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Another word about the Health Group 35 MineralMan Dec 2012 Feb 6 12 59798
Please Read before Posting in the Health Group! 0 MineralMan Feb 2012 Dec 2011 0 61572
America's Self-Inflicted Doctor Shortage - PolyMatter 0 TexasTowelie Friday Friday 11 356
Tuberculosis cases have been rising as public health agencies struggle to keep up 1 douglas9 Friday Friday 6 321
It just gets better,, not really, 10 kozar Friday Friday 40 787
New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 2 Jacson6 Thursday Thursday 8 371
I am going on March 5 for spinal surgery. The pain 6 Maraya1969 Wednesday Thursday 11 394
Nurses can deliver hospital care just as well as doctors, review finds --Cochrane 8 erronis Feb 11 Wednesday 7 567
Potential 'holy grail' nasal spray that may protect against COVID-19, flu and pneumonia aims for human trials 3 SheltieLover Tuesday Wednesday 10 301
The hospital system is broken. 2 Mosby Tuesday Tuesday 14 464
Scientists say eating more of this cheese could help your memory -- yes, really 6 question everything Sunday Monday 29 1073
Women's heart attack risk rises even if arteries aren't as clogged as men's 3 lostincalifornia Monday Monday 13 537
Hydrogen Water: Extra healthy or a Hoax? 10 multigraincracker Jan 25 Sunday 0 723
It's Called the 'Fitbit for Farts'--and It's No Joke 1 question everything Feb 21 Feb 21 5 545
Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits 6 douglas9 Feb 19 Feb 21 13 599
About the weight loss drugs 5 question everything Feb 19 Feb 19 14 709
Personal Finance Guru Faces Down an Insurance Denial -- KFF News 0 erronis Feb 19 Feb 19 10 434
MD Enshittification 3 erronis Feb 17 Feb 18 9 518
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments 2 douglas9 Feb 18 Feb 18 6 390
FDA agrees to review Moderna mRNA flu vaccine in dramatic reversal 2 douglas9 Feb 18 Feb 18 6 368
Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot 3 douglas9 Feb 11 Feb 18 4 400
Study of 27.8M Americans May Have Revealed Direct Alzheimer's Cause 2 nitpicked Feb 18 Feb 18 12 861
RFK Jr: We spent $0 on chronic disease when JFK was president. 11 Eric J in MN Feb 15 Feb 16 3 777
At what age should you get a colonoscopy? What doctors say after James van der Beek's death 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 15 Feb 16 7 598
The Most Common Causes of Maternal Death May Surprise You 1 erronis Feb 15 Feb 15 10 547
Has anyone experienced thenar atrophy? Most occurances are due to CTS (carpal 5 sinkingfeeling Feb 14 Feb 14 6 460
Investors' Undervaluation of Women's Health Mirrors America's Devaluation of Women's Bodies 0 niyad Feb 14 Feb 14 5 325
"My Doctors Blamed My Itch on Perimenopause. It Was Cancer." 11 Mosby Feb 13 Feb 13 23 924
The Atlantic: "Scientists Figured Out the Problem With Johnson & Johnson's COVID Vaccine" 1 Pluvious Feb 12 Feb 12 11 710
RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say 3 Eugene Feb 9 Feb 9 14 535

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I have a new left knee! The experience exceeded my expectations 11 NewHendoLib Feb 3 Feb 8 16 673
One of my medical mysteries solved. 4 BlueKota Feb 6 Feb 6 20 704
Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can 'Cure' Schizophrenia 4 douglas9 Feb 6 Feb 6 3 514
Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy 5 douglas9 Feb 4 Feb 4 20 905
Wisdom teeth extraction advice please! 13 pnwest Jan 31 Jan 31 3 798
Argentina's Mileise: Infant mortality and other vital statistics deteriorate markedly in 2024 0 peppertree Jan 31 Jan 31 2 504
I have not watched this show, but I saw a video of Harrison Ford and Michael J Fox speaking of Parkinson's and this.... 4 Swede Jan 30 Jan 30 10 748
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste 10 SheltieLover Jan 29 Jan 30 8 1003
Genetics play a larger part in lifespan than previously thought 0 Mosby Jan 29 Jan 29 8 591
H - The Cure Industry: How Pharma Turns Illness Into Revenue, Part 2 🥼 0 appalachiablue Jan 29 Jan 29 2 355
New analysis finds US pregnancy deaths vastly outnumber abortion-related deaths 2 erronis Jan 28 Jan 28 7 476
4 Parkinson's disease symptoms that can show up decades before a diagnosis 1 Mosby Jan 28 Jan 28 7 772
A toxic mushroom is gaining popularity 3 Mosby Jan 27 Jan 27 8 766
H - Sick By Design: How America Turned Food Into Disease 🍏 0 appalachiablue Jan 27 Jan 27 1 388
(H) Seniors & Falls - Fall Prevention, Exercises, Quality of Life, Overcome Fear of Falling 0 appalachiablue Jan 23 Jan 23 5 508
US officially leaves World Health Organization 0 douglas9 Jan 23 Jan 23 1 435
Should We Think About Building Another PubMed? -- Medscape 0 erronis Jan 19 Jan 19 5 622
London: Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds 2 mysteryowl Jan 18 Jan 18 5 569
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 CountAllVotes Jan 17 Jan 17 1 501
Science shows very different psychiatric disorders might have the same cause 2 Mosby Jan 16 Jan 16 11 777
Delaware sues pharma companies over raising insulin prices 0 douglas9 Jan 16 Jan 16 5 563
What does it mean to be in a cancer clinical trial? 11 erronis Jan 14 Jan 15 8 702
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn't Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion. 4 LiberalArkie Jan 14 Jan 14 23 726
Milk in Bottles (1878) plus later Pasteurization halved the Infant Mortality rate within a few years ꩜ 2 SorellaLaBefana Jan 11 Jan 11 8 718
Hospitals Are a Proving Ground for What AI Can Do, and What It Can't 1 question everything Jan 10 Jan 10 1 755
Anybody ever experience lithotripsy and feel like you've been beaten up on day 2? 1 woodsprite Jan 9 Jan 9 4 663
If you've considered drinking beet juice as a dietary supplement (claimed to lower blood pressure) you should know ... 3 eppur_se_muova Jan 8 Jan 8 6 920
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 douglas9 Jan 8 Jan 8 1 471
Dangerous, Drug - Resistant Fungus Hits 27 States; Here's Where It's Spreading; Superbug 12 appalachiablue Jan 7 Jan 7 45 2805
For all the Medicare Advantage haters: 8 question everything Jan 6 Jan 6 3 878

Health Continued...

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Do you hate those blood pressure machines (instead of the old way when the doc took it)? It hurts like crazy. 11 CTyankee Jan 5 Jan 5 7 1027
Can a mammogram help identify heart disease? 0 question everything Jan 5 Jan 5 8 588
Dr. Oz calls flu vaccine 'controversial of late' 6 douglas9 Dec 31 Jan 5 7 851
Testosterone replacement therapy: Is it safe? - ABC News 1 TexasTowelie Jan 4 Jan 4 2 600
US sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018 1 Eugene Jan 3 Jan 3 4 516
I got a leg compression machine yesterday. 3 no_hypocrisy Jan 3 Jan 3 8 758
Interested in DU ACA rate spikes 2 superpatriotman Jan 2 Jan 2 5 687
'She has no expertise': the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Heg's tenure at the FDA 1 cbabe Dec 31 Jan 1 6 668
Just got my refill of a high blood pressure pills, and they're a different shape AND color.....is this normal? 21 a kennedy Dec 31 Jan 1 0 1222
Drugmakers hike US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump - Reuters 1 TexasTowelie Dec 31 Jan 1 11 695
U.S. measles cases reach highest level in over 30 years: CDC 5 douglas9 Dec 31 Dec 31 12 846
New study shows Alzheimer's disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery--not just prevented or slowed--i 40 LiberalArkie Dec 29 Dec 31 75 4168
Medical Mysteries: Her maddening cough had an unexpected cause - WaPo 5 question everything Dec 30 Dec 30 15 1009
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer's disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. (Peer reviewed) 5 LiberalArkie Dec 30 Dec 30 15 1124
Pharmacologic reversal of advanced Alzheimer's disease in mice and identification of potential therapeutic nodes in huma 2 LiberalArkie Dec 30 Dec 30 5 733
Thousands of pounds of ground beef recalled due to E coli contamination 2 cbabe Dec 29 Dec 29 4 800
Parents and Doctors Are Left in the Dark Amid Trump Admin's Murky Childhood Vaccine Guidelines 0 douglas9 Dec 28 Dec 28 4 598
The Hidden Risks of America's Most Popular Prescription Painkiller (gabapentin) 0 question everything Dec 26 Dec 26 14 937
Homeopathy isn't medicine. Why is this pharmacy school pretending it is? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 25 Dec 25 10 846
Plastic Makers Have A Big Secret: They're Experimenting On You 🥤 8 appalachiablue Nov 2025 Dec 25 59 2356
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