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Hi All- Read about this inspiring athlete who learned just weeks ago he has stage 3 colon cancer. He also happens to be my friends younger ...

20 Year Old with Colon Cancer - An Inspiration to Us All

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Hi All- I have enough pimples that it's annoying and I was looking for a good skin care regimen that would promote a better complexion. For this reason, and because it was recommended by ...

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Hi All- I have enough pimples that it's annoying and I was looking for a good skin care regimen that would promote a better complexion. For this reason, and because it was recommended by ...

Did You Have Hives After Using ProActive?

Autism: Your Questions Answered

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Consuming the correct amount of vitamin D can lower you risk of cancer, osteomalacia, infertility, upper-respiratory tract infections and more. But anyone who lives north of Atlanta, Georgia is ...

Vitamin D Exposed: Are You Getting Enough?

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Find out everything you need to know about this "Sunshine Vitamin" now.

Vitamin D: Get The Facts

Take our quiz to see how much you know about your menstrual cycle and maybe even pick up a few tips along the way.

The Menstrual Cycle Quiz

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Impress your friends and family with these fabulous cooking tips shared by Chef Gerard Viverito, the Director of Culinary Education for Passionfish.org and a faculty member at the Culinary ...

Cooking Tips By Chef Gerard Viverito

Do you know which sexually trasmitted disease is most common? Is your age group the most at risk for an STD? Which STD causes infertility? Take the quiz to find out.

Are You At Risk For An STD? Find Out Now

What you eat and drink and how your food is prepared affects your caloric intake, and ultimately your weight. Find out if you know some healthy eating basics.

How Much Do You Know About Healthy Eating?

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You woke up late, barely have enough time to get dressed and put on your make-up, but your hair looks like it needs some uplifting. No time for a shower, let alone a shampoo and blow dry. Should ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Michele Blacksberg RN's post Dry Shampoos: Do They Work?

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I have a plantar wart that is being treated by a dermatologist. I've tried cryotherapy and I'm using aldera on a daily basis. I just wanted to know what other treatment methods I could try, both ...

I have a plantar wart and it's growing

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Joan, who has now been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, introduces herself and explains why she was told to make an appointment with a pulmonary specialist.

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I'm on a birth control pill so I should not have my period right now, but I do. So I was wondering if stress and anxiety can cause a stress-induced menstrual cycle. I know women can have ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post Can Stress Induce Your Menstrual Cycle?

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I'm on a birth control pill so I should not have my period right now, but I do. So I was wondering if stress and anxiety can cause a stress-induced menstrual cycle. I know women can have ...

Can Stress Induce Your Menstrual Cycle?

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Over the last couple of months my cramps have gotten worse and worse, to the point where I can barely walk. This is a very big problem because sometimes I can't even get out of bed the pain is so ...

Shannon Koehle commented on alexia's post How to get rid of REALLY bad period pain?

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Someone close to me has to go for another round of blood tests, but his doctor said he might have alcohol induced hepatitis. What is this and if he has it, what are the treatments?

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post What Is Alcohol Induced Hepatitis?

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I've been trying to grow my hair out for as long as I can remember, but I have a hard time because it grows so slow and is so fragile, and while I want longer hair, I also want it to be healthy. ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post How Often Do You Trim Your Hair?

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I've been trying to grow my hair out for as long as I can remember, but I have a hard time because it grows so slow and is so fragile, and while I want longer hair, I also want it to be healthy. ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post How Often Do You Trim Your Hair?

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I've been trying to grow my hair out for as long as I can remember, but I have a hard time because it grows so slow and is so fragile, and while I want longer hair, I also want it to be healthy. ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post How Often Do You Trim Your Hair?

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I've been trying to grow my hair out for as long as I can remember, but I have a hard time because it grows so slow and is so fragile, and while I want longer hair, I also want it to be healthy. ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post How Often Do You Trim Your Hair?

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I've been trying to grow my hair out for as long as I can remember, but I have a hard time because it grows so slow and is so fragile, and while I want longer hair, I also want it to be healthy. ...

How Often Do You Trim Your Hair?

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Someone close to me has to go for another round of blood tests, but his doctor said he might have alcohol induced hepatitis. What is this and if he has it, what are the treatments?

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post What Is Alcohol Induced Hepatitis?

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Someone close to me has to go for another round of blood tests, but his doctor said he might have alcohol induced hepatitis. What is this and if he has it, what are the treatments?

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post What Is Alcohol Induced Hepatitis?

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Someone close to me has to go for another round of blood tests, but his doctor said he might have alcohol induced hepatitis. What is this and if he has it, what are the treatments?

What Is Alcohol Induced Hepatitis?

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British psychologists have decreed that today, the third Monday of January, is the saddest day of the year for most of us. Why? A combination of bad weather, lack of sunlight, being shut ...

Shannon Koehle commented on SusanC's post Today - January 18th, 2010 - Offically the saddest day of the year

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I've been reading more and more articles that tell us to "drink green tea" in order to boost metabolism and increase your fat burning potential. In order to have these beneficial effects, you ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Alison Beaver's post Do you drink green tea to help lose weight?

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My daughter has been diagnosed with dense breast. She went in 3 months ago for a biopsy on a cyst. It can back normal. Went for a check up last week and the radiologist wanted to do a mri on ...

Shannon Koehle commented on debi's post MRI Biospy for 22 year old

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Hello everyone! A dear friend of mine called me tonight to ask me for some advice on how to fix her clogged-up ear. It seems she is getting over a bad cold and was doing some heavy-duty nose ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Michelle King Robson's post How do you quickly clear a clogged ear from too much nose blowing?

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Hello everyone! A dear friend of mine called me tonight to ask me for some advice on how to fix her clogged-up ear. It seems she is getting over a bad cold and was doing some heavy-duty nose ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Michelle King Robson's post How do you quickly clear a clogged ear from too much nose blowing?

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Hello everyone! A dear friend of mine called me tonight to ask me for some advice on how to fix her clogged-up ear. It seems she is getting over a bad cold and was doing some heavy-duty nose ...

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1. Right now, decide what you aren’t going to do. Get out your list. What can be deleted? What’s on that list that you’d love to do, but you realize it’s going to just cause you more stress? If ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Diane Porter's post 10 days until Christmas, and 10 ways to make them easier

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1. Right now, decide what you aren’t going to do. Get out your list. What can be deleted? What’s on that list that you’d love to do, but you realize it’s going to just cause you more stress? If ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Diane Porter's post 10 days until Christmas, and 10 ways to make them easier

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My friends and I were at wing night yesterday and the waitress brought us all large glasses of water along with our actually beverages; mine was iced tea. We joked that we looked thirsty, but ...

Is Iced Tea Dehydrating?

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Shannon shares how she has been sunburned on a cloudy day.

Shannon Shares How She Has Been Sunburned On A Cloudy Day (VIDEO)

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We've all been in a position where we felt like our health had changed for the better because of a casual comment or a tip from a friend. For example, a coworker may have suggested an alternative ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Tina Tran's post Connecting With Other Women and Sharing Health Information

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For years I have seen signs advertising eyebrow threading and never knew what it was. The other day at the mall, I was coming down the escalator next to a kiosk for eyebrow threading. As I peered ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Michele Blacksberg RN's post Eyebrow Threading: How It Works

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For years I have seen signs advertising eyebrow threading and never knew what it was. The other day at the mall, I was coming down the escalator next to a kiosk for eyebrow threading. As I peered ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Michele Blacksberg RN's post Eyebrow Threading: How It Works

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For years I have seen signs advertising eyebrow threading and never knew what it was. The other day at the mall, I was coming down the escalator next to a kiosk for eyebrow threading. As I peered ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Michele Blacksberg RN's post Eyebrow Threading: How It Works

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For years I have seen signs advertising eyebrow threading and never knew what it was. The other day at the mall, I was coming down the escalator next to a kiosk for eyebrow threading. As I peered ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Michele Blacksberg RN's post Eyebrow Threading: How It Works

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so me and my boy friend have been together for over 1 year and he wants to wait until collage to have sex and i want it now what do i do?

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Recently I've thought about going to a tanning salon for the first time because of the gloomy summer weather and the fact I can't get out much because of work. I won't be excessively tanning, only ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Anonymous' post Tanning beds without a bathing suit bad for breasts?

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My 23-year-old friend is going to have the left side of her thyroid removed next month. After battling thyroid-related symptoms since December and advocating for her health, she has finally found ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post My Dear Friend Will Soon Have the Left Part of Her Thyroid Removed

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Last week I had three patients tell me they became pregnant while taking an antibiotic when using the birth control pill. I was impressed they felt like having sex while under the weather! When ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Dr. Carrie Jones' post The Birth Control Pill and Antibiotics: Better Use Back-up

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My 23-year-old friend is going to have the left side of her thyroid removed next month. After battling thyroid-related symptoms since December and advocating for her health, she has finally found ...

Shannon Koehle commented on Shannon Koehle's post My Dear Friend Will Soon Have the Left Part of Her Thyroid Removed