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Fluke or Trend: Coffee vs Prostate & Other Cancers by Alvin B. Lin Medical DoctorHealth Maven that this is the first study demonstrating a link, so perhaps this is just a statistical fluke.  On the other hand...
Just a Fluke by Naomi M. Patient Expert Daniel's numbers were over 200 again last night. WTF? Tonight I burst into tears in front of him tonight, which I haven't done since the first time I gave him a shot in the hospital. Just because the Lantus really stung t
Fluke or Trend: Coffee vs Depression by Alvin B. Lin Medical DoctorHealth Maven Remember the scene in the recent remake of The Green Hornet where Kato makes Britt Reid a proper cuppa joe?  The debate over risk:benefit ratio of coffee wages on.  Recent salvos have demonstrated an associated benefit
Fluke or Trend? Salt vs Blood Pressure by Alvin B. Lin Medical DoctorHealth Maven Before you jump up & change your regimen with the latest whim published as scientific research, ask if the data is applicable and generalizable to you.  In other words, studies demonstrating that mammogams save lives p
Doctors and scientists say three recent Detroit marathons deaths 'likely a fluke' by Roman M. Patient Expert .com is reporting that: " 3 Detroit Marathon Deaths Likely a Fluke."The deaths of three runners at Sunday' s... in the sport. In fact, the deaths are likely to be a statistical fluke, doctors say. A 26-year-old half...
Fluke or Trend? Omega 3 Fatty Acids vs Prostate Cancer by Alvin B. Lin Medical DoctorHealth Maven on a whim based upon a fluke. Case in point is the relationship between omega 3 fatty acids (most...?  In other words, is this finding a fluke or a trend? It turns out that back in November, three other authors...
Fluke or Trend: Coffee vs Breast Cancer by Alvin B. Lin Medical DoctorHealth Maven Some days coffee is good for you, other days, it's not.  The pendulum has recently swung in favor of coffee consumption with a series of studies published demonstrating an association between more coffee and lower canc
Fluke or Trend? Calcium vs Heart Disease by Alvin B. Lin Medical DoctorHealth Maven of the Women's Health Initiative study. So are Bolland's findings a fluke or trend?  After 3 separate...
Autism the Scourge of the 21st Century (Somali Immigrants in Minneapolis and Autism – Epidemic or Statistical Fluke?) by Kim S. Patient Expert Managing Editor's Note: At the end of this magnficent post by Mr. Khalif are links to our past stories about the Somali/Autism epidemic in Minnesota, including J.B. Handley's article that so interested Mr. McNeil. By Abdulkad

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VL blips in longterm survivor
Hi there. I am a 49 year old longterm survivor who tested positive in 1983 as part of a study when I was 24. By fluke of genetics I turned out to be a longterm slow progressor and had the luxury of waiting to begin therapy until 1997 when I became more symptomatic just as effectve combo therapies came into use...crap

AIDS

is AIDS the curse of God?
a man made plaque?
a fluke of nature?
the result of weakened populations?
or of bodily invasions?
Is AIDS a new disease?
a new face of war?
a victimizer of the living?
a punisher of the loving?
the creator of a world of peace...crap

Help Me Person (from below )
so ----
bascially the last test at 37 weeks which was negative is the result i should go by and believe and nothing else?
i should just consider the 24 week positive elisa and indeterminte WB a fluke and move on?


**DONOTDELETE** Help Me Person (from below ) Sounds like it's a fluke and you...crap

First Numbers
So i got my lab results back and my CD4 was 99 and my viral load was 88K. The doctor said it was a fluke because she didn't notice any other health problems and I haven't had any either, I didn't even... it was just a fluke. Meds are helpful, but the side effects suck. First Numbers With my CD4 so low and my viral...crap

Parasitic Worm Infection Can Increase Susceptibility to HIV, Study Finds
People infected with parasitic worms that cause schistosomiasis might be more susceptible to HIV crap

Why might diastolic reading increase after relaxation?
't just a fluke.  It used to be that both numbers decreased after relaxing.  What might be causing this? Reneee...crap

CAN BABY ASPRIN HELP WITH MIGRAINES
i suffer from migrane headaches... as well as tension headaches (at all times i have a headache whether its a migrane or tension) presently, i am on Topomax 100 mgs but i am still experiencing migraines.   today, i tried a "baby asprin.   could it be possible that it helped?? or just a fluke...crap

HIV and diahrea
I take Kaletra, Truvada, and Fluconozole and have always had trouble with diahrea, in the past month I have been eating yogurt daily and suddenly my diarea has disappered, is this a fluke or possible remedy? Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A. HIV and diahrea I think yougurt (the real stuff, not the stuff...crap

Can you contract genital herpes as a fluke?
When I was 16, I developed genital herpes. At this age I had never had a cold sore, never had any sort of sexual contact with the opposite sex (not even a kiss), and no history of sexual abuse as a child. My doctor said I could have caught it as a fluke. "Like a flu virus" he said. Is this possible...crap

Will having frequent arrhythmias shorten my life span?
after I missed my appointment to reschedule, I got nervous. I was hoping this was a fluke, but it's been going...crap