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Total Swank
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KathEats
Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!!What can I say? Foodbuzz knows how to throw a party!Upon arriving this afternoon I headed straight to the airport via a fancy town car sent by Bertolli Sauce. My driver was so nice!!I got to the hotel, met friends with hugs, grabbed my bags and headed back out the door with Sabrina, Brittany, and Meghann for a little sightseeing & ...
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Health Headlines - November 7
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Meredy
FDA Issues Warning Letters To Flavored Cigarette SellersWarning letters have been sent to companies using Web sites to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.A ban on the sale of candy- or fruit-flavored cigarettes that took effect Sept. 22 is meant to reduce the number of children and teens ...
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Women Catching Up to Men in Heart Disease
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Carolyn C.
New research has found that while middle-aged men still have higher rates of cardiovascular disease, women are unfortunately catching up.Men still have more heart attacks than women, but that gap is narrowing. The study found that while men’s rate of heart attacks declined, women’s rate increased. Furthermore, among middle-aged America ...
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Checking off the Medical Appointments....
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Paula Burckhard
As the days go on, I am able to check off the medical appointments needed for both Bella and Grace. Today, with the help of our Jen, we headed off for Grace to have her blood drawn to check up on her thyroid. She has been complaining of being tired lately. She says "I not sick, I tired!" And her gym teacher said she is wanting to go off a ...
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~ Day -7 ~
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cancerisnotanoption
Today is day -7, and I have completed two out of three days of chemo. I had my chemo early afternoon, the fluids that they continuously give you make you go to the bathroom non stop, so having it early in the day was good, I might get some sleep tonight. I am still feeling pretty well, the chemo gave me a bit of a stomache but it resolved. The kid ...
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6 Ways To Attack Your Migraine Or Give You Brain Freeze
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Andy
No one enjoys a migraine attack. The best course of action to prevent an oncoming attack is to be the first to attack. Don't wait until you are honestly and truely in the thralls of a fight with the monster, we call migraine.
1. Practice meditation - Take 5 minutes to perform some form of meditation. My favorite, is to channel blood flow to my ...
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Dipping a Toe in the Alternative Medicine Waters (Part I)
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Alyson
My journey down the path of alternative medicine began due to the influence of my current doctor. She is an Internal Medicine doctor who treats many patients with HIV/AIDS or CFS. I think she is used to dealing with patients who have been marginalized or brushed off by others in the healthcare field. She has an amazing amount of compassion for her ...
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A little Glitch witht the g tube.
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Sasha
Things have been a little crazy around here and I haven't gotten a chance to update. We got home on Monday from the hospital. Tuesday we went and got some blood work done for Wysdom and he got his H1N1 shot. I must say that it was pretty uneventful. We were able to take him into the clinic and get it done right away.He didn't have any fever or rea ...
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I VANT TO SUCK YOUR BLOOD!!!!
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Joanie6726
I came home from work today and saw that there was a package for me on my front steps. Could it be???YES!!!! It was my prize package from Vodkamom! I won the Vampire's Assistant prize package!Inside, this is what I found:A backpack, a Vampire's Assistant tee shirt, the book, a mirror and a $50 gift card to Fandango!!Pretty cool stuff!!! Thanks ...
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