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Going Nuts with Sex Drive Diet on Valentines Day

Posted by Karen: Here in the US it is Valentines Day that celebrates love and affection. My husband came across Sex Drive Diet: Going Nuts in the English version of Pravda . He tells me that if you want the real news of whats going in this country you have to read and listen to the foreign press. In the case of we are what we absorb : "Recently
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Is the Flu shot safe Does it even work

Posted by Karen: Are your grandchildren about to get Rheumatoid Arthritis from the Flu Shot : "The difference between and ldquo;good and rdquo; and and ldquo;bad and rdquo; squalene is the route by which it enters your body. Injection is an abnormal route of entry which incites your immune system to attack all the squalene in your body, not just the vaccine adjuvant.
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Lyme Disease Kills

Posted by Karen: If you are suffering from any chronic illness that the #)$ #$) doctors just can't seem to figure out, then read massive number of comments to this article: All she lost: My sister's battle with Lyme disease Is well worth your time to read. If you read nothing else then read Lynn Shepler MD JD comment entitled Attorney general
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Treating Depression without Drugs

Posted by Karen: My husband came across an article in Integrity Research Institute's Future Energy News May 2009 issue, on how to treat depression without drugs: High-Tech Depression Treatments Magnetic and Electrical Impulses "Shock" Brain Into Near-Normal Function by Robert J. Hedaya MD, FAPA, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Sidney H.
Tags: depression, electromedican. Comments: 0.

Live a Clutter free, Frugal Life

Posted by Karen: My husband an I offset the high costs of living by living a Frugal Life Style. and nbsp; Frugal doesn't equal cheap, it means that if you don't needed it you don't buy it, and if you don't use it you get rid of it. and nbsp; Getting rid of Clutter makes you fell wealthier . The Dollar Stretcher is one of my favorite Frugal sites. Make sure you
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Traumatic Brain Injury Explained

Posted by Karen: Traumatic brain injury is usually the result of a sudden, violent blow to the head, in my case hitting the left side of my head on the car door jamb during my car accident . Such violent blows causes the brain to collide with the inside of the skull. This collision can bruise the brain, tear nerve fibers and cause bleeding. The severity of
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Researchers Link Vitamin D and Chronic Pain Relief

Posted by Karen: "Mayo Clinic research shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chronic pain." ... and ldquo;Vitamin D is known to promote both bone and muscle strength. Conversely,
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Eight most common allergens.

Posted by Karen: Saw this on a cookie wrapper on the [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. gods -little -garden. com/ , anchor: expired/discounted food shelf] , thought it might help someone: Eight most common allergens. Wheat, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg , soy, fish or shellfish. Casein, some types of potato (Nightshade family), sesames and sulfites.
Tags: allergens, allergy. Comments: 1.

Baffling chronic pain linked to rewiring of brain

Posted by Karen: An interesting article that shows that Chronic Pain is quite real. So real that it rewires part of the brain .
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Pain Pain Management from Veterans Affairs Research

Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Veterans Affairs Research

Posted by Karen: My husband came across the following when he was doing research for a project he was working on. The following are from Veterans Affairs Research , Rehabilitation Journal on Traumatic Brain Injury . At a glance Plain English Summary of Rehabilitation Journal Issue on Traumatic Brain Injury . There does not seem to be any links to a
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Hospital Murder Suicide due to Alzheimer s

Posted by Karen: I found out that my parents were actually at the hospital when the shooting happened. Dad was there for his heart rehabilitation therapy. He said that a security guard came in to the room, and whispered something to the employees. Dad said all the employees started frowning, but nothing was said about what was going on. No indication that the
Tags: upmc hospital icu, murder suicide alzheimer. Comments: 1.

UPMC Hospital Suffering in Intensive Care Unit

Posted by Karen: The Eire TV station WICU12 indicates that Mr. Riddle shot his wife because he "could no longer permit his wife's suffering " while in Intensive Care Unit , then turned the gun on himself. WPIX in Pittsburgh has a few more details.
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UPMC Hospital Health Care leads to Murder Suicide

Posted by Karen: This tragic shooting shows what the true state of Health Care is in the US today, and in our area in particular. We were at the veterinary clinic next door to this hospital when this happened around 9:15 AM EDT this morning. We had the dogs there, for their yearly check up. We saw the State Police cars racing up the driveway. Was Mrs. Riddle
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