<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>JoeUser Forums » RSS Feed » Health &amp; Medicine Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/JoeUser/forum/110</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Health &amp; Medicine</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:56:43 PM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:56:43 PM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>Iben</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/535825</comments><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of ways we can improve our health supposedly.  We are trying to get rid of red dye, plastic bags, burning oil etc.  Go into a home improvement store and find the herbicide and pesticide section.  When you get there breath deep and you will smell it.  If we want better health maybe we should stop using herbicides and pesticides and find natural solutions to pests and weeds.  Predators that eat them.  A healthy environment could improve our health.  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/535825</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/535825</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 8:04:19 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-05-07T20:04:19-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Our health</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/481783</comments><description><![CDATA[ Interesting program on NPR regarding the fairly common problem of pre-frontal lobe atrophy.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ravel was coming down with it as he wrote Bolero, and the structure of the piece reflects the removal of the moderating circuitry in the pre-frontal lobe.&nbsp; Typically, victims will go thru a phase in which they generate amazing repetitive pattens...    I&#39;m thinking about my "On Morals" blog, but there are numerous other blog articles in which I tend to repeat myself, with slight var...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/481783</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/481783</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 5:12:54 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2017-05-19T05:12:54-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>How to Deal With Mental Decline?</title></item><item><author>Tova7</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/480949</comments><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;    There are days I am so stressed out, tense and unable to sleep there is only one thing that can actually break through the constant barrage of thoughts and worries.    ASMR, or   Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Videos on Youtube. &nbsp;It is defined as " usually experienced through a relaxing tingling in the scalp and the back of the neck and can extend into the rest of the body."    &nbsp;    Essentially it is audio stimulation of a sort. &nbsp;Wearing a good set of ear ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/480949</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/480949</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 7:47:38 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2016-12-08T19:47:38-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>ASMR</title></item><item><author>Daiwa</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/339409</comments><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m not a particular fan of the American Medical Association.&nbsp; In my view, it is too enmeshed with currying favor with the federal government (also known as partnering) to be an effective advocate for either patients or physicians.&nbsp; But occasionally the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) publishes some worthwhile reading.&nbsp; The latest issue has a commentary about the collision of scientific principles with interest-group advocacy politics and an editorial about ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/339409</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/339409</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 1:05:35 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-06-25T13:05:35-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Our Future Under the Federal JackBoot</title></item><item><author>lulapilgrim</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/398306</comments><description><![CDATA[ Spotlight: Jenn Giroux - Fighting the Culture of the Pill &nbsp;   For Jenn Giroux, celebrating large families is part of an effort to save&nbsp;parents from the&nbsp;regret they might experience&nbsp;later in life in the absence of children that might have been - had it not been for the pill.   By Kathleen Gilbert  CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 1, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Most people who run into Jenn Giroux probably wouldn't guess that she is mother to nine children.  &nbsp; A warm, yout...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/398306</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/398306</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 12:35:53 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-05-08T09:35:53</pubDateParsed><title>The culture of the pill &amp; breast cancer</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/464456</comments><description><![CDATA[ Not for enjoyable reading:     About a year ago, I was approached one of my supervisors at work with a proposal.  &nbsp;   I had had full-coverage insurance from ABC (Anthem/Blue Cross) and was signed up with what used to be Talbert Medical and now was reborn as Health Care Partners.  &nbsp;   Everything was paid through deductions from my pay check plus an employer contribution.  &nbsp;    There were co-pays, but never anything outrageous.        But, I was getting to SS retirement age and...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/464456</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/464456</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2015 7:34:43 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-05-03T19:34:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Medicare – FRAUD - 1-800-633-4227</title></item><item><author>lulapilgrim</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/451433</comments><description><![CDATA[ Evidence of abortion-breast cancer link explodes on the Asian subcontinent   by Joel Brind, Ph.D    January 15, 2014 (  NRLC  ) - Hot on the heels of the new systematic review and meta-analysis of the abortion-breast cancer (ABC link) in China published by Dr. Yubei Huang last November and reviewed in NRL News Today in December, comes yet another blockbuster study from the Asian subcontinent.  On Christmas Eve, a study by A.S. Bhadoria et al. of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/451433</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/451433</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:04:24 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-04-22T09:04:24</pubDateParsed><title>ABORTION AND BREAST CANCER</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/460572</comments><description><![CDATA[ A recent study out of Yale indicates that cold air really does cause colds.&nbsp;    http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30685732      Turns out that about 1 in 6 people carries the common cold virus even without an active, symptomatic&nbsp;cold.&nbsp; But when the air temperature drops, it causes a drastic drop off in immune response in the nasal passages, so the person with the low-level constant infection suddenly starts broadcasting bigtime as the virus multiplies without an effective immun...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/460572</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/460572</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 5:58:53 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-01-17T17:58:53-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Medical Science  - Que Bono</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/460372</comments><description><![CDATA[ http://www.genescient.com/research/genes-to-network/   Just this morning, I thought about the recent finding that allegedly demonstrates statistically that about 2/3 cancers are random occurences, typically&nbsp; involving a mistaken stem cell differentiation.&nbsp; Thus, perhaps only 1/3 of cancers, overall, are preventable via diet or environmental or lifestyle.&nbsp; Genescient may have some answers to this, or the potential to develop them, as their general theory sounds very robust.  M...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/460372</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/460372</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 8:45:27 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-01-05T08:45:27-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>A Possible Clue About Cancer</title></item><item><author>sharmapk752</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/457198</comments><description><![CDATA[ A person&rsquo;s health should be given top priority, and this includes your reproductive health. Women, who have problems conceiving on their own, together with their male partners, need to consult with a fertility specialist to establish the cause of their problem. Fortunately, a huge percentage of infertility problems are treatable through a range of infertility treatment techniques. Depending on the nature of your case, a Hysteroscopy surgery &nbsp; may be recommended.    What is hysterosco...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/457198</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/457198</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 8:33:13 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-08-25T08:33:13-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>All You Need To Know About Hysteroscopy Surgery</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/456972</comments><description><![CDATA[Awhile back  I wrote about depression . I wasn’t really intending to revisit the topic despite the apparent suicide of actor/comedienne Robin Williams but some of the analysis I’ve seen about depression written by people who clearly have no personal experience with it has motivated me to talk about it a bit.    Depression is a physiological disease. Its severity is different from person to person who suffers it.&#160; It is not about being in a bad mood.&#160; When one is suffering from an “ep...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/456972</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/456972</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 7:29:56 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-08-18T07:29:56-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Depression and Robin Williams</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/452543</comments><description><![CDATA[For most of my adult life, I’ve suffered from what I euphemistically have described as melancholy. And like most people, I mistakenly considered it to be a “mood” as opposed to a serious physiological issue.&#160; If I just did X, then I’d feel better.&#160;     When the issue began to seriously affect my life, I readily accepted “advice” that included “appreciate what you have”, “look on the bright side”, “try to reduce stress from your life”, “don’t sweat the small stuff”, etc.    However,...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/452543</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/452543</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 7:15:48 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-08-18T07:15:48-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>7 things to know about Major Depressive Disorder</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/454135</comments><description><![CDATA[Some years ago, I opened the books on a local congressman, all that pesky history that really wasn&#39;t so bad, objectively.&nbsp; It was just that he was trying to live a lie - and still is!&nbsp; He comes off as the squeeky clean&nbsp;Mr. Conservative, when only a few decades ago he was dead in the sights of Ronny Raygun, who was bent on using California&#39;s home grown storm troupers to prevent the anarchist-libertarian faction of Young American for Freedom, headed by the later congressman,...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/454135</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/454135</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 7:45:14 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-05-12T07:45:14-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Vampire Mice for real</title></item><item><author>Daiwa</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/440425</comments><description><![CDATA[A patient who was in today happened to ask if/how Obamacare was affecting my practice.&nbsp; Truth is it has had little impact on my day-to-day practice aside from a noticeable increase in bureaucratic hurdles &amp; paperwork, as long as you don&#39;t count the headaches and hassles of adopting an EHR.&nbsp; So far.&nbsp; But it will starting in 2014.&nbsp; Part of the plan to &#39;slow-boil the frog&#39; (that&#39;s not a reference to Frogboy).  However, he related that it has already had a d...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/440425</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/440425</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 9:38:20 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-08-26T21:38:20-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Concrete Example - Obamacare's Unintended Consequences</title></item><item><author>RedneckDude</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/447300</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;  Hi guys. Just wanted to see if anyone out there has had bariatric surgery and if so, do you have anything you&#39;d like to share?  &nbsp;  Helpful tips, things to watch out for, etc.  &nbsp;  My wife and I are gearing up for the gastric sleeve surgery. In order to get the insurance company to pay, we both had to lose 10% of our weight, as a show of commitment.  &nbsp;  Lisa made her 10% goal today!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yay Lisa!! I weighed in today with the hospital dietitian...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/447300</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/447300</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 7:18:01 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-08-01T19:18:01-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Bariatric Surgery Patients Out There?</title></item><item><author>jammydanus</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/444267</comments><description><![CDATA[ Anti-Aging Treatment &ndash; Lifestyle Change  One of the most highly regarded anti-aging treatments is still exercising. Not only does it restore health, regain a youthful muscle tone, improves the metabolism of the body, exercising could also extend life expectancy. It is so important that no anti-aging supplement, no surgery and no single health food no matter the hype in advertisement could replace it. One could only turn on the television set and at least two channels in any cable compan...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/444267</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/444267</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 9:30:52 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-05-12T09:30:52-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Anti-Aging Treatment – Lifestyle Change</title></item><item><author>Jythier</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/441203</comments><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m 28 years old, I have 4 kids, and I am in the hospital recovering from a heart attack and the related proceedures that saved my life.&nbsp; Over the last two weeks, I went to the doctor, was diagnosed with high blood pressure, went back to the doctor, went to a lab, got diagnosed with high choloesterol, got put on medication for both, and then ended up in the hospital after having my &#39;first&#39; heart attack.  I was playing basketball with some kids at the church, and my heart would...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/441203</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/441203</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 7:09:53 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-03-15T19:09:53-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Heart Attack at 28</title></item><item><author>PranayGupte</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/438090</comments><description><![CDATA[NIRVIKALPA NATARAJAN AND THE NEXT BIG THING  &nbsp;  By PRANAY GUPTE  &nbsp;  Nirvikalpa Natarajan of Chennai has notched up so many formidable accomplishments that her peers in medicine find it hard to believe that she is only 30 years old.  &nbsp;  Those accomplishments include performing hundreds of surgeries, and treating even more hundreds of patients in India, Ireland and Britain. Dr. Nirvikalpa is a practitioner of oral and maxillofacial surgery, one of only a handful of women...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/438090</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/438090</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 8:23:32 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-12-11T08:23:32-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>NIRVIKALPA NATARAJAN AND THE NEXT BIG THING</title></item><item><author>Mystikmind</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/429362</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi  &nbsp;  There are some curiosities with my health that i would like to understand more? I am a 40 year old man.  Long term health issues:  &nbsp;  1) Medium allergic to crustacea, developed at young age.  2) Medium allergic to some grasses/herbs  3) very mild allergic to fish slowly increasing over the years  4) Developed intolerance to dairy at age 25, doctor said enzyme deficiency.  5) Developed intolerance to specific brands of bread from around the age of 27 with severe...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/429362</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/429362</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 8:56:52 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-08-15T20:56:52-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Some unusual symptoms</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/315987</comments><description><![CDATA[After I shaved my head for the Summer I noticed a large growth on top of my head. It's over an inch long. As it's on top of my head, and I was concerned it might be skin cancer, I took a photo of it so I could see it better.  It doesn't look like any photos I've seen of skin cancer, but I haven't a clue what the hell it could be. I do know it's quite ugly and I'll be seeing someone about getting it removed as soon as I can afford the time and money to do so.     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/315987</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/315987</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 9:35:16 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-08-08T21:35:16-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Strange Growth On My Head</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/424123</comments><description><![CDATA[Warm weather is back with us once again so Saturday I went to buy a couple of pairs of shorts to wear while out doing my exercise walking. At first I started to just grab some in the size I have been wearing for years (40), but instead decided to actually try some on.  I&#39;m glad I did. Turns out I have dropped a full pants size and the size 38 shorts fit me very well. A couple of months ago I wouldn&#39;t have been able to button them. I guess the effort is starting to pay off a bit.  I h...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/424123</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/424123</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 9:49:56 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-05-20T09:49:56-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Making A Little Progress</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/423127</comments><description><![CDATA[After recently having to go on medication for high blood pressure I have been trying to eat healthier, get more exercise, and generally improve my health. The doctor tells me I also have high cholesterol and has given me three months to try and bring that down to avoid going on pills for that too.  Eating healthy on the road isn&#39;t easy, and it&#39;s even harder for someone who has spent the last 50 years not giving it a thought. A friend told me about a free app called My Fitness Pal that ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/423127</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/423127</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 7:00:06 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-05-06T07:00:06-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>On The Road To Getting Healthy</title></item><item><author>koyakeem</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/419516</comments><description><![CDATA[Many people strive to lose weight, but most have a hard time when it comes to finding a successful strategy. Do not drive yourself crazy searching for the holy grail of weight loss programs. None can offer 100 percent success. Time, dedication and a lot of self-discipline, are the real ingredients for success.  &nbsp;  Use low-fat milk in place of the half and half or cream that you put in your coffee each morning. If you are already using two-percent milk in your coffee, replace that with s...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/419516</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/419516</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 9:39:12 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-03-06T09:39:12-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Vegetarian Weight Loss Plans</title></item><item><author>stevemendis</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/417929</comments><description><![CDATA[Skin is one of most vital parts of your body. Be it a human or any other species, skin is highly important and useful. In human beings, it is the largest organ of the integumentary system. Multiple layers of skin guard the underlying bones, muscles, ligaments, and the organs. However, it appears hairless, nearly all of the skin in humans is covered with hair follicles. There are different types of skins in humans, differing from individual to individual. As it the part of the body that remains e...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/417929</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/417929</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 5:51:00 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-02-18T05:51:00-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Treat Your Dry and Itchy Skin</title></item><item><author>Mystikmind</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/412574</comments><description><![CDATA[Actually I&#39;m quite smart most of the time... but it is never consistant, no matter what the task is, suddenly without warning at any time a mistake can occur.  How is this is different to what would be considered normal? Probably the most significant mistakes i make are the ones that happen out of the blue, contrary to routine - sometimes even years of routine! For example, one day i was driving down the street and came upon a red light ahead. I saw the red light and in my mind i said to m...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/412574</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/412574</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 1:18:02 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-10-08T01:18:02-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Why am i stupid??</title></item></channel></rss>