FolkMedicineby
rwboughton
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Next question, though, was how this medicine was meant to be administered. Do I drink it? Do I mix... of camphor oil, and yet the similarity even here lies only in the acrid quality, a sharp medicinal, pungent...
Roots Revival: Celebrating the New Folk Herbalism Resurgenceby
Kiva R.
or folkmedicine. Count how many times the terms “rustic”, “primitive” and “non-scientific” come up. Stedman’s Medical Dictionary is kinder, defining folkmedicine as the “treatment of ailments outside...
Well folks, Here's Part II of Me...by
Marie L.
Well folks,
Here's Part II of Meeting the Meat. Last time, we were going to our friendly... medicinal), grown by Chang, our friendly farmer. She grow veggies organically and sells them at the Brown...
More folks may recognize the nam ...by
Medical Quack
More folks may recognize the name as he becomes president next month of the California Medical....
Health & Fitness: Funny doctor names help the medicine go down | name, people, names, doctor...
Weedwifery: A Feral Approach to Folk Herbalismby
Kiva R.
, which appropriately enough means “folk” or “common people” but has the common definition of something (or someone...’re going to place value judgments on plants as medicine and food, it makes a hell of a lot more sense...
Older Folks Watch More TV but Like It Lessby
Anthony Cirillo
From Long-Term Living:
According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine concluded that older people spent...
Fear of HIV Infection is a major disease
I have been posting on this board in an attempt to help folks for a long time now. Person... in medicines are being made all the time. Yet, the emotional and physical stress we all go through waiting... with how I can help make this more clear to folks.
God grant me the strength to find a way to help more people...crap
Word on the Street: Pride 2011 Edition
generations of LGBT folks before and/or after yours need to understand about the way your generation....Y.
To those folks after my generation, I would say very simply that we have made progress but we haven't done enough..., I'm taking medicine for the remainder of my life. Sadly, many of my friends and associates...crap
I'm in my sixth month of being HIV positive, and I would like to share some reflections, which I hope will be helpful to the newly diagnosed.
Six months ago, I took news... as we are conquering a potentially terminal disease. the miracles of modern medicine! I can only hope it gets even...crap
Side effects & a 2 week hospital stay
Hello Folks :) I hope someone out there reads this post, and knows someone or... and willing to get my husband off that medicine, so, the doctor started my husband on this sustiva... stay Hello Folks. I wanted to thank EACH and EVERY ONE of YOU'S that took the time to respond...crap
CD-4 lab work back
. That's much lower than we had sort of psyched ourselves up for and the folks at the clinic are going.... We are looking forward to that and to the support group for positive folks and their friends/families. Medicine class of 1993; Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association Reviewed by: Fred Angulo, DVM...crap
16 Ways to Lower Diabetes Costs with Doctors, Pharmacies, Insurance, Assistance
A writer for the Associated Press recently described the plight of some folks with diabetes... and doctor's visits because of lack of money. It's sad, to be sure, and there are no easy answers for folks... and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need...crap
NAC
I have had several folks tell me I should be taking an NAC tablet once a day. DOes this supplement really do anything beneficial to hiv?Thanks Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A. NAC NAC (N- acetylcysteine) is a derivative of the naturally occurring amino acid cysteine. It has been studied in the 90's in HIV with some contradictory...crap
Post lumbar surgery in '96 formed scar tissue on left sciatica, resulting in chronic pain.
I empathize with the folks comments I have read so far. More to read. I so especially agree.... I do not want 'SYMPATHY' BUT A LITTLE 'EMPATHY' & 'UNDERSTANDING' would be the best medicine my family...." And by the way, God's Grace is my best medicine, the One who is with me day by day, the One who felt all our pain...crap
Raising absolute CD4 count with Sutherlandia
Dear Doc, I have read recent reports stating that an African plant called Sutherlandia is being used in traditional folkmedicine to help HIV infected patients feel better physically. Do you have any trusted information on this? Many Thanks Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. Raising absolute CD4 count with Sutherlandia...crap
Dead or Alive ?
Hi ! I'm reader from Brazil also and I am + since 2000. I would like to know how many years do I have of life ? I'm a huge fan of Queer as folk TV Show and one character died cause his meds turn higher... find something that will work and not make me sick in the process. One of the most pervasive errors in HIV medicine...crap