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Adult Health Risks: Meniere's Disease

Mon, 26 Nov 2001 15:24:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ddustyrose - ORIGINS AND CAUSES OF MENIERE'S DISEASE

Usually the diagnosis is made on the basis of four symptoms. Hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and fullness in your ear(s). According to my MEDICAL ADVISER book written by Morris Fishbein, M.D.,...

Adult Health Risks: Anthrax Primer: What You Need To Know

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 08:24:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Anthrax was once a disease of the pasture and barnyard. In today's Star Wars and Biological Warfare environment, several confirmed, and related cases of inhalation (lungs) and cutaneous (skin) varieties have emerged.

The Nurse Call Center...

Adult Health Risks: Dying to Lose Weight, Carcinoid Tumor - Cancer

Sat, 22 Sep 2001 01:53:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author remnjava - Hey, I just lost 5 pounds, and I’m not even trying! I guess my metabolism is changing, yea! I guess all that working out I’ve done all these years is finally paying off.

“What do you want for dinner, honey?” my dear husband...

Adult Health Risks: Ouch! my HeeL hurts! Healing Plantar Fascitis

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:46:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nwinston - Ouch! How many weeks had I been saying that as I got

out of bed in the morning? I couldn't remember and

didn't think Ginko Balboa would help. After all, my life

was extremely stressful. A difficult birth, a fun but

very...

Adult Health Risks: No, I'm Not Kidding

Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:27:07 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Darkmistress - Caffeine, an adult health hazard? Surely I jest.

Unfortunately, no. You might not know it, but that cup of coffee could kill you, or at least make you a little crazy. But let’s start with crazy.

One day I was at my previous job,...

Adult Health Risks: Diabetes! A Wish For No One!

Sun, 11 Mar 2001 10:18:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sweetsue_98 - Diabetes, we've all heard of it. We have known someone with it, but of course, that only happens to other people. Well, three years when I was finally diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, I was shocked. We had moved, and found myself with an outstanding...

Adult Health Risks: Don't Let Your Sinus Infection Get Out Of Hand

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 11:34:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author evans123 - I suffered from a sinus infection a year ago. I was stuffed up with head pressure. I started taking decongestants and figured that it would go away. I waited for a couple weeks and it seemed to come and go but I thought I was getting better.
...

Adult Health Risks: You mean I can't shake hands?

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 11:11:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Kidnykid - Few people realize that a simple handshake is a health hazard to at least a certain percentage of the population. This routine gesture of greeting is actually an effective method of transferring germs from one person to another.

Now, I realize...

Adult Health Risks: Stress- The Mental, The Emotional and The Physical Side effects

Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:31:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author patch3boys - Stress- The Mental, The Emotional and The Physical Side effects

This afternoon a girlfriend of mine stopped by. We had somehow got on the topic of stress and she told me she wanted to show me something. She put her head down to...

Adult Health Risks: Things you should know about prostate cancer.

Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:46:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skygirl - I have never given any thought to prostate cancer due to the fact that I have never been exposed to anyone that has suffered from it. That has all changed recently for me, after witnessing a family member suffer with and pass away this week from this...

Adult Health Risks: Testicular Cancer and self-exams

Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:18:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Wardukeky - I had complained more than once to my wife about a hardness in my left testicle. Of course complaining about it to her and going to see a doctor were two entirely different things. No way I was going to schedule an appointment to let someone feel my...

Adult Health Risks: Fire Prevention and Safety: Not Just for Kids

Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:13:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MsHooterville - Yesterday, I did something I should have done years ago: I bought three fire extinguishers. One large model for our basement, a small version for the kitchen, and one more for my car. While I do have one all-purpose fire extinguisher in the master...

Adult Health Risks: Sinusitis and What to Do

Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:43:03 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mom2daniel - What is sinusitis? It can be chronic. It's an infection and inflammation of your nasal sinuses. Ever get bad pain around your eyes or nose? That could be due to sinusitis. It happens when your drainage system is blocked. Winter is the time to get it, but...

Adult Health Risks: Epilepsy

Sun, 21 Jan 2001 15:58:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mom2daniel - In 1997, I was diagnosed at age 28 with epilepsy...or, as they like to call it now, a "seizure disorder." Who would have thought? Epilepsy was not something that ran in my family, nor did I know of anyone who had it. And now I was in the statistics.....

Adult Health Risks: My Brother Saved My Life!!!

Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:14:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Naomi7835 - What can you do to prevent or find early Colon Cancer? Do you know if your are likely to have Colon or rectal Cancer (also called Colorectal Cancer)? Do you know what to do to prevent or to find Colon or rectal Cancer at a early stage?. Understanding...

Adult Health Risks: MEN 50 AND OVER AT RISK FOR PROSTATE CANCER

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 01:40:51 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author onabreak2 - Prostate Cancer has reared its ugly face in many people’s lives. Last year one of the doctor’s at our clinic discovered at his complete examination that he had it. One of my co-workers fathers lost his long battle with the deadly disease.

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Adult Health Risks: THE HIP BONE IS CONNECTED TO THAT THERE OTHER BONE

Tue, 2 Jan 2001 23:37:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onabreak2 - Osteoporosis is inevitable if you do not take the proper care of your bones. May sound funny to you when you are young. Wondering how to take care of a bone. We have all seen the milk commercials and how milk helps to build strong bones. It is...

Adult Health Risks: Shooting stars are not something to wish on

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 11:13:06 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author craftgun40 - I noticed this category under a review written by someone else on Adult Health Risks. I am posting this off of the link from her review, however I am unsure why the product screen came up. I found I could not get into or find this category any other...

Adult Health Risks: Are you a Coronary Candidate?

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 00:27:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Chriss1977 - This is a review that I wrote a while back. On the advice of one of our members, I moved this from the "Coping with Death" topic to this one.

Thanks to bonniesayers for telling me about this forum.

On January 5,...

Adult Health Risks: Sleep Apnea

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 02:06:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Yzerman - Last year, I started feeling really bad all of the time. I was tired, oversleeping several days a week, I had a lack of energy, I couldn’t concentrate at work and I started falling asleep at work. I started loosing interest in a lot of the things I...

Adult Health Risks: FDA Issues Warning About Many OTC Products

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 16:54:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tiasmom - There are some commonly used over the counter products I didn't even realize could be harmful until our Air Force Base recalled them in our commisary and base exchange.

Our base paper, and military bases worldwide, recently warned of a recall...

Adult Health Risks: Scalpels, Drills, and Bone-Saws - Oh My!

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 10:14:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gungian - [Subtitled: Excavation & Reconstruction of Your Cervical Spine]

By the time most of you read this I will be painfully [Ouch!] in touch with the intricacies of each of these procedures. Cushy position that - because I will soon be...

Adult Health Risks: Not A Stroke Of Luck.

Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:27:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author disartain - Not a Stroke of Luck

About 4 weeks ago, I visited my Doctor for a regular checkup. While talking to him, I told him about the pain I was having in my ear and down the side of my face, a very bad pain. He examined me and said...

Adult Health Risks: So You Need Someone To Slit Your Throat

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:27:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gungian - [Subtitled: Choosing Your Spine Surgeon]

Well, you have had the appropriate diagnostic tests [CT scan, EMG, MRI, , Myelogram, or X-ray] for your spine. You and your healthcare providers have considered – maybe even tried – a full range...

Adult Health Risks: Don’t You Be A “Pain In The Neck”!

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:51:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author gungian - When I was a youth, SurgRN911 was a “pain in the neck”. Over time, my children assumed that role. But now SurgRN and I are closer than ever and my son and daughter are responsible adults. So what is this “pain in the neck”?

A Bit...