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New JAMA report Oct 13, 2009
- By LAsky26 · New reply November 16, 2009
- 23 replies
- The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) released a new report on Oct. 13, 2009 regarding robotic vs open prostectomy. Anyone considering or facing this option is recommended to research this ...
Re: Johns Hopkins Article
- By LAsky26 · Posted November 14, 2009
- 0 replies
- I just receieved the attached message below, from the cancer support group who sent it to me. The article was found to be invalid. Apologies to anyone who read the article. Information submitted to this ...
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
- By PeterPJB · New reply November 11, 2009
- 8 replies
- I was shocked at my elevated PSA readings over such a short period of time. in Dec 2008 my PSA was 1.5 and 5 months later 3.9 which lead to a biopsy in June 2009. Findings were a 3-5% concentration of ...
Bisphenol A (BPA)
- By LAsky26 · Posted November 8, 2009
- 0 replies
- Interesting info. about the chemical BPA. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinio n/08kristof.html?emc=eta1 Received from my cancer support group. As with any article, its passed on for your own determination ...
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
- By PeterPJB · New reply November 7, 2009
- 2 replies
- I was shocked at my elevated PSA readings over such a short period of time. in Dec 2008 my PSA was 1.5 and 5 months later 3.9 which lead to a biopsy in June 2009. Findings were a 3-5% concentration of ...
Can Disciplines Like Yoga, Tai Chi, and Feldenkrais be Integrated with Conv
- By billgpt · New reply October 31, 2009
- 9 replies
- Over the past decade, health professionals and their patients have been redefining rehabilitation to include unconventional therapeutic techniques drawn from disciplines such as Tai Chi Chuan, Yoga and ...
California Medical Cannabis
- By LAsky26 · New reply October 24, 2009
- 11 replies
- Dealing with chronic pain and fibromyalgia for nine years plus. I have tried all the therapies, medications, biofeedback, you name it. Temporary to minimal relief. Long term pain medication management ...
Botox for bladder
- By erlandsonbwe · New reply October 15, 2009
- 5 replies
- I want to tell everyone male and female about the positive effects of botox for the bladder. About two months ago I "underwent" the "surgery" (which was not that big of a deal). The doctor inserted the ...
About me
- By stphnvnsn · New reply October 14, 2009
- 10 replies
- This Oct. i'll be marride 33 yrs. to Fred. I have 1 son Shawn who will be 31. And 2 adorable grandsons Brandon age 10 and Christpher age 8. I own my business Fluffy Paws Pet Sitting. I'm owned by 3 cats ...
I will.
- By erlandsonbwe · New reply October 9, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am not down and out I am up and coming I am not defeated I am a victor I am not disabled I have been re-abled to do better things I am not a drain on society I m a contributing member I am in pain but ...
the mad russian
- By robla46 · Posted October 6, 2009
- 0 replies
- went to boston in august...got the mad russian treatment...i managed to go 8 days....then stupidly went and got some cigarettes...oy! as a reward! there is no logic...it's all emotional and chemical ...
The catch 22's of life
- By IngoA99 · New reply September 15, 2009
- 4 replies
- I have been feeling disgusting lately. I was doing so well earlier this year. I had lost nearly 40 lbs. I was working out at least 4 times a week, I was eating right and loving it...then I got some weird ...
August 6, 2009
- By Andrew_Rossi · New reply September 5, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi folks! I finally saw my new primary care doc. He and the nurse practitioner spent two and a half hours with me! They reviewed all my meds, collected my medical history, and then the doc asked me what ...
Sleep paralysis August 10
- By Andrew_Rossi · New reply August 15, 2009
- 1 reply
- Wow, I had my first cognitive awareness of sleep paralysis today. I went to sleep at 11:30 last nite, At 9ish, I realized I absolutely had to go whizz.. I staggered to the bathroom, banging into walls ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
- 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
Pain
- By Hindustani41 · New reply July 18, 2009
- 8 replies
- I suffer from arthritus for the last 2 years. The pain is unbearable and cnnot walk properly. Medicines and physical therapy have not been helpful. Even He seems to be of no help. Probably I have to repay ...
My grandson's birthday
- By Hindustani41 · Posted July 16, 2009
- 0 replies
- Please see the photographs on facebook on my son's page: Sanjaykjindal ...
Suggestions for Men's Health site?
- By ABCHealthProducer · New reply July 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi there. I am a producer with the ABC News Medical Unit. Please don't take this as a SPAM post. We are creating a new OnCall+ section for men's health and I wanted to see if any of you in this group ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
- 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
