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Health and Wellness Online Health Community and Support Group

Under Wellness and Lifestyle

Synonyms and/or examples: General Health, Other, Health, Wellness, Miscellaneous

Related communities: Anemia, Public Health

Welcome to the Healia Health Community for Health and Wellness. Through this Health and Wellness support group, you can get Health and Wellness information, share experiences about Health and Wellness, connect with peers, and get answers to your Health and Wellness questions from health professionals.

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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO) Search the Web for health information about Health and Wellness

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How Prepare to meet “meaningful use” EMR requirement?

Submitted by omnimdism, 22 weeks 2 days ago.
True or false? The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide physician practices incentives for the purchase of an electronic medical record system. False. The ARRA is, indeed, meant to foster health IT adoption. But the incentive money will directly address the use of EMRs, not the purchase of the… [more] 
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Should I be concerned about swelling of feet / ankles?

Submitted by Becky Z, 23 weeks 1 day ago.
I have swelling of the feet and ankles.  I have not eaten extreme amounts of salty food.  It started last night, seemed to start getting better and now it is quite significant again.  I did begin my menstrual cycle today.  What would cause this?  Should I be concerned or just… [more] 
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whats can these bumbs be?

Submitted by Anonymous, 23 weeks 1 day ago.
i have these ichy little bumbs, and they have no color, their mostly on my feet/ankle. and some are on my hands/arm ..they get sooo ichy that it drives me crazy and after a while of bein there they turn into scabs .. idkkk what it could be??? [more] 
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Is it bad to have a LDL of 35?

Submitted by Gema_MichaelsCLS, 28 weeks 4 days ago.
I've recently had my lipid profile checked and it all appeared to be normal... no red flags.  I did notice though that my LDL is 35 mg/dL (norm: <129 mg/dL).  I was wondering if that was too low and should I be concerned about abetalipoproteinemia? Thanks. [more] 
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Can you define Pylori ?

Submitted by jeyjaz, 30 weeks 8 hours ago.
I was recently dx with Pylori and am receiving tx with effect. Could you please define Pylori and explain how it is contracted and any other useful info you may know re this bacteria? Thank you so much . [more] 
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Can low iron/protein cause loss of hair?

Submitted by Anonymous, 35 weeks 3 days ago.
I have been losing my hair since Aug. 2008.  I went through a stressful time in May and June so my dr. said it was stress related.  I have been checked for thyroid problems twice and both times they came back normal.  I went to my dermatologist in Jan. [more] 
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Researcher Says Switch to EMR May Save Lives

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Throw away your Hydroxycut

Submitted by Jaclynn, 28 weeks 2 days ago.
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