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September 18, 2007

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September 23, 2007

Richness of Ayurveda

Ayurveda has a very scientific foundation and explains the cause of each and every illness in the perfect unquestionable manner.To understand Ayurveda ,one must take pain to learn it wholly and not partly as partial knowledge is truly dangerousand mislead

Iam an Ayurvedic postgraduate extremely interested to propagate the richness of the science to all those who seek it.Kindly interact

AROGYA[HEALTH] IS SUKHA[WELLBEING ] OF MIND,BODY ,ATMA AND INDRIYAS[SENSE ORGANS]

                          Dr.Remyakrishnan-

                          remraju@sify.com

by remya krishnan
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September 28, 2007

Monitoring Drug Safety

Live Webcast October 4- Taking charge of your health
    Hi Everyone,

My name is Rena. There's an upcoming LIVE webcast that I’ve been helping to promote for iGuard, the nations first and only Patient-Driven Drug Safety Monitoring Program that provides accurate and personalized drug safety information for patients and physicians alike.
The event is taking place on Thursday, October 4th at 2PM and will feature Dr. Judith Jones and Dr. Hugo Stephenson who will be on hand to further explain how simple it can now be for anyone and everyone to better assess the level of risks associated with the drugs they are taking/prescribing. You will also be able to ask any questions LIVE via email and have them answered by Dr. Jones and Dr. Stephenson during the webcast.

Recent studies by the Institute of Medicine and the US Food and Drug Administration reveal that the FDA does not focus enough attention on monitoring drugs once they are approved. Most drug approvals are based on clinical trials involving a few hundred or a few thousand patients, but many uncommon side effects don’t emerge until a drug is being used by millions of people. Through a quick online enrollment on the iGuard website (www.iguard.org), patients who regularly take medications can choose to receive patient-specific updates about the safety of the medications they are taking from an independent source. And participants in iGuard will receive these updates whenever new information is learned about their medicine, allowing them to make the most informed decisions about their healthcare.

The link for the October 4th online webcast is http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=42333
For more information on iGuard and its services, you can visit www.iguard.org

Thanks for your time and I hope to see you on October 4th. Till then, here's to your health!
by rena
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September 30, 2007

HEALTHY DRINK FOR ANTI-AGING ALSO TOOK AWAY ARTHRITIS PAIN

Anti age expert and author, Dr. Perricone, asserted of the dietary importance of fruit to slow the aging process and he was right!
My desire to look and feel younger than my 60 years led me to the "acai berry" mentioned in Dr. Perricone's "The Perricone Promise".  This fruit that has grown in the Amazon Rain Forest was recently introduced to the western world and has proven itself to be phenomenal (maybe because it's not polluted by acid rain and contaminated soil).  Long story short, I began drinking a juice that has the berry as its primary ingredient and my energy level boost and physical appearance caused a number of people to ask what I was doing that had me looking and acting so vibrant.  The unexpected bonus was NO MORE ARTHRITIS PAIN!  My 26 yr. old son heard someone running down the stairs from 2nd to 1st floor and looked around the corner in shock and said "Ma!  You're running!"  The change was so gradual I hadn't noticed how much it helped me and all in about 6 weeks.  My 85 year old Mom decided to try it and it takes her to tell you about all of the positive changes for her physically.  But it took her 3-4 months for the dramatic change to occur.  I AM A BELIEVER THAT THE NATURAL SUBSTANCES ARE PERFECT FOR THE HUMAN BODY AND CAN DO MUCH MORE TO HEAL THAN PRESCRIPTION MEDS.  Thanks for allowing me to tell my story. 
by BRENDA MAXWELL
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October 31, 2007

Help me find Health Insurance!

My good health doesn't count.

As a sixty two year old "baby boomer" whose company stopped paying our medical insurance I can't get medical insurance and I am panicky that if I have an unexpected event it could bankrupt me of my life's savings.  The irony is that although I am seriously over weight (have been all my life) I am in very good health.  ie: no meds, no high blood pressure, no high cholesterol, no heart disease, no diabetes and no history.  The only thing the insurance companies look at is my weight and boom, they toss the application out. REJECTED!

I can afford a few hundred dollars a month and at this time I'm only seeking catastrophic insurance - if a medical bill, blood test or antibiotic is needed, I can pay without insurance.

Anybody out there have an answer.  It's two and a half years until I'm eligible for Medicare and till then I feel like I'm in a dangerous and risky spot.

What can I do?

by Esther R.
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November 05, 2007

Online help

This website might help

Esther --

Stories like yours are becoming more common as the pressures on our health care system continue to build. Here is a link to a web page that might offer some help and insights:

Good luck --
Mike Magee
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November 19, 2007

Healthcare Reform

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by Dr. Durney
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