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Chiari Malformation

betterhalf65

Bowel Incontinence

Uma
  • By Uma · Posted yesterday at 5:03 pm
  • In Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Hi, I am a female, age 61. Over the years I have been having some bowel incontinence which has progressed from very minor to at times somewhat major. Originally (a few years ago) I would just feel a little ...

Pain and Swelling in Neck

cs24
  • By cs24 · New reply yesterday at 2:08 am
  • In Cancer · 6 replies
  • Hello everybody, I'm new here and was wonering if anyone has had a diagnosis for the symptoms I am having. About 2-1/2 months ago a mass appeared on my lower left side of neck. I went to my regular doctor ...

How do you get insurance for 175 employees?

designwebs
  • By designwebs · Posted November 6, 2009
  • In General health · 0 replies
  • We have about 175 employees and we would like to get insurance for. Does any one have any idea on how we can do this? What questions do we ask where do we even start? We the employees would be buying ...

Prolonged pain & swelling on back of neck

dterrano
  • By dterrano · Posted November 4, 2009
  • In Pain · 0 replies
  • Hi, I am new to this site. I started having some health problems recently. About a month ago I went to see my physician with what I thought as a stiff neck. During the visit he noticed some swelling ...

Belching, loud rumbling stomach noises

Zippers
  • By Zippers · New reply November 4, 2009
  • In Digestive disorders · 2 replies
  • Does anyone know what might be causing and how to remedy stomach rumbling noises and unexplained belching? My husband has had these problems for about 5 weeks. It seems to be worse when lying down and ...

what is yoga ??

hemant
  • By hemant · New reply November 4, 2009
  • In Complementary and alternative medicine · 4 replies
  • yoga is, science of healthy living. yoga is, detachment from liking / disliking, happiness / sorrow. yoga is, where you are at ease / joy yoga is, union of soul and super soul. yoga is, highway to moksha ...

HIP PAIN

JPERKINS
  • By JPERKINS · New reply November 3, 2009
  • In Pain · 11 replies
  • As Ron in pain posted on Tuesday July 17 2007 - I have the same problem and I need to know what it is. When I begin walking my hips dont hurt. After walking about 50 yards my hips are so painful that ...

Don't have medical or dental insurance?

tparring
  • By tparring · New reply November 3, 2009
  • In Health insurance · 3 replies
  • Hello, My name is Tara and I work with a company that works with a group of local doctors and dentists who would like to offer you, as an individual, a non-insurance discount dental/vision/and prescription ...

effects of marijuana on a fetus

sfcpave
  • By sfcpave · New reply November 1, 2009
  • In Children's Health · 6 replies
  • I would like any feedback as to the effects of marijuana for nausea during pregnency on a fetus ...

IV Chelation or other treatment for heavy metal po

dealsmjd1
  • By dealsmjd1 · New reply November 1, 2009
  • In Autoimmune diseases · 8 replies
  • Has anyone either gone through or known someone that has gone through IV Chelation or other treatment for heavy metal poisoning? If so, please share what that experience did for you (them). On one hand ...

Overcoming Ulcerative Colitis without painfull surgery

Mendy
  • By Mendy · Posted October 29, 2009
  • In Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Many people feel like the only course of action for them is surgery and medication. I would ask, has any of it helped? There is a better way. First you must understand what is causing the problem. Let ...

ms symptoms with no diagnosis

Cindy10
  • By Cindy10 · New reply October 28, 2009
  • In Brain and neurological conditions · 37 replies
  • Hi ...I need to join this discussion because of being very frustrated with symptoms and specialists. I have a history of hemi-facial spasms and trigeminal neuralgia ,for which I have had cranial nerve ...

GERD and Citrus Fruits

lowlycook
  • By lowlycook · Posted October 28, 2009
  • In Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Ive been drinking 3 glasses of water on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. Then, after about 45 minutes, I eat fresh fruits, like bananas. Sometimes I try citrus fruits like cantalope. I also ...

Indiana

anm830
  • By anm830 · Posted October 27, 2009
  • In Brain and neurological conditions · 0 replies
  • Does anyone know of a good chiari specialist? Or of a insurance I could get that covers pre excisting conditions and that lets you have the surgery right away without having to wait 12 months ...

arnold chiari type 3

moji
  • By moji · Posted October 23, 2009
  • In Genetic disorders · 0 replies
  • I have just started working as an aide for a little girl age 10 with arnold chiari type 3 and was wondering if anyone out there has ever dealt with this disease? It is extremely rare and less than one ...

joint pains

staywithme4ever
  • By staywithme4ever · New reply October 23, 2009
  • In Men's health · 3 replies
  • I'm 28 and I'm starting to feel joint pains in my body. Specifically, my wrists and my knees. I talked to my doctor and he ran some tests and they all tested negative for arthritis. I am to see another ...

Pain Relief through acupressure - pencil rolling

PainKiller
  • By PainKiller · Posted October 21, 2009
  • In Pain · 0 replies
  • There is lot of misery (Dukh) and pain (Dard) in this world. The misery can be due to one's own karma of past or present or something else. One has to adjust to his/ her situation and there is no alternative ...

Benign Multiple Sclerosis??

Mikeangel2
  • By Mikeangel2 · New reply October 20, 2009
  • In Autoimmune diseases · 7 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 ...

EARLY Act

GregDennis
  • By GregDennis · Posted October 20, 2009
  • In Cancer · 0 replies
  • The EARLY Act would provide federal funding to educate doctors and young women (those 45 and under) about breast health and breast cancer. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, herself ...

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