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sarge43

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10. Don't pick at it.

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 03:56 PM

Sep 2012

If it hurts to do that, stop doing that.

Mae West was wrong. Too much of anything can be bad for you.

With one exception, no matter what you do, you will get old. The exception is fairly extreme.

No sex is that good to risk a STD.

Prevention is usually preferable to the cure.

The net may not be the best choice for medical advice.

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Screw it!!! Post your best medical advise here!!! [View all] LynneSin Sep 2012 OP

"Dont get sick..." cyberswede Sep 2012 #1

I think you just won the grand prize!!! LynneSin Sep 2012 #6

I love me some Grayson OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #20

Wash your hands..... AnneD Sep 2012 #2

I refuse to use hand sanitizer unless there is no soap/water option LynneSin Sep 2012 #7

I have always believed that..... AnneD Sep 2012 #38

As a nurse you have good reasons LynneSin Sep 2012 #39

I think my exposure.... AnneD Sep 2012 #52

My Mom, '86 blaze Sep 2012 #40

If things keep going the way the are.... AnneD Sep 2012 #50

Excellent advice! GermanDem Sep 2012 #9

Good, sound advice, GermanDem; all of it. Aristus Sep 2012 #34

That is good to know! GermanDem Sep 2012 #56

I left my last job due to illness rocktivity Sep 2012 #3

Do NOT get romantic with a park bench Major Nikon Sep 2012 #4

Fortunate for me I don't have one of those things LynneSin Sep 2012 #8

Comes in handy when you want to pee standing up Major Nikon Sep 2012 #13

I can pee standing up LynneSin Sep 2012 #14

That's why I say it comes in handy Major Nikon Sep 2012 #15

Go girl pipi_k Sep 2012 #21

Pilot supply stores have them also Major Nikon Sep 2012 #26

Well, that is just about one of the best ideas I've ever seen! blue neen Sep 2012 #42

DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #45

If you are republican and have a stuffy nose. Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #5

Don't pick at it. sarge43 Sep 2012 #10

Lay off the Cheetos!!! sadbear Sep 2012 #11

Rub some dirt on it (nt) pokerfan Sep 2012 #12

I like that advice. Too much sanitizing goin' on Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #25

If you have a cold make yourself an Obama instead of a hot toddy Autumn Sep 2012 #16

Warm prune juice n/t ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #17

Windex! Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #18

WINDEX! Incitatus Sep 2012 #59

Always drink in groups of one or more. hifiguy Sep 2012 #19

That may not be good advice..... AnneD Sep 2012 #22

I think the DU crowd is a lot more silly hifiguy Sep 2012 #24

Point well taken.... AnneD Sep 2012 #35

My mom's best advice... pipi_k Sep 2012 #23

"My advice to you is to start drinking heavily." HopeHoops Sep 2012 #27

Take two Republicans LiberalEsto Sep 2012 #28

Take two nurses and go to bed for 24 hours. Scuba Sep 2012 #29

3 rules: MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #30

You forgot #4... AnneD Sep 2012 #41

Never kiss a toilet seat. edbermac Sep 2012 #31

Do not stick it in there. rug Sep 2012 #32

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning. That will be $50. madinmaryland Sep 2012 #33

ADVISE? jeez trof Sep 2012 #36

Drink eight glasses of water a day NecklyTyler Sep 2012 #37

Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice. nolabear Sep 2012 #43

Don't potty train your children in a restaurant! blue neen Sep 2012 #44

Avoid the clap, Jimmy Dugan. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #46

ALWAYS wash your hands the minute you walk in the door after being at the store, walmart, zen_bohemian Sep 2012 #47

Again... AnneD Sep 2012 #51

don't sweat the small shit hobbit709 Sep 2012 #48

take two puffs, and call me in the morning.... a kennedy Sep 2012 #49

Feel free to pick at it as much as you like, and no blood shed means you probably are gonna live. davsand Sep 2012 #53

Take two and call me in the morning! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #54

Change your oil every 3000 miles. mysuzuki2 Sep 2012 #55

Be sure to sneeze and cough--without covering your mouth--the minute mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #57

Don't chew your nails, especially if you are a carpenter. kwassa Sep 2012 #58

"Never put salt in your eyes." AllenVanAllen Sep 2012 #60

Take a dozen beers, some valium and ambien and sleep it off Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2012 #61

Be true to your teeth Tabasco_Dave Sep 2012 #62

Some of the best medical advice is in this verse by someone called Edward Anthony... LeftishBrit Sep 2012 #63