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Another word about the Health Group 29 MineralMan Dec 2012 Oct 2023 12 51499

Please Read before Posting in the Health Group! 0 MineralMan Feb 2012 Dec 2011 0 58481

Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find 0 Eugene 5 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 6 421

A cheap drug may slow down aging. A study will determine if it works (NPR) 9 sl8 Monday 6 hrs ago 10 682

Screen time and dry eye 5 question everything 10 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 2 314

Why people without diabetes use glucose monitors to track their health (WaPo) 4 sl8 Monday 9 hrs ago 7 413

Eye Conditions 5 BlueKota Tuesday Tuesday 9 440

Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism 3 sl8 Tuesday Tuesday 1 253

A blood test to detect cancer? Some patients are using them already. 2 Cattledog Apr 16 Monday 8 500

Measles outbreak/vaccines: What Everyone Should Know 5 cbabe Sunday Sunday 7 460

A new report roils the debate on youth gender care 1 Mosby Thursday Thursday 1 434

What toilets can reveal about COVID, cancer and other health threats (Nature) 3 sl8 Apr 17 Apr 17 8 587

Working With Your Hands Is Good for Your Brain 13 BootinUp Mar 30 Apr 16 11 992

COVID-19's Damage to Organs Can Harm Heart, Too 4 sybylla Mar 25 Apr 16 9 779

Golfers follow the sun. Now they are paying closer attention how to protect themselves from it (AP) 0 ificandream Apr 15 Apr 15 1 313

We can make birth safer for Black mothers. Here's how. 0 Jilly_in_VA Apr 15 Apr 15 5 404

Medical Mysteries: Years of hives and fevers traced to a startling cause 3 question everything Apr 14 Apr 14 10 734

I had a case of COVID in July 2022. Since then, every single cold seems to turn into bronchitis 7 NickB79 Apr 3 Apr 14 10 691

Husband of Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleader Who Died of Sepsis After Stillbirth Speaks Out Against 'One-Size-Fits-All' Pre 20 ck4829 Apr 12 Apr 13 161 5735

How Does Alcohol Affect the Gut Microbiome? 0 BootinUp Apr 11 Apr 11 4 678

If you are using or considering sterilization for your CPAP equipment 12 ificandream Mar 18 Apr 9 7 949

Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing (AP) 0 ificandream Apr 9 Apr 9 9 512

'The Differences are Bigger Than You Think Medicare Advantage vs Supplement' 6 Joinfortmill Apr 6 Apr 7 9 1132

You don't lose weight in the gym or on the track 6 multigraincracker Apr 5 Apr 6 7 1006

Hand massagers- new concept to me; are they useful/helpful to aging hands? 1 No Vested Interest Apr 5 Apr 5 2 704

Large Review Finds CBD Products Don't Relieve Chronic Pain After All 42 Warpy Apr 2 Apr 4 49 2764

I thought I would be under general anesthesia, the kind they 17 Maraya1969 Apr 3 Apr 4 10 970

A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing 0 Jilly_in_VA Apr 1 Apr 1 8 529

Rage Rooms? 4 usonian Mar 30 Apr 1 1 433

Described as a living hell by sufferers -- what is HPPD? - ABC News (Australia) 1 TexasTowelie Apr 1 Apr 1 5 1095

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A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing 0 Eugene Apr 1 Apr 1 2 544

Obese Children Twice As Likely To Develop Multiple Sclerosis; Chronic Inflamm, Risk Other Diseases: Study 4 appalachiablue Mar 29 Mar 29 3 894

ADVISORY: Serious event and delays 0 Backseat Driver Mar 28 Mar 28 9 745

Thoughts on falling asleep 19 mdmc Mar 24 Mar 24 6 864

Plastic lined people. 5 SarahD Mar 22 Mar 23 3 491

The REAL Killers - Alcohol 0 Quixote1818 Mar 22 Mar 22 7 857

Oxy? 1 madamesilverspurs Mar 19 Mar 21 1 445

How to decide home care or assisted living??? 8 a kennedy Mar 16 Mar 16 5 940

I need a heart valve replacement, mechanical or organic, mechanical lasts longer but the rest of my life 12 Shellback Squid Mar 16 Mar 16 5 1004

Microplastics Study Shows 4.53x Higher Disease Risk 1 Quixote1818 Mar 16 Mar 16 8 879

Tapeworms Found In Brain of US Man Who Ate Undercooked Bacon 5 appalachiablue Mar 13 Mar 13 7 1094

Health: Research Shows Covid Leaves Its Mark On The Brain-With Significant Drops In IQ Scores 0 appalachiablue Mar 13 Mar 13 8 780

Can COVID come back? 8 MustLoveBeagles Mar 13 Mar 13 5 833

'Inverse vaccine' shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis, other autoimmune diseases 5 question everything Mar 12 Mar 13 33 1131

This Doctor Found His Own Miracle Drug. Now He Wants to Do It for Others. 1 question everything Mar 10 Mar 11 28 1138

How drinking coffee may lower your risk for diabetes 12 BootinUp Feb 27 Mar 10 10 1002

Soon I will have to choose a Medicare plan. All of them I see look frightening. 23 PurgedVoter Mar 9 Mar 9 3 1816

Living with memory loss, working to fend off dementia - WaPo 6 question everything Mar 8 Mar 8 3 808

Ageism In Health Care, More Common Than You Think. Bias, Discrimination Harm People: NPR (H) 0 appalachiablue Mar 7 Mar 7 2 584

A simple way to get microplastics out of your water 6 cbabe Feb 28 Mar 4 14 1215

Definitions: Dementia and Demented: 21 elleng Mar 2 Mar 3 7 559

I wonder if there will come a time we (folks who have recieved all Covid vaccines) won't have to wear masks anymore? 9 Peregrine Took Mar 2 Mar 2 3 913

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend 2 cbabe Feb 29 Mar 2 7 819

Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 physical and mental health problems, review finds 1 Eugene Feb 29 Feb 29 7 864

CDC panel: Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot 3 NJCher Feb 29 Feb 29 3 857

US launches antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, WSJ reports 0 Eugene Feb 28 Feb 28 8 665

My relative that refused to take the vax,was subsequently taken off the transplant waiting list, has died. 18 Swede Feb 27 Feb 27 69 3090

Good News (if other studies confirm) for People with Crohn's Disease ! 0 SorellaLaBefana Feb 27 Feb 27 7 737

US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware at UnitedHealth unit, sources say 0 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 2 681

Announcement: My Memory is Back 8 NJCher Feb 22 Feb 26 13 817

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NCBI study of the efficacy of seawater nasal wash for Covid symptoms and URI 1 Grasswire2 Feb 23 Feb 26 6 737

Can tart cherries help reduce inflammation and pain? - WaPo 7 question everything Feb 24 Feb 26 8 1113

Doctors concerned about Neuralink's first patient 8 Eugene Feb 25 Feb 26 10 1082

Resources I wish I'd had years ago for debunking vax & other conspiracy theories: downloadable links... 2 Hekate Feb 25 Feb 25 7 1264

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be more widely available 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 25 Feb 25 13 694

Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 13 1078

Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer's in brain tissue, study finds 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 23 Feb 23 5 653

Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million 0 Eugene Feb 22 Feb 22 5 1095

FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles 0 Eugene Feb 21 Feb 21 4 645

How do you know when it's time for your spouse who has dementia, to be 43 a kennedy Feb 20 Feb 21 49 2350

Medical Mysteries: How a sore throat led to life-threatening bleeding - WaPo 3 question everything Feb 19 Feb 19 9 809

What's the Atlantic diet? A variation on Mediterranean eating shows benefits. 1 Jilly_in_VA Feb 19 Feb 19 10 1032

Measles infections pose far more risks than most realize, including a fatal neurological complication 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 18 Feb 18 5 753

I like raw milk products, but there is some risk. 7 SarahD Feb 17 Feb 18 2 671

So many old adages about colon 7 Arne Feb 16 Feb 16 4 826

Nearly half of health care workers have witnessed racism, discrimination, report shows 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 15 Feb 15 3 688

Fat positivity won't kill you but being fat might. 2 SarahD Feb 15 Feb 15 2 827

Anyone here had the tail of your pancreas removed? How did it go? 5 3catwoman3 Feb 13 Feb 14 9 942

Has anyone had a sitz marker test? 0 BlueKota Feb 13 Feb 13 0 747

FDA says hands tied after suspect named in applesauce lead poisonings 2 Backseat Driver Feb 9 Feb 13 9 732

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