The story of my health insurance crisis, by the numbers.8 --The day in February (not March, FEBRUARY) that my doctor first sent in the pre-authorization for my medication.17-- The day in February that I picked up my last prescription for my medication and found out that the pharmacy had only filled ...

Global Food Crisis Day.   In partnership with radio stations, media, churches and bloggers, Compassion International is working to spread the word about the Global Food Crisis.  We hope to raise both awareness and funds to feed those who are most critically impact...

Could I possibly have Serotonin Syndrome even though I've been off anti-depressants for two or three years? And whether I have it or not, what's the best way to get a doctor to hold my hand while I try the recomended treatment for it; an antihistamine called Cyproheptadine (brand name Periactin) tha...

The ND Legislature has voted to give a fertalized egg the rights of a person. The bill declares that “any organism with the genome of homo sapiens” is a person protected by rights granted by the North Dakota Constitution and state laws. The bill passed 51-41 and is sponsored  Republican...

Be interesting to see how this plays out in the future.  Not sure I understand it though.  What I mean is, are they serious? Warning on new IVF laws as single women told they can ‘name anyone’ as father on birth certificate By FIONA MACRAE Last updated at 6:38 PM on 01st March ...

As an IVF specialist, I often need to give bad news to patients. A particularly frustrating problem is telling patients with poor ovarian reserve that they have a poor chance of getting pregnant. This condition is called oopause; and many of these patients need donor eggs in order to achieve a pregn...

The Obama Hangover is the pain a moderate Obama backer is now feeling after having been promised the moon and realizing they have instead . . . been mooned. It’s got to be humiliating watching your Mr. Hope & Change fumble these first few weeks like a leprous teen would his girlfriend̵...

Risk factors determined by medical stats (Judy Peres, January 25, 2009, Chicago Tribune) Schwartz and Woloshin recalled an old magazine ad that proclaimed, "If you are over 35 and haven't had a mammogram, you need more than your breasts examined." The obvious implication was that it's crazy not to g...

I'm pretty sure I have thyroid issues. I see the doctor in three weeks. What can I do until then and how do I know whether I need to see someone sooner? I strongly suspect that I have thyroid problems, particularly a hyperactive thyroid. I realize that YANAD/YANMD, and I've already made an appointme...

Maybe it means they have more time to devote to the act. Scientists have found that the pleasure women get from making love is directly linked to the size of their partner’s bank balance. They found that the wealthier a man is, the more frequently his partner has orgasms. “Women’s orgasm frequ...