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

New California governor tackles drug prices in first act 6 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1168

Has anyone else had extra teeth/bone growing in their mouth? 20 blur256 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2150

Results of my visit to gastro doc yesterday. 12 CTyankee Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1717

Parents speak out after boy dies from smell of cooking fish in Brooklyn 8 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1892

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

Access to health care 4 matt819 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1007

UK scientists test breathalyser for detecting early cancers 2 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1030

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

Anyone have experience with presciptions filled by online stores?/?? 10 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2487

I am so much better today. My nasty intestinal problem has now changed to normal functioning. 5 CTyankee Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1266

Newly knighted cancer scientist Mel Greaves explains why a cocktail of microbes could give protectio 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1434

Former Insys Therapeutics CEO to plead guilty in opioid kickback scheme case 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1046

Institute for Tibetan medicine upgraded to university 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 846

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

'Virtual tumour' new way to see cancer 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1034

I can barely make it to the bathroom in time... 35 CTyankee Dec 2018 Jan 2019 2 4203

Report: Distributors, DEA failed to abate US opioid crisis 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 945

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

Former Starkey President Sentenced In Massive Fraud Scheme Perpetrated Against Starkey Laboratories 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 901

Eight Dallas-Area Pharmacy Owners and Marketers Charged in $9 Million Kickback Scheme 1 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 905

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 0 908

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 1009

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

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

A question for mature women here 36 Ohiogal Dec 2018 Feb 2019 5 3233

People can still sign up for the ACA in some states, e.g. Minnesota thru January 14 0 progree Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 866

Tonight is the deadline to sign up for the ACA. 3 BigmanPigman Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1087

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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 1064

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 890

Fentanyl Now Behind More Deaths Than Heroin 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 930

5 convicted in meningitis outbreak case; 1 acquitted 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1082

Christmas Eve Comes With a Potentially Deadly Health Risk, Says Study 3 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1482

Aurora Health Care, Inc. Agrees to Pay $12 Million to Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1039

Mysterious Illness Paralyzing Children, Record Number Of Cases CDC 0 appalachiablue Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1362

The nitrofurantoin is not working on treating my UTI... 10 CTyankee Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1416

Michigan medical officer ordered to trial over Flint water deaths 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 942

My husband's health emergency: 11 murielm99 Dec 2018 Dec 2018 39 1655

Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using neti pot with filtered tap water 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1479

Six Michigan Doctors Charged in $464 Million Insurance and Opioid Scheme 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 915

Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a neti pot. 6 Cattledog Dec 2018 Dec 2018 9 2109

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 765

Study that took aim at 'Joy of Cooking' is retracted 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1135

Drugmaker to sell cheaper generic rival to EpiPen injectors 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 957

Medical Device Maker ev3 to Plead Guilty and Pay $17.9 Million for Distributing Adulterated Device 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 799

Scientists develop 10-minute universal cancer test ((90% solution??)) 2 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1028

Saw my family doc today and got good neews! 27 CTyankee Dec 2018 Dec 2018 65 3684

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 1327

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 3950

Trump Administration Peppers Inboxes With Plugs for Private Medicare Plans 9 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1518

DNA Vaccine From UT-Southwestern Could Be A Game-Changer In Fight Against Alzheimer's 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1281

Former Insys executive pleads guilty to opioid bribe scheme 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 860

Cancer drug from German pharma giant Bayer gets US approval 0 nitpicker Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1116

Overdoses, bedsores, broken bones: What happened when a private-equity firm sought to care for socie 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 996

Out-of-hospital births twice as deadly, GateHouse investigation finds 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 982

UK: Woman who inherited fatal illness to sue doctors in groundbreaking case 7 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1667

'Mannose' Sugar Found in Cranberries, May Slow Cancer Development 3 appalachiablue Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1773

Kansas Medicaid expansion in doubt despite governor support 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 937

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Arkansas: 12,000 People Dropped From Medicaid Due To New Work Requirements 0 appalachiablue Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1110

UMd. College Student With Crohn's Dies Of Adenovirus That Killed 11 Kids In N.J. 0 appalachiablue Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1041

Ticked off: UVA physician connects the dots on a perplexing allergy to meat 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1442

Shivering 21 question everything Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 2234

Has anyone used one of these? 3 Maxheader Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 2132

Burlington, New Jersey, Doctor Arrested for Role in $20 Million Telemedicine Compounded Medication S 0 nitpicker Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1063

Atrium Health Agrees to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit and Eliminate Anticompetitive Steering Restrictions 0 nitpicker Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 869

FDA unveils sweeping anti-tobacco effort to reduce underage vaping and smoking 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 828

Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Sugars, Aldehydes, and the American Diet 35 ProfessorPlum Nov 2018 Feb 2021 47 6153

FDA Considers Making Food Labels Disclose Sesame to Help Allergy Sufferers 0 question everything Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 842

Appendix may be linked to Parkinson's development 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 1280

Melinda Gates on birth control, health and income: 2 applegrove Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1272

Fish-oil drugs protect heart health, two studies say 5 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1322

Jury tells Aetna to pay $25M to late cancer patient's family 2 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 16 1386

Rise in cancers 'caused by weight' 2 nitpicker Mar 2018 Apr 2020 3 1842

Anyone else have Numullar Dermatitis 14 CTyankee Jul 2017 Jul 2019 0 6632

My insurance co. wants to do 2 home visits a year. 17 leftyladyfrommo Dec 2014 Jan 2021 8 59534

can someon help me pick out an ergonomic chair for my home office? 21 CTyankee Feb 2014 Sep 2019 0 7211

How Sleep Deprivation Decays the Mind and Body 4 xchrom Dec 2013 Jun 2020 4 2397

UK - Doctors call for a ban on face cream chemical blamed for an epidemic of skin allergies 5 dipsydoodle Jul 2013 Mar 2019 14 2978

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