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Cervical Cancer Could Be Eliminated In The U.S. In 20 Years; Study 0 appalachiablue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1122

We need worms 8 Newest Reality Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1824

Coronavirus latest: World Health Organisation officially names illness COVID-19 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1082

PBS Newshour, Coronavirus, February 7th broadcast 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1065

Has anyone dealt with carpal 10 babylonsister Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1846

Advocates blame anti-vaxxers after four-year-old boy dies from flu 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 5 1536

Computer Eye Strain Help 2 LVZ Nov 2019 Feb 2020 3 2406

Signs of cancer can appear long before diagnosis, study shows 14 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 45 4484

Toxic Firefighting Foam & Cancer in U.S. Communities: 'Forever Chemicals' PFAS, Teflon, C8 0 appalachiablue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 5 1034

The Dangerous Pesticide In Food We All Eat: 'Chlorpyri-what?' Health Effects, EPA Status 0 appalachiablue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 899

Two Million Americans Lost Health Coverage/Access in Trump's First Year 3 douglas9 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 1240

The Epidemic of Despair 1 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1563

For Americans, flu remains a bigger threat than coronavirus 6 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1433

The Last Days of the Blue-Blood Harvest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 15 1422

'Quarantine' Fought Disease Through The Ages: *Eyam, England, 'Village of the Damned' Plague 1666 2 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Feb 2020 1 1350

NYT: How Chaos at Chain Pharmacies Is Putting Patients at Risk 2 Mike 03 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 9 1887

A $41,212 Surgery Bill Compounded A Patient's Appendicitis Pain. 5 Cattledog Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1546

Super Humans: 4 People With Extraordinary Abilities Reveal How Their Superpower Shaped Their Lives 1 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1541

PBS: 'The Poison Squad': Food Safety, HARVEY WILEY, Consumer Activist- Chemist & 'Father of the FDA' 2 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 8 2071

Lungs Have Almost 'Magical' Ability To Repair Damage From Smoking - If You Stop; Study 6 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 12 1857

Terminally Ill Patients Face Obstacles To Assisted Dying As Catholic Hospitals Expand 2 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 9 1584

Sniffer Dogs In Medicine Help Detect Diseases & Aid Patients; Cancer, Diabetes, Autism, More 2 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1107

Toxic PFAS Chemicals Contaminate Tap Water In 44 Places; NY, DC, Phila, Chi, Atl, Mia, Nola: *NEW 2 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1897

Hair Dyes & Straighteners Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Esp. For Black Women; New Study 6 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1715

Early Exposure To Dogs May Lessen Risk of Developing Schizophrenia 9 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 15 2569

Insys Therapeutics: Ex-pharmaceutical exec gets 5 1/2 years for pushing opioid 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1081

Collagen peptides? 17 Rorey Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 2835

Insys Therapeutics: Ex-drug execs get over 2 years in prison for bribery scheme 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1108

Immune Discovery 'May Treat All Cancer': BBC News (h) 0 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 8 1327

Are you sure you're getting enough iodine? 22 in2herbs Jan 2020 Jan 2020 21 5104

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Mind-Body Links, Inflammation: Medicine's New Frontier, Depression To Dementia 11 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 25 3259

Anyone else here take periodic breaks from taking numerous supplements? (To cleanse internally) 9 triron Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1413

Immersing Yourself In Nature Benefits Your Health; Blue Space, Outdoor Forest Schools 1 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 6 1238

Belgian neurologist wins 1m prize for work on serious brain trauma 0 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1149

Stealth Disease Likely To Blame For 20% Of Worldwide Deaths. 4 Cattledog Jan 2020 Jan 2020 12 1695

AP FACT CHECK: No, Trump didn't save preexisting conditions 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 10 1465

Making Art Helps Your Brain & Is Good For Your Health, No Matter Your Skill Level 6 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 16 2079

New strain of coronavirus behind lung infections in China 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1488

DR Congo measles: More than 6,000 dead in world's worst outbreak 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1386

Study Finds Talcum Powder Not Likely A Risk For Ovarian Cancer 6 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 2100

Prilosec + baking soda in pill form costs $14,000 for 90 day supply. 19 Cattledog Dec 2019 Jan 2020 13 3555

Argentine health minister releases millions of vaccine doses impounded by predecessor 0 sandensea Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1197

AI system outperforms experts in spotting breast cancer 1 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 6 1359

Woman Who Inherited Huntington's Disease Sues NHS: Another Asks 'Do I Test?' 5 appalachiablue Nov 2019 Jan 2020 7 1992

Smokers Past And Present 'Live In More Pain' 6 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1698

Doing good deeds actually reduces physical pain: study 2 NJCher Jan 2020 Jan 2020 11 1267

For Her Head Cold, Insurer Coughed Up $25,865 2 Cattledog Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1494

(UK) Suicides linked to acne drug Roaccutane as regulator reopens inquiry 4 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1377

'When It Comes To Bereavement Leave, The US Is Unspeakably Cruel' (H) 1 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1385

Test Of Father's Sperm Might Reveal Autism Risk In Children 1 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1518

Making Space For Sadness; 'Blue Xmas' Services Offer Refuge From Holiday Cheer 0 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1285

((video)) Cancer treatment trial: Chemotherapy 'could become more effective' 3 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1385

J&J's own expert, working for FDA, found asbestos in Baby Powder 4 Eugene Oct 2019 Dec 2019 3 1585

Fun with health care pricing 1 matt819 Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1080

Surgeons withdraw support for heart disease advice 2 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 1672

American Samoa to begin mass measles vaccination this week 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 967

Facebook ads push misinformation about HIV prevention drugs, LGBT activists say, 'harming public hea 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 912

Anyone understand lab results? 6 left-of-center2012 Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1496

Samoa arrests vaccination critic amid deadly measles crisis 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1082

China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unintended mutations' 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 1293

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Why We Depend on China for Most of Our Medicines 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 24 1741

'Dopamine Fasting': The New Silicon Valley Fad 4 appalachiablue Nov 2019 Dec 2019 2 2204

New discovery could spell end to seasonal flu 9 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 48 3155

Cancer immunotherapy drug 'less toxic and prolongs life' 1 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 1362

Johnson & Johnson 'negligent' in landmark vaginal mesh lawsuit 1 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1103

Anal cancer rates and deaths are climbing in the US, study says 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 1448

AMA calls for total ban on all e-cigarette, vaping products 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 1149

Medication and lifestyle changes could be as effective as surgery for heart disease, trial finds 3 question everything Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1244

U.S. Congress seeks answers on patient privacy in Google, Ascension cloud deal 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 979

Trump Ditches Flavored Vape Ban After Learning His Supporters Like to Vape 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 1104

Rabies breakthrough offers fresh hope in battle against deadly virus 4 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 1314

Complementary cancer therapies 'do more harm than good' 1 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 9 1565

US teenager receives double lung transplant after damage from vaping 2 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1216

Health-care leaders mourn Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson, who unexpectedly died at age 60 3 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 8 1718

A new chain of Christian pregnancy centers will provide a controversial service: Contraception 3 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 1457

Judge shields OxyContin-maker Purdue from litigation until April 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1089

Juul disregarded early evidence it was hooking teens 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1260

Blue Spaces, Why Time Spent Near Water Is The Secret Of Happiness 4 appalachiablue Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 1707

Yoga teachers 'risking serious hip problems' 4 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 13 2530

Breast cancer may be detected by blood test five years before clinical signs show 1 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 13 1430

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