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How do you get insurance for 175 employees?

designwebs
  • By designwebs · New reply yesterday at 5:02 pm
  • 1 reply
  • 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 ...

Sober alcoholic marriage, sort of

Mark-o
  • By Mark-o · New reply November 19, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I have been sober a little over 26 years. I have been married for over 18 years. Since we got married, my wife quit going to Alanon, where I met her. She was very active in it until we had kids. We have ...

MR

findmiran
  • By findmiran · Posted November 18, 2009
  • 0 replies
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Any experience with Nuvigil and/or Tramadol HCL?

Serenity2
  • By Serenity2 · New reply November 15, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I like to know of other's experience with a new drug before trying. My husband and my doctors have changed our prescriptions. Tramadol HCL instead of motrin for chronic pain (tennis elbow). It seems to ...

Blackouts and a chest pain?

Oregonmale34
  • By Oregonmale34 · Posted November 9, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Im looking for help about a blackout I had a few days ago. I went to ER in the am and got 7 stitches above my eyebrow, and scratched up and a black eye. I was out having just a few drinks with a friend ...

Massive head pressure, sinus, light headedness

sonebone
  • By sonebone · New reply November 8, 2009
  • 25 replies
  • HI I am a 49 year old male suffering from massive head pressure that seams to creep into my sinuses and gives me pressure pain there, in my eye sockets, the bridge of my nose, my temples, my teeth (that ...

Migraine headaches

naheekcm
  • By naheekcm · New reply October 12, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • My wife has had Migraine headaches almost all of her life since she was a teenager. She is now 77 yeaers old. About 15 months ago she had a heart attack, and was put on the Rx drug, Plavix. After she ...

EMT transport for stroke victim

sunnyyuma
  • By sunnyyuma · Posted October 3, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I am in college to become a EMT. Tonight we were having a discussion on what side you have a stroke victim on when transporting them. I was worrying if anyone knows?...I can't find the answer in my book ...

athlete's foot

staywithme4ever
  • By staywithme4ever · Posted September 23, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I have these peeling patches just right on the side and sole of my left foot due to athlete's foot. Do you think that using usual over the counter treatment medicines will do the trick in removing the ...

Looking for someone for interview by national press

Amir
  • By Amir · Posted September 22, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hello, We are looking for someone to speak with a national press reporter about their experience (positive or negative) in using an online tool (like Healthcare Bluebook) to compare prices for a medical ...

ears ringing

deidrah
  • By deidrah · New reply September 15, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • I need advice on a medical problem that has been ongoing for over a year now. M ears have a constant ringing tone in them and it is much louder when i lie down to rest. Can someone please give me some ...

Career Advice

sfoster
  • By sfoster · Posted August 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • If anyone could help, I am looking for advice for a career in the healthcare field. I am 21 and starting school at a community college and going for my Associate degree in general studies in science ...

colonix

Ted3
  • By Ted3 · New reply June 25, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Has anyone tried this or any other colon cleansing products? Did they work? Are they Dr. recommended ...

purple lips

brmarasco
  • By brmarasco · Posted June 16, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • anyone know about why your lips would be purple and how serious is this condition ...

cysts/boils

milly3130
  • By milly3130 · New reply May 20, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I have 5 boils/cysts between my stomach, inner upper thighs and buttocks and they are very painful. I have gotten them before but everytime i go to the emergency room the cyst are cut open but i am never ...

HospFinder - Find hospitals in your area!

Karloe
  • By Karloe · Posted May 14, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hello! I have a great pleasure to present you HospFinder! This is really useful tool which allows everybody to search hospitals by many criterions, for example by name or location. We can obtain data ...

Dx . with hypothyroidism/

findingyourzenith
  • By findingyourzenith · New reply April 14, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Seeking comments on the pros and cons of the thyroid medications . What foods are beneficial for strenghtening the thyroid gland ...

A Health Problem

Nclstrng
  • By Nclstrng · New reply April 12, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Everyone has two vocal cords. Anyone at any age can get a paralyzed vocal cord if the nerve to the vocal cord get injured or damaged. A paralyzed vocal cord is one of the problems in this world that can ...

The pervasive toxicity of fluoride.

kenwa
  • By kenwa · Posted March 27, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • On Jan. 22nd of this year a story ran in various media in the U.S. with the following introduction: "LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cleaner air over the past two decades has added nearly five months to average life ...

Endoscopy

mpm359
  • By mpm359 · New reply March 26, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Had endoscopy 2weeks ago. I have been suffering from stomach pain ever since. Doctor said I had an Ulcer on my esophogus. But I was not having these pains or sickness in my stomach. Any suggestions ...

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