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    • How do youget beyond the ewww! factor with people?
    • My friend just started TTC, so now we're talking about all things baby. I mentioned that if I ever have a boy, I won't be circ'ing him. All she could say was "Ewww! That's so gross! I would never make my child go thru life like that!"I tried explaining everything I could--the
    • Oral Thrush?
    • Hi All,So due to MS I had many days of steroid treatment. Thisdecreases your immune system and due to swallowing issuesI wasn't eating. All of this brought on a terrible case of thrush.To the point where I had to go on more meds - ugh! - becauseit was down my throat, mouth, esophaugus, stom
    • Rob Wilkins - Can Overtraining Lead To CANCER?
    • Overtraining wears down the immune system and does not allow the body to fully recover. Find out how too much of a good thing can actually hurt you.http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/rob9.htmHOW TO REVIEW: Post Your Review Of This Article - CLICK ON POST REPLY BELOW! You do NOT need to be a registe
    • TMJ & neck pain
    • This is the first time I have used this healthboard, but was wondering if anyone experienced what I am going through. Have had TMJ for 10 years and found relief with lower splint. Now discs have become much worse (for some reason) and upper teeth on one side of mouth don't touch lower one
    • Conflicting Info-Help!
    • Hi--I stumbled onto this site by accident and have spent some time reading through all of the recent postings. I was diagnosed with an L5-S1 complete disk herniation with sciatica 2 years ago and have done all of the recommened conservative treatments (which have not worked). My doc is now thi
    • CLO question
    • Hi everyone. I tried the Nordic Natural CLO (lemon) chewable gel-caps with my kids yesterday and today, and they are balking. "Tastes slimey" I used to just give a teaspoon followed by a swallow of oatmeal, but thought the gel caps would be easier. The kids don't like to swallow pills,
    • Heart Problem? Advice needed....
    • Hello everyone,Im a reasonably psychically fit 21 year old. A year and a half ago, i rushed myself off to hospital, i had taken 2 lines of cocaine. I was sitting on my chair and felt a slight pain by the left rib cage which i had never had before. Then i felt the sudden need to "get outside", so
    • Vision/Depth Perception question
    • DD is 4 years old. For a while now, she's been closing her left eye when she looks up at things that are farther away. Now she's been falling down the stairs with enough frequency that i'm very concerned. At first i figured she's clumsy & not paying attention. Or, tired b
    • Knitting how to instructions/ book?
    • I have crocheting in plain english, which is SO much better than the learn to crochet pamphlet I had to learn with... but I want to know how to knit now... please reccomend a book (much easier than looking at a website although I can do that too but need a reference book)I was thinking about get
    • Questions galore
    • My internist diagnosed me with ANA-negative lupus in March. The rheumatologist I was sent to see said I couldn't possibly have it, because there is no such thing as ANA-negative lupus. :confused: He ordered bunches of tests and the only thing that came back abnormal was my CRP, which w
    • Gaining weight on a diet, WTF
    • I am on a very thin line, seriously contemplating whether all this hard work is worth it.I have been deiting for 9 weeks now. Lost only 15lbs.Recently, I would always put my hand over my abs and flex them and feel the rock hard feeling, it gave me motivation, there wasnt much fat on my abs so ev
    • Labyrinthectomy Surgery
    • Hi,Due to my ongoing problems with Meniere's Disease in my left ear, I have run out of options but to have a Labyrinthectomy. This has been after a long and journey trying many different treatments,I realize that I will become deaf on that side, but I'd rather be deaf than continually
    • Fever after a night of drinking.
    • Me and my wife went out last night and I consumed, 10 shots and 2 long islands in about 2 1/2 hrs time. Its the most I have had in about 3 years. Today obviously I feel like crap, but the part that is bothering me is I have a low grade fever. I got plenty of sleep last night and have had quite a
    • has anyone actually sued their circ-er?
    • i know that it is possible for young men to sue their circ-er when they reach the age of 18, but has anyone actually done it? are there any stories, links, etc about this?
    • High Liver Results
    • My 36 year old daughter has had high results on all her liver blood work except bilirubin. She does not drink or take tylenol. She has had all hepititis' come back negative. Her doctor is having a CAT scan done and talking about a liver biopsy. What could be cause of this?
    • How does haze affect the lungs?
    • How can haze pose as a health hazard to our lungs? Can anybody tell me?:)
    • How to stay young & have a great youthful skin?
    • Hi friends ! I am 27 yrs. old and I'm just wondering how do you stay young and beautiful esp. with your skin/ body etc...? I'm still in my 20's but I want to prepare myself and know what nice products is good out there. Do you have anything to share particularly with the brands?
    • Can Someone Explain Insulin Resistance To ME?
    • I am a 45 year old female and have been going thru treatment for thyroid(hyper) and I have ahd poly cystic ovarian diease ( had a hysterctomy in 2000) And now found out I also have mild congential adrenal hyplasia Now my dr has given me a mointer to check blood when I have the near black out s
    • cramp, prostate
    • ONE..why are prostate cramps not described anywhere online? dr. edel hasnt got it...****** search only yielded it as part of a string of symps in a post here. Nowhere, any expert discussion of these cramps.TWO..Any idea of all possible causes of them? They were NOT listed at Edell site as a sy
    • HELP my mother falls asleep all the time.
    • :confused: My mom is 53 years old and she falls asleep while talking, she would be talking one minute and then she falls asleep for a few seconds. She can never stay awake as a passenger in the car. Sometimes when I am talking to her on the phone I will ask her something and not hear anything, t
    • Has anyone one had good luck with Green Tea Capsul...
    • Has anyone one had good luck with Green Tea Capsules? I need to lose weight and my doctor recommended drinking Green Tea everyday. I'm not a big tea drinker so I purchased the caplets. Any info with people using the Green Tea capsule will be appreciated,
    • eczema in ears?
    • hi :wave: i suffer from a bit of eczema, mainly on my face which i think is caused by stress as thats when it seems to flare up. i normally get it in my hairline and around the sides of my nose. anyway, recently ive started getting what i think is eczema inside my ears-yuk!:p it itches like mad
    • Mattress Cover
    • Can anyone tell me where to get a mattress cover? Really, I want it to totally encase the mattress, not just cover it with a sheet. Do I need plastic? Rubber? I have no idea what I need, but I know that my ds has seasonal and enviro allergies and I think having a mattress cover would really help
    • Benzoyl Peroxide
    • Has anyone found that using Benzoyl Peroxide makes their acne worse? Also, when you guys talk about using Benzoyl Peroxide - do you mean that you put it all over your face, or you just spot treat?
    • Zyban bad side effects?
    • I just started taking Zyban about a week ago.. 3 days in to it I started having loss of concentration, and sever boughts of paranoia... My question is if anyone has experienced the same thing, or is this somthing unrelated to the medication?
    • Ontario Teachers near $1.3 bln Heartland Dental deal-source
    • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is expected to announce a roughly $1.3 billion deal to...Partners submitted final bids on Oct. 22 for Heartland Dental, which has been exploring...a dentist. CHS Capital made a minority equity investment in 2008 for an undisclosed sum....
    • My Doc is Ignoring my CRP LEVEL & INFLATION, plz help
    • I need help on what i should do. My CRP level is going up quickly and so is my inflation in the body and I believe its coming from my liver. My doc is ignoring me that , its normal to people to have Alkalin Phosphate level of 180 and CRP leve jumping from 8 to 10. I dont buy that.I am getting sh
    • What is wrong?
    • Well, doc said I had some gastritis. My chest hurts constantly morning to night, mainly in upper middle, also get pressure too. Sometimes feels like it hurts into my back. I am so tired of this and don't know where to turn to next. I
    • Major pain with a cavity filling
    • Okay, this is going to sound really weird, but here goes...I went to a Dentist I never went to before and had a cavity filling taken out that I had since I was young. Well this Dentist stated that I had to have these two cavities taken out, I asked him to put the white fillings ininstead of the
    • Umm, I am really sorry to bother everyone, but I&#...
    • Umm, I am really sorry to bother everyone, but I've posted two different times this morning and they are not showing up. It counts them as replies but I can't see them. Am I doing something wrong, it is under the topic "pregnancy and maintaining pregnancy" I am also not seeing the ot