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Bill W. Palm Beach County, Florida
Hi, My name is Bill. I?m an alcoholic, addict and codependent. My sobriety date is September... More
Stephanie S. Jewett California
Stephanie Shore Jewett, RN, MBA I was born and raised in Iowa and I was very close to my... More
Dale J. Santa Cruz, California
Hello Good People! I'm a healthy,happy, 50 year old family man, with a thriving solar power... More
Caryn T. West Chicago, Illinois
My heart has carried this deep desire to be part of a special club for kids suffering from food... More
Tracy Nicolaus California
Yes I am ADHD,  I am also a recovering alcoholic, and a recovering sex addict. I have been... More

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Folk Medicine by rwboughton Patient Expert . 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...
Bitter rift among people who practice alternative medicine, from homeopaths to folk healers to massage therapists by Naturalgal Patient Expert years, but Minnesota has finally given official recognition to the practice of naturopathic medicine... has finally given official recognition to the practice of naturopathic medicine, which relies on the body...
Roots Revival: Celebrating the New Folk Herbalism Resurgence by Kiva R. Healthy Living ProfessionalComplimentary & Alternative Medicine or folk medicine. Count how many times the terms “rustic”, “primitive” and “non-scientific” come up. Stedman’s Medical Dictionary is kinder, defining  folk medicine as the “treatment of ailments outside...
Well folks, Here's Part II of Me... by Marie L. Patient Expert 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 Patient ExpertHealth Maven 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...
Using joints wisely (EDS/arthritis folks, wonderful guide) by Zipperhead .. Patient Expert , but there are also tips for car, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, laundry, etc. UW Medicine - Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine ...
Med errors kill more folks in U.S. than breast cancer or AIDS by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor at a single drug dose calculation the Annals of International Medicine published study found drug dosage...
Weedwifery: A Feral Approach to Folk Herbalism by Kiva R. Healthy Living ProfessionalComplimentary & Alternative Medicine , 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...
Spain launches e-Gov services for rural folk by Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M. Medical Doctor trainers involved. You are reading a Blog Post from "Reflections" Thoughts about Medicine, Community...
Older Folks Watch More TV but Like It Less by Anthony Cirillo Patient ExpertHealth Maven 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...

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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

First Six Months
Hi Folks,

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 folk medicine 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