There has been a suggested regime of a baby aspirin per day that helps
prevents strokes and heart attacks.
Ideally one doesn't want to be on any medications.
Reality is that if one is put on  blood pressure medication, they are on

The back of my right heel (about 2 inches down from my ankle) is sore when I
walk.. Particularly when I first get up in the AM.  It is slightly swollen
and tender when you push in on it. It is sore when I raise on the balls of
my foot as I walk.

Sorry if this whole thing is obvious and I shouldn't even have to ask. . . .
I've been battling something for about amonth now. Started with 250mg amox.
That went on for 9 days with now real improvement. Then I was switched to
Augmentin XR (dropping amox). I didn't really think that ...

Hello everyone.  I have some questions that I hope someone can shed
some light on.
At the age of 33, I have been diagnosed with Fordyce spots on my lips.
I have seen both an ENT and a dermatologist.  Normally, I would be

Sorry about the xpost, slip of the finger.
If obesity causes or magnifies so many health problems, then why aren't all
efforts going towards finding out what causes it, and treat it.  What we have
isn't working, yet everyone is still on the same band wagon!  Exercise and will

I am trying to find out which birth defect I was born with and whether
it is a genetic disorder which could be inherited by any children I
have. My parents do not remember what the doctors told them, other
than it was very rare.

A lady who's had a peptic ulcer, confirmed by endoscopy, and
unsuccessfully treated for the past 3 years asked me to ask around for
what might be the best treatment for peptic ulcer.
Any ideas?

Too Much Soda May Raise Cancer Risk
Reuters/MSNBC
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1137874/posts
Jai Maharaj

German Discovery! Condoms Cause Cancer!
Deutsche Welle
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1144643/posts
Jai Maharaj

I've read about how bacteria and micro-organisms have been genetically altered to
fight disease. For example insulin is produced by bacteria that is altered to
generate insulin. Viruses have been also genetically altered to inject dna code
to liver cells in hopes of getting liver ...

I'm looking for references to recurrent sepsis following the use of TVT for
bladder suspension. I know it's a complication (J&J labeling), but
references to actual cases are scant.
Thanks

Soy-Shiitake Mushroom Extract Trial Enrolling Prostate Cancer Patients
PR Newswire
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Sacramento, Calif., July 13 (PR Newswire) - Men on

62 yr. old female.
Have a question about foot swelling, please:
Only on foot (none on leg)
Summer time only; quite severe.   Just fine in winter.

I was told today that my "lumbar spine is partially lumbarized, with a
free transverse process on the right."
Where can I get more info on this? Online info seems scarce on this
subject. I have a specialist appointment scheduled for 3 weeks from

How long do brain neurons last for, or how long before they are replaced,
such as through repairing themselves?
I ask because I read that neurons use the fats we eat in their cell
structure, and that certain fats, such as Omega-3s, have been shown to