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    • Dentist..cleaning, teeth whitening...safe or not?
    • I am going crazy since I found this site. I love how supportive everyone is, so I feel comfortable posting all the questions I had but never really thought of asking.So my questions are: Is it safe to have cleaning done while I am pregnant?Is it safe to have teeth whitening done while I am preg
    • Sharp pain in upper right quadrant
    • Hello!I have been having upper right abdominal pain on and off now for about 2 years. It all started after I had an appendectomy in December of 2005. The pain has NOT been very severe for about 6 months-until about 3 weeks ago. They have done every test known to man including a HIDA scan- which
    • WEEK NINETY-SEVEN :: What Are The Best Foods & Supplements For Bulking?
    • ----* Note: How can I win? 1. Answer all questions in the order that they are asked. 2. Go over reviews (located at the bottom of each TOTW article) and see what was said about those that did not win. Good Luck!----TOPIC: What Are The Best Foods And Supplements For Bulking?For the week of: Octob
    • Need info on Dextrostat
    • Hello everyone, My doctor prescriped me Dextroamphetimine ER. I was originally trying to get prescriped Dexedrine tablets but my doctor made a mistake on the form so I got Dextroamphetimine ER which does not work very good for me. My question is whats the feedback on Dextrostat. I am strongly co
    • skin numbness
    • I don't know where to post this so i putting on a couple of boards. I need help! I have been to several drs who are dragging their feet on a diganois. On July 4th i woke up somewhat sick with flu symstoms. Disconnected, slow, no energy, feverish but no fever. The next day i woke up with bot
    • Action Alert on Raw Almonds Issue
    • From an email from the Weston A Price Foundation regarding what we can do about the raw almonds issue:Dear Members,We are joining with the Cornucopia Institute to send out this Action Alerton almonds. Time is tight and we are asking you to become an aggressiveactivist on behalf of protecting our
    • is steak good for bulking?
    • I haven't seen steak on anyones diet yet.. so I'm wondering if there is anything wrong with eating it instead of grilled chicken breast.
    • If you were only going to provide under 5 links
    • and you were speaking to a bunch of docs and med students in the midst of the brainwashing process, what would they be? I want to post a few on my blog in relation to Marissa's story along with a reminder to all that this evidence is mainstream stuff. Then I'm done with the whole thi
    • Health magazine
    • In there jan/feb issue on page 100A friend that baby boys don't need Some activists just go too far. A group calling itself MGMbill.org (MGM stands for male genital mutilation) claims circumcision violates international human rights laws, and has lobbied the United nations and United States
    • Seizures & Lupus
    • Has anyone on here ever experienced a simple partial seizure? I am just curious what type of seizures generally accompany seizures (if you get seizures with your lupus).
    • Mucous in urine
    • what would cause a lot of mucous in urine it is mainly first thing in the morning
    • new to board,ovarian cancer maybe
    • My name is Lisa.I`m 36 and may have ovarian cancer.A cyst was found on my right ovary and some smaller ones on the other one.Took progesterone for 6 mons.had periods,quit taking them and periods stopped.hormone levels were out of wack and testerone was way up.The cyst on the right ovary has gott
    • Hmmm I Wonder ? Could It Be
    • I had a thought today ( yea just one ) that's about all I have these days ( LOL ).It really bugs me as to why there is not more publicity about hep c ?Why the doctors, the media, not to mention the goverment don't do more to educate the non hep c public about this disease?Everyone on t
    • Delayed sleep phase syndrome?
    • I searched and found a ton of posts and threads on this, but I know we aren't supposed to post on dead threads so I'm just making a new one. Who is still around here who has any experience with DSPS? I had never heard of it before and a friend today told me to look it up- describes m
    • Huge pimple on nose distorting its shape.
    • Does anyone have any tips on how to get rid of a huge pimple. I have one on my nose that is so big that it makes my left nostril look smaller then my right. It hurts also. It throbs. It's really embarrassing. It feels like there is a lot of pressure inside. I have tried using hot packs to t
    • Genetic Testing to Identify Deaf Newborns
    • Frm JAMA, the "Journal of the American Medical Association" RESEARCH LETTERS Genetic Testing to Identify Deaf Newborns To the Editor: Mutations in the GJB2 gene are the most common cause of prelingual deafness, accounting for approximately half of all nonsyndromic recessive deafness in many
    • Horrible Back Pain
    • Hi, I'm a 19 yr. old female and I'm having horrible back pain in my lower back. Well, it starts in my lower back and works it's way up to the middle of my back. It feels like a mass amount of pressure and numbness, as like your hand were to fall asleep or something. That's wh
    • thyroid nodule
    • How often should you have a thryoid nodule biopsied? I was diagnosed with a rather large nodule (is has since shrunk but I can still feel it) about 7 years ago and had a FNB that was benign.. About 3 years ago, I changed dr's and had another FNB that was inconclusive. My Dr. says I have 3
    • Allergist during pregnancy useful?
    • Would it be useful to see an allergist for severe allergies during pregnancy, or is it futile because there's not much medication I can take? The allergies are causing chronic sinusitis, vomiting, choking, coughing, insomnia, and a decrease in quality of life. I don't want to waste
    • Vytorin - new med
    • Has anyone tried the new cholesterol med Vytorin that FDA approved in July?I've seen a couple adds which claims it attacks the genetic as well as food causing high cholesterol.It seems to have combined two ingredients...one that Zocar has and forget the other one which was also a well known
    • The flu shot & high risk of asthma
    • DS is at high risk for asthma and has shown a propensity to it already. He tends to get croupy with nearly every cold, blah, blah (note: the doctor thinks this in addition to me).I *know* that the flu vax is going to be a battle with DS's ped. They are a huge pro-flu vax practice. This is o
    • Anyone out there tried Midrin?
    • Has anyone out there tried Midrin for tension/vascular headaches? Please any success out there? :bouncing:
    • Help me educate the OBs
    • First, I'm happy to say that my little guy is home intact, due largely to the research I found on this board. So :heartbeat MANY THANKS :heartbeat from all of us! When we told the nurses at the hospital "No circumcision" they all said "Oh good!" We found out that there is a greater th
    • Selsun Blue users
    • Hey I saw some posts about selsun blue being able to clear up acne. How does that work? Do you just rub the shampoo on acne spots?
    • I need some advice...PLEASE
    • :confused:I had an MRI done on my neck on 5/4/07. Here is what it says... FINDINGS:There is loss of normal cervical lordosis with large anterior extradural defect seen at C6-C7 and a smaller at C5-C6. The cervical cord appears normal without signal abnormality. No paravertabral soft tissue abnor
    • I start treatment on saturday
    • I have known that I have had hep c for about two and a half years now. I can guess that I have had it for five years. I am finally starting this stuff. My husband went through it and he just got his year post tx done and he is still negative. That is good news. I am not looking foward to it
    • Am I Imagining This?
    • Go to http://www.peppermillreno.com/media_center/expansion, then click on "Porte Cochere/Dome View"...Is that not a 40 foot tall buried penis, right down to the circumcision scar?Or have I simply been spending waaaay too much time in this forum?
    • hi im a healthy 16yo i have a selection of hard pa...
    • hi im a healthy 16yo i have a selection of hard painless lumps around my bowel area, each about the size of a small pea. They are in clusters, iv had them for upto 2years now.They cause v little discomfort and theyre more noticable after iv went too the loo.Never thought I needed to see a doctor
    • My first Sub appointment
    • Well, I DONE IT!!!!After an hour of questions I left with 4 scripts.He put me on subutex to start. He told me to continue to take my lortab in decreasing doses, he said on day one. (skip this if your board)Take 1 Sub and 8 tabs Day 2 2 Subs and 7 TabsDay 3 3 Subs and 6 tabs...etcThen after a w
    • ISO: Easiest Beginner Sock Pattern~
    • All suggestions are greatly appreciated.If the pattern calls for worsted weight yarn, so much the better. :thumbThanks guys!