 Aug 23 3 368

A needle-less alternative to EpiPen has FDA approval. Will doctors prescribe it? 0 sl8 Aug 23 Aug 23 4 344

Nearly 60% of baby foods in the U.S. don't meet nutritional guidelines, study says 4 sl8 Aug 22 Aug 22 2 377

Any home remedies recommended for a mild uti? 11 Peregrine Took Aug 21 Aug 21 3 805

pain relieif for leg pain. 33 CTyankee Aug 20 Aug 21 8 1526

Microplastics Infiltrating Brain Tissue, Studies. 'Nowhere Left Untouched.' Accumulation in Human Organs 4 appalachiablue Aug 21 Aug 21 10 567

Mushroom edibles are making people sick. Scientists still don't know why 4 sl8 Aug 21 Aug 21 11 805

Started using Ashwagandha Herbal drops. 5 multigraincracker Aug 20 Aug 20 0 719

NPR: Nonprofit Hospital CEOs Earn Big $. Do Patients Benefit? Nearly 1/2 US Hosp Are Non- Profits 5 appalachiablue Aug 19 Aug 19 3 429

Knee replacement discussion 16 Buttoneer Aug 18 Aug 19 4 805

Brain Implants to Treat Epilepsy, Arthritis or Even Incontinence? They May Be Closer Than You Think 2 appalachiablue Aug 17 Aug 17 7 521

Should You Get Another Covid Shot Now? The virus is spreading, but new vaccines coming this fall ... 20 sl8 Aug 12 Aug 17 44 3171

'Tampon Tim' or Tampon Toxic? The Fight for Safe and Well-Regulated Menstrual Products 0 niyad Aug 17 Aug 17 3 304

What to know about the 'slapped cheek' virus uptick in the U.S. 0 sl8 Aug 17 Aug 17 14 954

Biden Policy Will Make 10 Popular Medicines Less Expensive For Those With Medicare, 38% -79% 3 appalachiablue Aug 15 Aug 15 6 536

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