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atrial fib.

muggins
  • By muggins · Posted March 15, 2010
  • In Heart and cholesterol · 0 replies
  • i have been having heart palpitaions & a very fast heart heart rate, was in ER for a few hrs. did all the heart test bp. went to 194-114 pulse 190, they got it down in a while, they told me that the left ...

Severe Asthmatic

amandag5991
  • By amandag5991 · New reply March 13, 2010
  • In Allergies and asthma · 16 replies
  • I'm 30 w/ severe asthma - I take Advair500/50mcg , Zyflo600mg, Zrytec 10mg, Sprivia, Prednisone20mg, Albuterol/Atrovent (DuoNeb) every 2-3 hours, Allergy Shots (weekly) Ativan 1mg and I am waiting on ...

Sound Like Prinzmetal's?

Cindy56
  • By Cindy56 · New reply March 13, 2010
  • In General health · 2 replies
  • Hi, I'm new here and stumbled upon the site while Googling for artery spasms. First a little medical history: I am 56 y.o. healthy but not fit - sedentary work and need to exercise (edit: when the chest ...

Re-occurance of Pituitary Tumor

suzyqfabio
  • By suzyqfabio · New reply March 13, 2010
  • In Brain and neurological conditions · 1 reply
  • I had a pituitary tumor removed through my nose last May. I think I a have a csf leak. MY sinuses are always killing me, I keep getting ear infections, I have clear salty fluid that drains out of my nose ...

aneurism

soreeye
  • By soreeye · New reply March 12, 2010
  • In Brain and neurological conditions · 1 reply
  • i was being treated for iritis then had to see eye doctor told me possible auto-immune and told him also having pain pressure in left eye without iritis attack s if someone leans on me family or cleanig ...

Belly Fat

cocosun
  • By cocosun · New reply March 12, 2010
  • In Fitness and exercise · 3 replies
  • Is there really anything out there that can really help us to lose the assess belly fat that we can't lose after losing the weight or while losing the weight we want to lose ...

How to treat vocal cord paralysis after thyroid surgery?

elenadem
  • By elenadem · New reply March 12, 2010
  • In General health · 12 replies
  • How to treat vocal cord paralysis after thyroid surgery My mother had a thyroid surgery last January (9-10 mths ago) and as a result a vocal cord seems to be paralysed with significant voice loss and ...

Mirena IUD what happens after the 5 years are up?

mom2six
  • By mom2six · New reply March 11, 2010
  • In General health · 7 replies
  • Has anyone left their IUD in longer then the 5 years recommended? What happens if you do leave it in longer ...

effects of marijuana on a fetus

sfcpave
  • By sfcpave · New reply March 11, 2010
  • In Children's health · 8 replies
  • I would like any feedback as to the effects of marijuana for nausea during pregnency on a fetus ...

What are seizures like?

Serenity2
  • By Serenity2 · New reply March 9, 2010
  • In General health · 2 replies
  • I am concerned because a new drug as been px for me and my doctor says not to drive for a week to make sure I am not effected with having a seizure . I have never had or seen a seizure before. Since I ...

lets learn to eat better to gether "recipes"easy one that are healthy

morena51
  • By morena51 · New reply March 9, 2010
  • In General health · 29 replies
  • i am hoping tht we can come to gether and share recipes, because after all ,that can be the hardest part of living and getting healthy and staying that way. and losing weight.. there are so many good ...

Is It Worth It?????

Needsomehelp
  • By Needsomehelp · New reply March 8, 2010
  • In Health insurance · 1 reply
  • Hello, I am a 63 male. I've purchased health insurance from Highmark Blue Shield for $354.00 per month. $1,500.00 deductible. This is the 2nd increase in the last 2 years. Wondering if anyone knows of ...

NEW DRUG APPROVED BY FDA FOR ALL MS

Serenity2
  • By Serenity2 · New reply March 6, 2010
  • In Brain and neurological conditions · 3 replies
  • Ampyra (fampridine-SR) was FDA approved for all forms of MS on January 22. It is a time released pill, that improves walking. It is the first oral MS drug and the first specifically approved to control ...

alternative med for migraine

goodacoustics
  • By goodacoustics · New reply March 3, 2010
  • In Complementary and alternative medicine · 2 replies
  • I am also a migraine sufferer and I take fioricet for the pain. I would like to try herbal or alternative medicine, though. Do you know of anything that can help me with this? Thanks for the replies ...

New Year not the Old Me

underwood1861
  • By underwood1861 · New reply March 1, 2010
  • In General health · 10 replies
  • I am going to be 47 in March and have 55 lbs +/- to lose. My husband and son could really benefit from a healthier lifestyle also. I have been setting myself up to do this mentally for the last few weeks ...

Career help

sfoster
  • By sfoster · Posted March 1, 2010
  • In General health · 0 replies
  • Everyday I wake up, Im always thinking about what career is right for me. Im 21 years old, and I would like to work in healthcare, but I do know that I do not want to go to school for more than 4 years ...

Supporting you Disease RARE DISEASE DAY 2010

jhewels2
  • By jhewels2 · Posted February 28, 2010
  • In General health · 0 replies
  • Today is Rare Disease Day 2010. find your foundation and donate, you, family, and friends so that you can get the funding for research, and for bring awareness to your disease and to this day. there are ...

Wegeners Granulomatosis

concernedgirlfriend
  • By concernedgirlfriend · New reply February 27, 2010
  • In Autoimmune diseases · 3 replies
  • My 29 year old boyfriend was diagnosed with wegeners last October. Since then he has had multiple problems including collapsed lungs, hemmoridged lungs, sinus infections and collapsing of the airway ...

Benign Multiple Sclerosis??

Mikeangel2
  • By Mikeangel2 · New reply February 27, 2010
  • In Autoimmune diseases · 8 replies
  • Hi, I have posted on here before. After 23 years and testing for the MS symptoms, maybe I have found an answer. I went to a new neurologist, who does NOT make me feel as it is "in my head". At first he ...

Ozone exposure

beebob
  • By beebob · Posted February 26, 2010
  • In General health · 0 replies
  • In the winter of 2007/08, while working at a job I was exposed to ozone from an ozone generator. This machine produced 300mgh and I was working in a confined space, directly under it for 4 days, 6 hours ...

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