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Breast Cancer Treatment - What Else They Don't Tell You

Part two of my breast cancer journey through breast cancer treatment and what I've learned that the doctors just don't tell you...

2 comments    breast cancer chemotherapy
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Cerebral Atrophy

I just got home from taking my Mother in law to the ER. She was disoriented and hallucinating at her home earlier this evening. After they ran a few tests they found out that she has Cerebral Atrophy. It is...

23 comments    disease medical language
The reduviid, or Assassin Bug.  A killer causing thousands of deaths every year.70

The Tiniest Vampire

You may have read my recent article on Hubpages about poisons. We touched on some of the nasties that inhabit the planet and can be lethal to man. But these venomous creatures: spiders, scorpions, box...

0 comments    travel politics people
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ASK THE NURSE

by Helen Borel, RN,PhD ASK THE NURSE is your column for answers to questions patients and their loved ones need to, or should, ask about the kind and quality of healthcare you are entitled to from your...

2 comments    health doctors nurses
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What is Influenza A(H1N1)?

Image from:www.centrallocal.k12.oh.us andh ttp://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/04/alabama_health_agency_lab_begi.html Influenza A(H1N1) is a new strain of virus that has resulted from the re-assortment of four...

0 comments    health life diet
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Hep C get out from Inside of ME

While this Hub is, yes about Hepatitis C, and skims some of it's details, I wanted to primarily talk about what you can't find in books or google.  I want to share the feelings behind this disease.  What...

54 comments    disease learning hub
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MRSA symptoms or Spider Bite

I once felt like I got a bite on my left hands Elbow. I did not feel any pain on my Elbow but if I touched the spot where I thought I had got bitten the pain was real severe. The spot was growing and you...

5 comments    symptoms infection spider
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Rabies Symptoms and Treatments

Rabies is an infectious disease that destroy the nerve cells of part of the brain and this can cause death. A person bitten by an animal passes through an incubation period of about 30 to 50 days, but...

2 comments    health symptoms treatments
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The effects of Lyme disease to a human body

I can recall back in 2001,I had a tick bite me on the leg.In California's coastal mountains,the Pathwelo Tick lives and thrives off of Deer,Wild Pigs and rodents of all types. I removed the tick as I always...

12 comments    health medicine united states
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Z Day: Why Zombie Enthusiasts Observe January 1 as Z Day

Whether you believe a coming zombie outbreak is science or science fiction, enough attention to the subject has warranted January 1 to be declared Z Day each year. Z Day serves not only as a day of...

1 comment    survival prevention preparation
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