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Saturday, October 3, 2009 The Doctor said I Was Faking! A thread is running on...

It wasn’t on the fire ground or an accident, or even on the dangerous interstate highway—there were no warning signs—just a physical that the fire station requires. The chief is always asking if everyone went for their physical; and the answer is normally, “yes” or “I have an appointment.” I was one of the lucky ones. I have been a volunteer firefighter for Greenfield Township...

Growing Bolder guru Dr. John Langdon, a top cancer researcher, has a free way you can assess your cancer risk and help your personal doctor change the entire direction of your healthcare.

January 27, 2009 Yesterday, I had a hard time getting dressed. My neck and shoulder were in excruciating pain. I couldn't find any medicine to help so continued on my way to work. There, I expressed by hurt to my boss with the knowledge that this was caused by overuse last week stuffing envelopes. She recommend that I go to the hospital and we would file a claim with Workmen's Comp. I left not...

You go to the doctor to discuss your insomnia or snoring and the next thing you know the doctor...

Guaranteed, if you go to doctors they will find something wrong with you. For sixty-two years I was healthy. Had chicken pox and measles before the age of six. After that, an occasional cold and the flu, three times that I can remember. That’s it. Was never in the hospital as a patient, only as a visitor and an employee. For a few years I was an administrator at Mount Sinai in New York. I...

Its 2 am and you are still awake or you have worken up for the third time or even worse you have woken up because it feels like someone cranked the furnace all the way up. Your sleep will change as you are going through menopause, that is a fact. But you need to be aware of what is normal and what is not. You also need to make sure that you get treated for these problems. In one study...