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Life, Death and Insulin 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 14 1175

Judge: Women could lose birth control coverage under rule 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1180

Landmark study finds high fibre cuts heart disease risk 2 PoliticAverse Jan 2019 Jan 2019 8 1178

Prozac shortage 3 Manastash Jan 2019 Jan 2019 14 1662

Cities threaten to 'turn off the lights' if KC-based hospital chain Empower doesn't pay bills 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 984

New Ebola-like virus is discovered in China 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1152

Hey, something works well !!! 2 JayhawkSD Jan 2019 Jan 2019 19 1052

Results of my visit to gastro doc yesterday. 12 CTyankee Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1716

New California governor tackles drug prices in first act 6 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1167

Has anyone else had extra teeth/bone growing in their mouth? 20 blur256 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2149

I'm seeing my gastroenterologist Friday at 10 a.m. 6 CTyankee Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1370

Author Paul Greenberg on why Americans should eat more fish - PBS NewsHour 5 question everything Dec 2018 Jan 2019 9 1419

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 phylny Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 786

UK scientists test breathalyser for detecting early cancers 2 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1029

Anyone have experience with presciptions filled by online stores?/?? 10 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2485

I am so much better today. My nasty intestinal problem has now changed to normal functioning. 5 CTyankee Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1265

I can barely make it to the bathroom in time... 35 CTyankee Dec 2018 Jan 2019 2 4202

Newly knighted cancer scientist Mel Greaves explains why a cocktail of microbes could give protectio 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1433

Former Insys Therapeutics CEO to plead guilty in opioid kickback scheme case 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1044

Institute for Tibetan medicine upgraded to university 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 845

'Virtual tumour' new way to see cancer 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1033

Report: Distributors, DEA failed to abate US opioid crisis 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 944

Infections put 12 people in hospitals after they received unapproved stem cell products 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 802

Eight Dallas-Area Pharmacy Owners and Marketers Charged in $9 Million Kickback Scheme 1 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 904

Former Starkey President Sentenced In Massive Fraud Scheme Perpetrated Against Starkey Laboratories 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 900

New Hampshire physician assistant guilty of Insys opioid kickback scheme 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 800

FDA panel backs prescribing opioid overdose reversal drug along with painkillers 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 907

Set It and Forget It: How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty 6 elleng Dec 2018 Dec 2018 12 1353

Lakewood Man Charged in $10 Million Health Care Fraud Against Blue Cross Blue Shield 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1008

Going From Eat To Live To Intermittent Fasting And Keto Diet When I Eat Any Suggestions? 10 PaulX2 Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1746

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Chronic fatigue syndrome 'could be triggered by overactive immune system' 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1172

People can still sign up for the ACA in some states, e.g. Minnesota thru January 14 0 progree Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 865

Tonight is the deadline to sign up for the ACA. 3 BigmanPigman Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1084

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 887

The romaine-lettuce E. coli outbreak has been pinned on at least one farm in California with infecte 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1062

5 convicted in meningitis outbreak case; 1 acquitted 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1081

Fentanyl Now Behind More Deaths Than Heroin 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 929

Christmas Eve Comes With a Potentially Deadly Health Risk, Says Study 3 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1478

Aurora Health Care, Inc. Agrees to Pay $12 Million to Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1038

The nitrofurantoin is not working on treating my UTI... 10 CTyankee Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1414

Mysterious Illness Paralyzing Children, Record Number Of Cases CDC 0 appalachiablue Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1359

Michigan medical officer ordered to trial over Flint water deaths 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 941

Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a neti pot. 6 Cattledog Dec 2018 Dec 2018 9 2105

My husband's health emergency: 11 murielm99 Dec 2018 Dec 2018 39 1654

Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using neti pot with filtered tap water 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1477

Six Michigan Doctors Charged in $464 Million Insurance and Opioid Scheme 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 914

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 763

Study that took aim at 'Joy of Cooking' is retracted 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1134

Drugmaker to sell cheaper generic rival to EpiPen injectors 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 956

Medical Device Maker ev3 to Plead Guilty and Pay $17.9 Million for Distributing Adulterated Device 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 798

Scientists develop 10-minute universal cancer test ((90% solution??)) 2 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1026

Saw my family doc today and got good neews! 27 CTyankee Dec 2018 Dec 2018 65 3683

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she paid twice as much for insurance as a waitress as she will in Cong 6 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1325

Does anyone have the name of an appeite booster. I find my appetite lagging as I get older 34 CTyankee Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 3947

Trump Administration Peppers Inboxes With Plugs for Private Medicare Plans 9 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1517

DNA Vaccine From UT-Southwestern Could Be A Game-Changer In Fight Against Alzheimer's 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1277

Former Insys executive pleads guilty to opioid bribe scheme 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 859

Cancer drug from German pharma giant Bayer gets US approval 0 nitpicker Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1115

UK: Woman who inherited fatal illness to sue doctors in groundbreaking case 7 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1666

Overdoses, bedsores, broken bones: What happened when a private-equity firm sought to care for socie 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 995

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Out-of-hospital births twice as deadly, GateHouse investigation finds 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 979

Has anyone used one of these? 3 Maxheader Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 2129

'Mannose' Sugar Found in Cranberries, May Slow Cancer Development 3 appalachiablue Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1769

Kansas Medicaid expansion in doubt despite governor support 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 935

Ticked off: UVA physician connects the dots on a perplexing allergy to meat 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1441

Arkansas: 12,000 People Dropped From Medicaid Due To New Work Requirements 0 appalachiablue Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1107

UMd. College Student With Crohn's Dies Of Adenovirus That Killed 11 Kids In N.J. 0 appalachiablue Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1040

Shivering 21 question everything Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 2231

Burlington, New Jersey, Doctor Arrested for Role in $20 Million Telemedicine Compounded Medication S 0 nitpicker Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1061

Atrium Health Agrees to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit and Eliminate Anticompetitive Steering Restrictions 0 nitpicker Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 868

FDA unveils sweeping anti-tobacco effort to reduce underage vaping and smoking 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 827

Appendix may be linked to Parkinson's development 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 1278

FDA Considers Making Food Labels Disclose Sesame to Help Allergy Sufferers 0 question everything Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 840

Melinda Gates on birth control, health and income: 2 applegrove Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1270

Fish-oil drugs protect heart health, two studies say 5 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1320

Jury tells Aetna to pay $25M to late cancer patient's family 2 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 16 1382

Mitch McConnell said he won't be touching the ACA! 8 BigmanPigman Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 1594

Boost your magnesium 5 littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1768

FDA Recommends Smaller Condoms 10 rocktivity Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1413

Drinking high alkaline water 10 SHRED Oct 2018 Nov 2018 0 1632

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