What is it with doctors? Is it the more money they make the dumber they get or what? Mom has been experiencing pain. She calls it soreness. I call it pain. The pain is in the region of her lung - the one with the tumor in it. Now, she's had virtually no problems since radiation. No pain, no weight loss, nothing. She's really been very lucky. She was diagnosed with cancer … [Read more...] about What is it with Doctors
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How Does Aspirin Prevent Heart Attacks
How Does Aspirin Prevent Heart Attacks You may have noticed that more people are taking aspirin. Aspirin has been linked to heart attacks in a good way. If your doctor has prescribed a low dose of aspirin for you, it could prevent a heart attack. Aspirin has existed for almost a hundred years. When it was first introduced for aches and pains, the company assured the … [Read more...] about How Does Aspirin Prevent Heart Attacks
Time to go Meatless?
I dunno. Something about cloned meat just grosses me out.... FDA: No safety labels needed on cloned food The government has decided that food from cloned animals is safe to eat and does not require special labeling. The [tag]Food and Drug Administration[/tag] planned to brief industry groups in advance of an announcement Thursday morning. The [tag]FDA[/tag] indicated … [Read more...] about Time to go Meatless?
Tamiflu Warning
FDA adds '[tag]abnormal behavior[/tag]' warning for Tamiflu label WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patients who take [tag]Tamiflu[/tag] should be closely monitored for signs of abnormal behavior, [tag]health[/tag] officials said Monday in announcing an updated label for the [tag]flu[/tag] drug. The added precaution comes after reports of more than 100 new cases of [tag]delirium[/tag], … [Read more...] about Tamiflu Warning
Wart Cures
Yeah, but everyone knows if you cut a [tag]potato[/tag] in half, rub it on the [tag]wart[/tag] and then bury the potato in the [tag]backyard[/tag], the wart will go away. Duct tape no magical cure for warts, study finds WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Duct tape does not work any better than doing nothing to cure warts in schoolchildren, Dutch researchers reported on Monday in a … [Read more...] about Wart Cures