health

  1. Antwon Mitchell

    Why in the black community we sometimes struggle with having healthy conversations about obesity?

    Obesity can cause numerous of health complications such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, sleep apnea (breathing randomly stops throughout the night, which can lead to death), fatty liver, osteoarthritis, kidney disease, etc. These are serious health concerns...
  2. 987654321

    Emergency Response MEGAthread?

    I’m no longer working in the emergency response/ “austere” trauma management scene, but I still know a little bit. I also noticed there are others, here, that have past and current careers in emergency response. I’m bored working overnight and I’m curious if anyone was ever thinking about...
  3. Regular Developer

    How often do you guys go to Doctor/Dentist/Eye Doctor

    I've been making sure I go to the doctor once a year, and the dentist a couple times a year. But during college, I never had a visit of any kind, and that briefly carried over to when I started working a job that offered health insurance. Luckily, I don't have any issues, though I could drop my...
  4. KidJSoul

    How do you people fall asleep? Need help ASAP

    I have this weird shyt where I can't sleep for more than 6 hours without having to go peee. Weird thing is, it's only like that after 12am or so.:jbhmm: If I fall asleep at like 10:30 i can sleep well. But then I get hungry as hell, the later the day goes on :why: So often times I have to...
  5. kwazzy100

    What do you use to get rid of or prevent dead skin off your face?

    Is there a soap, natural remedy or gel you use to get off dead skin? When I do a clean shave, after a few days I notice that my skin would would itch, then start to shed a little. Sometimes I'd scratch my face and I'll see dirt on my fingers. I wash my face everyday though with facial anti-acne...
  6. DrBanneker

    China to lose/kill 130 million pigs due to African swine flu; pork prices soar

    You will soon see huge jumps in the price of pork at the market given African swine flu has jumped to China (via Europe and Central Asia) and is expected to kill 1/3 of all their pigs -- 130 million in total. This is not just a supply issue but also a huge medical risk if it jumps to humans...
  7. Rhapture

    New York City Is Requiring Vaccinations Against Measles. Can Officials Do That?

    New York City Is Requiring Vaccinations Against Measles. Can Officials Do That? Mandatory vaccination is rare, but it has been done — and upheld by the courts. While judges have allowed health officials to fine citizens for refusing, forced vaccinations are highly unusual. Share on Facebook...
  8. Ya' Cousin Cleon

    Twitter thread on Body Mass index (BMI)

  9. R

    Let my father illness please be a wake up call to your health

    My dad is most likely going to die soon My dad in his 50s and doesn't even look flabby. Looks younger. He ain't lean but not fat neither. He got mad blood clots in December and January like 3 times in his legs. Spent most of December in the hospital. Had three surgeries. shyt got to the point...
  10. Luken

    Toronto doctor loses license after having sex with her cancer patient

    :damn::damn::damn::banderas::noah::noah::ahh::cape:
  11. T

    NYC Mayor Guarantees Comprehensive Health Care for All

    WHAT TO KNOW New York City will begin guaranteeing comprehensive health care to every single resident regardless of ability to pay or immigration status It's not health insurance; it's the city paying for direct comprehensive care for those who can't afford it or are undocumented The $100M plan...
  12. Hijo de luna

    THE OFFICIAL 2019 VISION BOARD THREAD(PAUSE)

    Dear Universe,:feedme: Love Health Travel Successful entrepreneurship Give back Joy
  13. Jimmy from Linkedin

    Coli Pharmacy

    Peace Brehs and Brehettes, I've only got two quotes from my limited search but I'd like you to open your minds and your posts and share some tips for some health remedies. it has been awfully wet out here in DC and this weather finally got me with a croopy cough and a crappy voice. What ya'll...
  14. Luken

    @Ibuccimane...if you do this, you'll get at least one girl this weekend....

    @IbucciMane! i made a thread about this before... cop a pair of scrubs and a stethoscope and walk around your city's biggest mall and hit up like a starbucks or something. You know what, get some nice fake glasses too. i can almost GUARANTEE that you will get one number this weekend...
  15. M

    PSA: Parents of the Coli, PLEASEEEE monitor your child's health/fitness activity

    I'm using myself as a warning tale:flabbynsick: My parents broke up when I was a baby. I was thus raised by my mother. During my childhood, my mom was constantly at work, or getting her MBA at night, then getting her PhD. I wanted to play peewee football as a kid but she couldn't get the time...
  16. Afro

    Need some honest help: Anyone know how to find a Black Psychologist?

    First and for most, I ain't suicidal or anything :whoa: But I definitely need to get some things off my chest and there are a lot of things a white one can't help me with. Issue is, the last time I looked, I've only seen white women listed :dahell: I found a Black psych site that is supposed...
  17. Luken

    How to get any girl you DONT know.

    this technique works best outta town... I call this "The Greys Anatomy" approach. firstly, prepare. your going to need a venue. Grocery stores and wal-mart type stores tend to work best for this play. Secondly, wardrobe. head on over to one of these sites and buy yourself some medical scrubs...
  18. MrRDU

    Hospitalized with an ulcer. Help me

    I passed out twice Tuesday & diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer after my doctor found blood in my stool ( scary shyt ). I got an endoscopy on Thursday but the clinic weren't confident they fully addressed it due to tbe location. They sent me to the main hospital where Im still at now. Was going...
  19. DatLBCGuy562

    Anybody Ever Have A Heart Attack?

    a friend of mine was just rushed to the emergency room with tightness in his chest. He's 40. They hooked him up to an EKG machine and said it was a false alarm this time, but that they can tell he's had several small heart attacks before. He was so surprised because he's said he's never felt...
  20. Jimi Swagger

    Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why?

    In America, the world’s richest country, hookworm, a parasitic disease found in areas of extreme poverty, is rampant, the first study of its kind in modern times shows by Ed Pilkington in Lowndes County, Alabama Children playing feet away from open pools of raw sewage; drinking water pumped...
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