Sorry for this obviously trivial question, but I need people with
medical experience and knowledge to help me :)
I am wondering what kind of nerves exist in the vicinity of the lung
and 5th rib? For instance, what kind of pain, or sensation would you

For cold and coughing symptoms, I've been taking medications like 4 to 8 mg
of Chlorpheniramine Maleate (Chlor-Trimeton), and it works extremely well.
I've also tried Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and it works almost equally as
well.  I find I can take it only at night and the drugs ...

The wife had a terrible neck sprain 5 days back.
Terrible, Unbearable pain the first day - the doc didn't do any
X-Rays or Scans etc. Just asked my wife to squeeze the doctors hands
with her hands.

About 4 years ago I developed a frozen left shoulder. To cut to the
quick, it was about 15 months before it was normal again, and that
included a 'manipulation operation' under anaesthetic (which
apparently accelerated recovery) and months of excruciatingly boring

This is a forum for those who have an interest in reading about and/or
discussing all that relates to the health of the individual.
Please join us!
Thanks for your time.

I am hoping for some suggestions as to what this problem might be or
what might be some good, natural ways to care for it.
About six or seven years ago while I was living in Bosnia I developed a
troubling skin problem - a slight, allergic rash that came and went and

A friend asked about his buddy who died from cancer while still seeming
rather healthy.
His buddy had lung cancer which metastasised to his brain. He was in his
mid 40s. He had been in a hospice for a few weeks. My friend saw him one

Excerpts from Slate -
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Phillip Longman published an article in the Washington Monthly that
states: Socialized medicine has been tried in the United States, and

    Somebody tells me that if you wrap the inner part of a banana
skin around plantar warts , they will disappear after two weeks. Is
this true ?

I have an extreme sentitivity to table salt. I was informed by two people
that have some medical training that I may need to take a diuretic. Which
is the safest diuretic that has the lowest number of serious side effects?
My research has showed Furosemide is the best selling ...

The Times
March 11, 2005
How horrors of the plague made Europe safer from Aids scourge
By Russell Jenkins

3/8/2005
Secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, study says
By John Ritter, USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists at an influential California agency have

I would hearing from anyone that has found sucessful ways of preventing
bouts of diverticulitis.
dave
drpalmer@shaw.ca

Associated Press / March 3, 2005
Study urges timely surgery for symptomless leaky heart valve
People with severely leaky heart valves that cause no symptoms, a
situation thought to be relatively harmless, actually are in danger of

IS there a way to become taller, I am 18 years old and am 5'8, which is a
little below the average height.  I was wondering if it is possible for me
to still grow, by exercise, different foods, anything?