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Natural Ways to Treat and Prevent Respiratory Infections

By Dr. Orrange December 6, 2008 1:14pm 14 Comments

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We are entering the season of viral upper respiratory infections when I am asked by patients and friends how to prevent and treat these annoying illnesses. Antibiotics are of no use for the majority of these respiratory illnesses as most are caused by viruses, rhinovirus and coronavirus being the most common. A recent meeting of experts of …

Kennedy's Tragedy: Are we Really Seeing More Brain Tumors?

By Dr. Orrange May 21, 2008 11:51am 27 Comments

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Primary brain tumors arise from different cells of the central nervous system. Distinguish this in your mind from secondary brain tumors which are those originating elsewhere in the body that spread to the brain. Sadly, Senator Kennedy has just been diagnosed with a malignant primary brain tumor and evidence indicates these are becoming more …

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Fairly good weekend

It was nice not to have to worry about taking care...

reddutchgirl Oct 07, 2008

Fairly good weekend

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | A General Update story

It was nice not to have to worry about taking care of the neighbor and to have a weekend with just my husband and son. We went to a llama farm close by and the boy just loved it. The llamas were such beautiful and gentle creatures and their fur was too soft. The people that owned the place were very nice and they had an imu. This bird seemed to have all the knowledge of th...

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Different day, same pain,...

jsharding... Oct 04, 2008

Different day, same pain, why bother...

Saturday, October 4, 2008
I Will Not...

I always speak of the things that I will do to hea...

reddutchgirl Oct 03, 2008

I Will Not...

Friday, October 3, 2008

I always speak of the things that I will do to heal myself and today I wanted to mix it up by speaking of things that I will not do in order to have a better life.
I will not feel guilt for your problems. I will not be swayed by your opinions. I will not accept your beliefs as my own. I will not buy what you are selling. I will not sit quitely in the corner. I will no...

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It's time

Since joining DS I was pretty much just sitting ba...

jsharding... Oct 02, 2008

It's time

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Since joining DS I was pretty much just sitting back and watching and listening to the other people in the support groups that I had joined trying to get a lay of the land and trying to decide if and how much of my life I was going to put out there for all to see.
After all this time I have seen how supporrtive other people here are and it's time to update my groups and start using My Journal ...

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Sick and tired

I wish we had more themes to choose from as I woul...

reddutchgirl Sep 25, 2008

Sick and tired

Thursday, September 25, 2008

I wish we had more themes to choose from as I would choose this entry as frustrating. I'm frustrated with a lot of things right now. The first thing that has me in knots is the fact that my neurologist is giving me a hard way to go about the contrast dye for the cat scan. It is a scan of my thymus gland because myasthenia gravis patients usually have an overgrown thymu...

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Sick and tired

I wish we had more themes to choose from as I woul...

reddutchgirl Sep 25, 2008

Sick and tired

Thursday, September 25, 2008

I wish we had more themes to choose from as I would choose this entry as frustrating. I'm frustrated with a lot of things right now. The first thing that has me in knots is the fact that my neurologist is giving me a hard way to go about the contrast dye for the cat scan. It is a scan of my thymus gland because myasthenia gravis patients usually have an overgrown thymu...

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Interesting trip to the VA

So, I get to the ER at the VA and yes I'm stil...

reddutchgirl Sep 16, 2008

Interesting trip to the VA

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | A General Update story

So, I get to the ER at the VA and yes I'm still in their system and that goes well. The intake nurse was great, but my BP was way high and she says that they will admit me if I can't get it down. I just started laughing, laughing so hard that tears are rolling down my cheeks and I know that she thought that I was crazy. She asked what was so funny and I told her that I h...

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Off to the Va hospital

Well, I have made many phone calls this morning ab...

reddutchgirl Sep 15, 2008

Off to the Va hospital

Monday, September 15, 2008 | A General Update story

Well, I have made many phone calls this morning about the Gulf War Syndrome and I am to report to the VA hospital ER and see a specific nurse. The lady in Philadelphia said that it sounds like GWS and I am not to allow any of the specialists that I have been seeing to treat me. This is a very dangerous condition and any drugs that would be administered to me could cause a worsening of...

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Mad as hell

So, all these autoimmune conditions really got me ...

reddutchgirl Sep 15, 2008

Mad as hell

Monday, September 15, 2008 | A Venting story

So, all these autoimmune conditions really got me to thinking and I have done some reading on the topic of squalene and the Anthrax vaccine that I received during the Gulf War. The following is what I found on the web from some chiropractor and trust me, there were many more:
Since the 1980s, squalene has also been studied by the DoD and the National Institutes of Health as an adjuvant to bo...

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What happens next?

Well, my last journal entry was a doozy, Root One ...

reddutchgirl Sep 14, 2008

What happens next?

Sunday, September 14, 2008 | A General Update story

Well, my last journal entry was a doozy, Root One always does the trick.lol When I got the news of a new autoimmune disorder, I could either cry or get drunk; I chose the later. I have not been drunk in a very long time and it just really helped to blow off some steam. I know now that I cannot write very well when intoxicated and should stay away from the computer.lol
I fi...

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The day after

My head still hurts like crazy, but my vision has ...

reddutchgirl Sep 06, 2008

The day after

Saturday, September 6, 2008 | A General Update story

My head still hurts like crazy, but my vision has cleared up. Granted, I just woke up and drinking my first cup of green tea; I've got the floaties, but no double vision. I know why they took the blood was because my HCT level is at 60 which is way too high for a woman my age, hell it's too high for a male my age. I also read that if smoking caused this increase that I w...

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Phlebtomy

Just wanted to let my friends know that I had the ...

reddutchgirl Sep 05, 2008

Phlebtomy

Friday, September 5, 2008 | A General Update story

Just wanted to let my friends know that I had the phlebtomy done and feel pretty bad. I'm having chills, then sweats, dizzy, a blood vessel popped in my right eye and my head is hurting worse than it ever has before. I'm also having serious clotting issues with my period. I called the doc's office and they told me to drink lots of water (which I already do) and to ke...

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Fairly good weekend

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | A General Update story

It was nice not to have to worry about taking care of the neighbor and to have a weekend with just my husband and son. We went to a llama farm ...

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Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a net increase in the total circulating erythrocyte (red blood cell) mass of the body. There are several types of polycythemia. Primary polycythemia, often called polycythemia vera (PCV), polycythemia rubra vera (PRV), erythremia, or just PV, occurs when excess erythrocytes are produced as a result of a proliferative abnormality of the bone marrow.

Secondary polycythemia is caused by either appropriate or inappropriate increases in the production of erythropoietin that result in an increased production of erythrocytes.

Relative polycythemia is an apparent rise of the erythrocyte level in the blood; however, the underlying cause is reduced blood plasma.

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