April 26, 2005
Should Ex-Smokers Worry?
People Who Have Quit Account For an Increasing Percentage Of Victims of
Lung Cancer

Can anybody recommend a good board review course for the American Board
of Internal Medicine?

So I'm a 34 yo male. Went into the docs last Wed. for sinus problems,
and while there, asked for a general health screening.
Don't know exactly what they're testing for, never had one done, but I
know it's at least cholesterol, blood sugar, and she said something

I sure hope someone can shed some light for me.  I'm a 43 year old
woman that experienced a pulmunary embolism 12/30/04 and was put on 15
mg. coumadin daily (had troubles getting INR into theraputic range - 15
seemed to be the magic number).

excerpt telegraph.co.uk
e live in an extreme world," explains Blair Lazar, a hot sauce
creator. "And I make extreme foods.' In his hands is the hottest spice
in the world, an ultra-refined version of chilli powder so fiery that

What can cause c-reactive protein to be very high. Mine was 54 I
believe. I was seeing the doctor about recurrent fevers. They are
afraid of lymphoma. Is there anything else that can cause a high c
reactive protein reading?

LIFE UNDER CODEX
By Helke Ferrie
Vitality Magazine February 2005
It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from

In case you were circumcised and don't agree with your parents'
decision to have a go at you with sharp instruments (talk about social
blind spots--think of all the milder forms of diddling with a boy's
penis that would get someone locked away for a lloooong time), you may

I'm scheduled for my "over 50" colonoscopy screening later this month.
On the list of preparation do's and don'ts, there is the admonition
not to take, for a week before the procedure,  aspirin & related
products, iron supplements, and "all vitamins".

<<snip>>
sperm DNA damage can be efficiently treated with oral antioxidants
administered during a relatively short time period
<<snip>>

I want to purchase a 4D ultrasound machine and offer a service to expecting
mothers.  Can someone with no medical credentials do that?
Thanks.

Can abdominal x rays see an enlarged abdominal lympth node? Just a
regular x ray with no contrast?

If you're in the hospital and you ask the nurse who's giving you a sponge
bath to jack you off, various staff members get a little bit upset.  But
they also look for excuses to discharge you as soon as possible, so that's
the silver lining in the cloud.

I would be interested if any one with some iridology experience could
tell me what the dark black patch in my right eye is - it has me
worried and I cant find any info relating.
You can see a pick of my eyes at

Communication
Anti-Invasive Activity of Niacin and Trigonelline against Cancer Cells
Nobuhiro Hirakawa, Rieko Okauchi, Yutaka Miura, and Kazumi Yagasaki
Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo Noko University,