And for those who want to know more about The Laryngospasms, here’s an recent interview…

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Well, it’s finally here. – the very first Healtbolt Carnival and  it is huge.

 You know, when we first decided to do this, we were a little nervous. After all, what if we gave a party and nobody came. A natural fear, but one, it seems, that wasn’t warranted. ‘Cause it looks like everyone, and I mean everyone, has come to the party.

So put on your glad rags, grab a drink and start mingling…

And don’t forget to pass the word on. After all, the more the merrier.

SjP presents the sister study…the battle against breast cancer posted at Sojourner’s Place.The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35-74 whose sister had breast cancer. It is a national study to learn how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer. A total of 50,000 women will join the effort to find the causes of breast cancer.

Alicia writes about how  Ghost Hunters Declare The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Haunted over at Mental Health Notes, saying, “This historic mental health institution in West Virginia first drew attention when the new owners renamed it the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Now, TAPS (Ghost Hunters) have declared it haunted.”

Jessica Donnovan presents How to Make Diet Shakes That Taste Great! posted at Sensible Self-Improvement, providing information and a couple of diet shake recipes that will make your mouth water.

Crabby McSlacker presents Fearin’ The Flames posted at Cranky Fitness, featuring ideas on how to make your barbequing days healthy, safe, and fun.

Carla Birnberg presents Tues Tip posted at mizfitonline.com, saying Chia is good for you. But what is it and do you know what to do with it?

Barbara Schreiber presents Rx Wine posted at Britannica Blog, updating us on the possible health benefits of red wine, citing a new study that seems to indicate that it’s good for the liver.

D. Singh presents Google Health Launched. Can We Entrust our Health to Google? posted at Internet Marketing Blog, looking at Google Health and what it can do for you.

Marcus presents Motivation To Exercise posted at Personal Development & Self Help, offering some great strategies to get you off the couch and into exercise mode.

Marijke presents Bone marrow transplants – would you be a donor? posted at Marijke: nurse turned writer, asking that we take the time to learn about bone marrow transplants and why it’s important to be on the donor registry.

Israel presents Rising Gas Prices Can Help Your Weight Loss posted at Fat Man Unleashed dot com, making the point that rising gas prices really can be good for our health and our ability to loss weight.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents The Five-Second What??? posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog, offering an entertaining limerick that will stick in your head about food on floor and the five second rule.

You’ll have to turn the page to read the rest….

Shaheen Lakhan presents The Great Embryonic Stem Cell Debate posted at GNIF Brain Blogger, discussing stem cell research and the work of controversial Dr. Geeta Shroff in India.

Marijke presents Company’s calling: For Grace’s founder, Cynthia Toussaint speaks out posted at Help My Hurt. Interesting interview where Cynthia talks about her struggles with having having the disease she suffers from – Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) also known as the Suicide Disease – recognized.

Jose DeJesus MD presents How to Make Your Energy Last Through the Afternoon posted at Physician Entrepreneur. Great tips for any feeling sluggish in the afternoons.

Tip Diva presents Tip Diva | Top Ten Tips – Managing The Side Effects Of Chemotherapy posted at Tip Diva. Dealing with chemotherapy is tough but knowing what to expect and how to deal with it before it happens might just makes things a little easier.

Chris Davis presents Healthy Snack Trend: Single-Serving Nut Butters posted at The Healthy Snacks Blog, for peanut butter fans everywhere.

Andre Blackman presents Man vs. Machine: When I Realized I Wasn’t a Robot posted at Pulse & Signal, discussing why it’s so important, in this digital age to keep a balance in life to ensure good health.

monica presents Eating Less Beats Exercise for Longevity posted at SmarterFitter Blog, discussing two recent studies that support calorie restriction for longevity.

Scott Kustes presents You Walk Wrong And Your Shoes Are To Blame posted at Modern Forager, looking at what shoes do to your feet.

Michael Snyder presents 10 Powerful Secrets For How To Build A Great Marriage posted at Shattered Paradigm, offers some great tips to help both your marriage and your health.

Aparna presents Beauty and Personal Grooming: Our face reflects our health posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming. What does your face say about you?

Brandon Patchin presents Intensity Propensity: The Importance of High Intensity Exercise posted at www.OneChanceToLive.com, looking at what it can do for fat loss and health.

Health Chaos presents Scoliosis and what to do? posted at Health Chaos. Here’s one person’s take on dealing with scoliosis.

Barbara Y presents Homemade Facial Masks posted at All Natural Blog. Try these homemade facial masks for better skin.

Larry W presents Weight Training Safety posted at Muscle Bound Blog. Tips on making your weight training sessions safe.

Murphy S presents Saving money on your organic food shopping! posted at All Organic Blog. Saving money is something on everyone’s mind these days.

Davexplorer presents What is natural cooking? posted at Natural Cooking Blog. It’s easy. Here’s how.

Alfred L presents Natural Cure for Bad Breath posted at Only Natural Blog. Interesting tips for dealing with bad breath.

Dean Moyer presents Sciatica Relapse Question posted at The Back Pain Blog, discussing how to avoid a relapse of sciatica symptoms during rehabilitation.

Marijke presents Prenatal care – what is it? posted at Womb Within, giving us a brief rundown why pre-natal care is so important for both mother and baby.

Joanne presents Benefits of Sunbathing and Risks of Sunscreen posted at Open Mind Required. Interesting discussion on the controversy of sunbathing and sunscreen.

Michael Beck presents How a Famous Copywriter Can Help Your Practice posted at Chiropractic Marketing | Chiropractic Advertising, offering a 4 Part Marketing formula to help health professionals grow their business practice.

Walter presents Tired? You May Not Be Getting Enough Sleep posted at Highlight HEALTH

Dianne M. Buxton presents Professional Footwork, Muscle Memory For Ballet, and Neural Pathways posted at Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes, looking at the relationship between nutrition and brain health, and developing reflexes for exceling in sports and ballet.

Melanie Thomassian presents 10 Tactics to Give Work Stress the Boot! posted at Dietriffic. We all have to deal with work stress to some degree or another, so it’s helpful to learn how to deal with it before it becomes too much.

garry presents Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Will Help You to Become Successful. posted at 2 Million Dollar Bills, offering tips on keeping a healthy body and mind.

aruntheace presents Benefits of Green tea / Weight loss tea posted at HealthyBitz.

Michael. presents Beauty and the Beast: How Attractiveness Affects Your Life posted at A Law Student and Young Lawyer Blog – Law Vibe. discussing the correlation between attractiveness and success.

Murphy S presents Practical Tips to Prevent Acne posted at All Natural Acne. As anyone who has dealt with acne knows, any tip that makes it go away is worth it’s weight in gold.

Trisha presents What is the face of noma? posted at Women’s Health Research News. Learn more about this terrible disease that strikes African Chlidren.

TherapyDoc presents Definition: ADHD posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, “This discussion tends to get pretty heated.”

Brandon Patchin presents Pesticides and Parkinson’s posted at www.OneChanceToLive.com, looking at the relationship between the chemicals and the disease.

Technology Editor presents Lowering Prescription Drug Costs posted at Physician Entrepreneur, discussing politicians, legislation, and doctors prescribing.

Well, that’s it for this edition.

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Well now, here’s something you don’t see every day: an article stating the names of meds that doctors wouldn’t take. Yikes. These must be really nasty then, eh?

Well, we make no claims as such, but there surely is fair enough warning against them that we thought we’d pass ‘em along to you. For the hows and whys, read the entire article. But for now, here’s a quick look.

1. Advair (for asthma)

2. Avandia (for diabetes)

3. Celebrex (for arthritis / pain releif)

4. Ketek (antibiotic)

5. Prilosec (for heartburn)

6. Nexium (for heartburn)

7. Visine Original (for eyes)

8. Pseudoephedrine (decongestant)

Yikes! I see a couple on this list that I have taken or used before, how about you? If so, be sure to talk to your doctor to see if a switch may be in order.

Perhaps there’s something to be said for natural health now, isn’t there?

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- a person who imagines they have a particular disease because their symptoms match those listed on an Internet health site.

You’re spending an extraordinary amount of time on the internet seeking out information on medical conditions, digging yourself deeper and deeper in into the abyss.

Does that make you a medical googler or a cyberchondriac?

Here’s a clue – do you feel better or worse at the end of your search?

A medical googler, such as myself who seeks out medical information for the purpose of writing will feel great at the end of the search. Having found something interesting and informative to to write about, I can move on to the next medical issue at hand.

A patient or family member who is researching information to confirm or assist them in making decisions about treatment or choosing appropriate medical professionals to help them will often feel overwhelmed but empowered.

Then there are the cyberchondriacs – people who take medical information out of context and self-diagnose themselves. This, of course, is not by any means a new phenonmenon. We all do it to a certain extent, even medical professionals.

I’m sure you’ve heard the term ‘medical school syndrome‘ that describes gullible medical (and nursing) students who, after studying a particular disease, suddenly believe they have all the signs and symptoms of said disease. It never amounts to much but seems real at the time.

Most of the 160 million Americans who use the internet looking for medical information can not really be classified as true cyberchondriacs. They are more likely suffering from a form of medical student syndrome.

But there are some people- already predisposed to hypochondria – who will be making things much worse for themselves by using the internet to search out medical information. As Dr. Brian Fallon of Columbia University states “…ninety percent of hypochondriacs with internet access [will] become cyberchondriacs…”

So what are you – a medical googler or a cyberchondriac?

My advice. If, when searching out medical information on the internet, you quickly become convinced your shaking hands mean you have Parkinson’s Disease and that the sore throat is the start of leukaemia, you may need to back away from the computer for a while…

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