I have a blood clot from my cephalic vein to my subclavian vein, so my picc line has to stay in for several more months until the blood clot dissolves. I also have an infection near the picc line site. This video walks you through the process of changing the dressing. I go twice daily [...]
July 18, 2007 presentation by Marcia Stefanick for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series.
Recent Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) studies demonstrated that hormone therapy carries a number of health risks in woman not considered earlier, such as the increased likelihood of blood clots and stroke. Marcia Stefanick, PhD, professor of medicine at [...]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/health/16vaccine.html
Some anti-vaccine groups are also highly organized and quick to respond to openings to promote their message. For instance, this week, an 8-year-old boy from Long Island died roughly a week after receiving a swine flu vaccine, though officials from the New York State Department of Health denied a connection.
My comments:
The thing is, they keep [...]
Earache Records
Song: Another Disease
Artist: Bonded By Blood (US)
Album: Feed The Beast (2008)
Track: 06
A deadly disease taking over the land
Survival, well, it isn’t its plan
To rid all the world of all human kind
Opening eyes that were blind
Victims
A bloody disease
This isn’t a tease
A shot won’t prevent all its wrath
It feels like a trap
When all your bones snap
A [...]
Hey Everyone! I am joining Dennis as we both found that our mission is so similar that seperately we are doing fine, but together we can do great things. In the IBD community it is important to raise awareness as we all fight each day. So, this collaboration is such a positive force [...]
Insomnia cure can be permanent. Insomnia is caused by imbalance of the 5 organs system. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is characterized difficulty in falling and/or staying asleep. Insomnia is connected with the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs and spleen disharmony particularly with the heart, which houses the shen, or spirit. The TCM view is [...]
Having a chronic illness effects day to day living, but it also impacts decisions we make in our life. These life altering choices that we have to make because illness sometimes robs us of an opportunity, and we are unable to experience things to the fullest extent. This is not a “feel sorry for me” [...]
Jigsaw Health Inflammation Bundle may help*:
* Reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
* Support cardiovascular health and normal heart function.
* Regulate blood pressure.
* Relax blood vessels to keep blood flowing smoothly.
* Digest dead tissues such [...]
From Perth – Genetic markers can be used to screen for potential adverse reactions to Ziagen, a drug used to treat HIV. Researchers compared the rate of adverse events in a group of patients who tested negative to HLA-B5701 versus those allocated to usual treatment. While 3% of those in the usual treatment group had [...]
There are a numerous injuries that can occur in the workplace and amongst the most common are Cuts and Bleeding. These can range from small scratches through to serious cuts, embedded objects, amputations and injuries that can lead to internal bleeding.
Many bleeding incidents are not severe and can be treated with simple first-aid and the [...]