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Well this is great......my gawd damn insurance denied my CPAP request..... 23 a kennedy Jul 2023 Jul 2023 8 11627
*Home after stitches removed (thought it was staples, but 13 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 15 1868
25 Types of Chem Flame Retardant In US Breast Milk- Plastic, TV, Appliances, Electronics: Neurotoxin 2 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 2971
Crosswords and chess may help more than socializing in avoiding dementia 5 Jim__ Jul 2023 Jul 2023 16 1564
Harvard Professor: REVEALING The 7 Big LIES About Exercise, Sleep, Running, Cancer & Sugar!!! 1 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 3579
Racism underlies disparities in maternal mortality in Americas -UN report 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 951
Microplastics Are In The Air, Drinking Water, Dust, Food: How To Reduce Your Exposure 12 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 6329
Gene linked to long COVID found in analysis of thousands of patients 1 Nevilledog Jul 2023 Jul 2023 18 2406
Who Employs Your Doctor? Increasingly, A Private Equity Firm: NYT 4 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 1615
Be careful with a metal brush used to clean the grill 5 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 10 5088
So, evidently, I have frozen shoulder. 8 Grasswire2 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 8 4879
They Got Cancer. Then Their Drugs Were Rationed. 3 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 16837
***Home from Johns Hopkins, surgery DONE!!! 37 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 79 4716
GENERAL health info, post-op: EDITED 12 elleng Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1656
Sleep apnea.....can you ever get off the cpap mask?? Or once diagnosed always on it. 20 a kennedy Jun 2023 Jul 2023 4 5268
What could cause a malaria comeback in the US -- and what could stop it 1 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2113
Question about fasting glucose levels that vary from the low 90's to around 105 12 Quixote1818 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2370
Perianal Abscess questions... 10 Eliot Rosewater Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1698
Are Clothes Making You Sick? Toxic Chemicals in Fabrics - BPA, PFAS, Phthalates, Cumulative Impact 4 appalachiablue Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 6861
Hepatitis C : Egypt eradicated it. US is more interested in the money 1 Tetrachloride Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 1192
Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after speaking with their doctor, CDC says 2 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 5408
**Confirming surgery July 5. 28 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 41 4245
I got my first shingles vaccination yesterday. 22 piddyprints Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 7416
*Follow up. Much to my surprise, 1 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 19 1479
Ozempic Maker Sues Spas and Clinics Selling Custom-Made Versions 0 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 3714
This important article was written by a psychologist who required chemo 7 SorellaLaBefana Jun 2023 Jun 2023 21 4179
Tori Bowie's death shows how pervasive racial disparities are in maternal health 1 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 2158
The ONE Supplement That All These Longevity Experts Are Taking! Omega 3 Fish Oil 2 Quixote1818 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2755
Kidney Failure: Who's at risk, 6 Early Signs and the Tests you need. 6 Uncle Joe May 2023 Jun 2023 28 6640
bump on thumb. 7 SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1493

Health Continued...

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Eating Disorders Chatbot Offered Dieting Advice, Raising Fears About Artificial Intel in Health: NPR 0 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 4636
Does Artificial Sweetener Sucralose Cause Cancer? (2023) 5 Quixote1818 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1562
Anyone heard from elleng? Her surgery was scheduled for Wednesday 2 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2144
Well ok then......starting my second high blood pressure pill.....some kind of water pill??? 12 a kennedy Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3052
With few MDs practicing in rural areas, a different type of doctor is filling the gap 4 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 11 3834
EDITED** Surgery postponed. Info later. THANKS, all. [View all] 55 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 116 13976
Dr. wrote me a prescription for foot wound -- check out this price. 12 Grasswire2 May 2023 Jun 2023 10 5021
More People Should Get This Test to Detect a (lung) Deadly Cancer 3 question everything Jun 2023 Jun 2023 23 6591
Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims 0 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2811
Australian researchers make world-first endometriosis breakthrough 0 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 15 1323
NPR: How Readers Feel about the End of the Covid Emergency - Long Covid, The Immune Compromised 0 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 7 2806
US and Mexico sound alarm over cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak 1 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 5 1195
Can Multivitamins Improve Memory? A New Study Shows 'Intriguing' Results: NPR 0 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 15 2462
After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 1 2417
***Following up, just returned home from J Hopkins, where I underwent an 'extensive' 7 elleng May 2023 May 2023 18 1827
US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms 1 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 6 2761
Surprise, surprise 2 snowybirdie May 2023 May 2023 7 1487
If you don't want anyone to have your baby, don't leave a lock of hair lying around! 10 RSherman May 2023 May 2023 12 4161
A smoldering threat to wildland firefighters 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 1019
Diabetics: do you count fiber in your carb totals? 18 NickB79 May 2023 May 2023 4 6780
Any ladies here on hormone replacement therapy who can 14 GPV May 2023 May 2023 2 3920
What to know about celiac disease and why people shouldn't self-diagnose with gluten intolerance 5 TexasTowelie May 2023 May 2023 8 3522
Ocular migraines 11 VGNonly May 2023 May 2023 6 1864
3 Studies Just Confirmed The Best Diet! 7 Quixote1818 May 2023 May 2023 3 3159
Mouse Study Reveals Unlikely Connection Between Menthol And Alzheimer's 6 Warpy May 2023 May 2023 11 3803
Disinfectant Wipes, Sprays w 'Quats' Chemicals Linked to Serious Health Problems: Use Soap & Water 10 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 16 31608
My bloodwork is almost perfect but my CRP is 1.3 and I am 54. It shows average risk 5 Quixote1818 May 2023 May 2023 0 3065
In the Post-Roe Era, Letting Pregnant Patients Get Sicker--by Design 3 ck4829 May 2023 May 2023 13 2604
***Follow up, surgery scheduled (maybe tentative) for June 7, 8 elleng May 2023 May 2023 20 2329
Another Significant Advance with an Alzheimer's Drug 4 NJCher May 2023 May 2023 8 1592

Health Continued...

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Oral Sex Is a Leading Factor in the Throat Cancer 'Epidemic' in the United States, Doctor Says 19 littlemissmartypants Apr 2023 May 2023 7 5933
Disability Denied: Unable to Work, COVID Long- Haulers Face Barriers to Benefits 3 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 3 2157
Today celebrating the 20th anniversary of my heart attack. 13 WheelWalker May 2023 May 2023 6 1907
Curious, how many here have high blood pressure and take medication for it?? 9 a kennedy May 2023 May 2023 1 9533
**FOlloW UP, heading to Johns Hopkins for 'consult' with surgeon EDITED 36 elleng May 2023 May 2023 51 4619
Yuka--free, simple app that scans food and personal care product barcodes, evaluates health impact. 0 barbaraann May 2023 May 2023 4 2623
What's behind shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds? 5 Eugene Apr 2023 May 2023 7 1721
No Carolina Residents Urge UN to Investigate PFAS Pollution, Forever Chems: Cancer, Health Issues 1 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 11426
Who should I contact? I need help from policy experts... 5 Phentex Apr 2023 Apr 2023 5 1549
Walgreens, Safeway, CVS, etc. are giving COVID boosters but Kaiser isn't 3 wryter2000 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1987
CDC Backs 2nd Dose of Omicron Covid Boosters for Older Adults & Persons w Weakened Immune Systems 6 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 4456
Someone posted earlier about a problem getting the bivalent booster 8 wryter2000 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 2828
Importance of sleep 4 NJCher Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 2603
*Another follow up, 10 elleng Apr 2023 Apr 2023 14 1949
A silent crisis in men's health gets worse 6 Mosby Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 3393
MIT Researchers Make Discovery That Could Lead To The Reversal Of Alzheimer's Disease 19 NJCher Apr 2023 Apr 2023 73 6508
Adults with Down syndrome face a health care system that often treats them as kids 2 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 2145
*Follow up, just returned from 3 day visit @ Johns Hopkins, wherein I had the best room 9 elleng Apr 2023 Apr 2023 17 3456
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