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Snake Oil
by Anaxagoras » Sat Apr 20, 2019 1:06 pm
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'Church' to offer 'miracle cure' despite FDA warnings against drinking bleach
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He's wearing scrubs so you know it must be true.
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon May 27, 2019 5:13 pm
Could you save a person if
by ed » Thu May 23, 2019 10:11 pm
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The carotid artery (in the neck) was damaged and blood was squirting all over the place. My instinct would be to grab it and hold on till help got...
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You have three minutes optimally.
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Last post by Bruce Sun May 26, 2019 2:09 am
Weird Diets
by Anaxagoras » Thu Aug 30, 2018 3:31 am
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This one sounds bizarre. Also, it involves Jordan Peterson.
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Pizza gives you all the nutrients you need, it just depends on what you put on it.
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Last post by shemp Wed May 15, 2019 4:29 am
Woman wakes up after 27 years in coma?
by Anaxagoras » Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:04 pm
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Could this be true?
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When do they seek expert opinions on anything?
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Apr 26, 2019 3:43 am
Predatory journals
by Pyrrho » Sat Apr 20, 2019 11:13 am
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Now, predatory publishers are offering to post a video for fees ranging from $1,500 to $4,200, according to reporter Tom Spears of the Ottawa...
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and
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Apr 20, 2019 1:23 pm
Don't Bogart that medicinal joint my friend
by Pyrrho » Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:09 am
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Scientists still don’t know all of the targets CBD hits in the human body, nor what effects it may have, if any. With the exception of tests in...
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Probably just the stems.
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Last post by Pyrrho Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:34 pm
Brace yourselves...
by Pyrrho » Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:26 pm
$1.2 billion Medicare scam.
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Last post by Pyrrho Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:26 pm
Ketogenic diet
by Pyrrho » Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:35 pm
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Today, claims that it put schizophrenia into remission in two patients.
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Who cares if it works, as long as you get more bacon.
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Last post by shemp Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:22 pm
Uh...wow
by Pyrrho » Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:12 am
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Recommend reading the whole Twitter thread.
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No screen shots so it probably never happened.
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:31 am
Eating 50 eggs...
by Pyrrho » Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:22 pm
...might not be as bad as all that.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:22 pm
What's sadder? Loneliness or ...
by xouper » Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:59 pm
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Non-medical remedy for loneliness: get thee onto the internet and into some sort of social interaction (facebook, twitter, skeptical community, etc)....
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The Japanese original: Pink screen. Because black offends them.
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Last post by sparks Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:36 pm
Infant chiromalpracty
by Pyrrho » Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:09 am
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A “deeply disturbing” video showing a Melbourne chiropractor holding a two-week-old baby upside down and performing controversial spinal treatments...
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This has been going on for decades, sadly.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:55 am
Transabled
by Pyrrho » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:12 am
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WTF
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I think the real problem was when (I don't recall exactly when) the push for disabled access turned into a form of irredentist nationalism.
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Last post by Bruce Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:52 pm
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Last post by ed Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:06 pm
Penis Fillers.
by asthmatic camel » Wed Oct 31, 2018 1:49 pm
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Oh deary, deary me.
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don't make me whip up a google image search. 'cause I will if pressed.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:10 pm
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Last post by ed Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:39 pm
Nothing objectively wrong with eating insects, but ...
by ed » Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:59 pm
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When I see the elites eating them (and being hounded by mobs if they don't) ... I still won't so go fuck yourself.
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We seem to be enthusiastic about eating other arthropods.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:50 am
Weight Watchers decides to stop fat shaming
by Anaxagoras » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:36 pm
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It's no longer Weight Watchers, it's just WW now, and now they're into wellness not losing weight.
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--J. The Knitting Needle! D.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:09 pm
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Last post by sparks Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:38 pm
Important health alert from the CDC about condoms!
by sparks » Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:39 pm
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Because Teh Dumbth just couldn't figure that out for themselves.
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Apparently they are a single use product.
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Last post by Witness Fri Aug 03, 2018 4:21 am
Medical news reporting
by Pyrrho » Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:04 am
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After 12 years in which we’ve published more than 2,500 news story reviews, we’ve found that reports out of medical meetings are among the most...
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Abstracts at meetings, both scientific and humanities, mean too insignificant to merit presentation.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:11 am
Psychiatrist used some unorthodox methods
by Anaxagoras » Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:56 am
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Psychiatrist spanked patients with whips, riding crops, and called them 'mules,' officials say
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It's like electroshock therapy, but without the direct connections.
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Last post by sparks Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:51 pm
NIH alcohol study cancelled
by Anaxagoras » Tue Jun 19, 2018 4:18 am
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The NIH Just Cancelled a Massive Alcohol Study Because It Was 'Irrevocably Damaged'
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For the Children, of course.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:51 am
Big Pharma Shills
by Anaxagoras » Thu May 31, 2018 5:11 am
Probably 99.9% of the time you hear big pharma shills it's coming from either a seller of some kind of alternative medicine or health supplement, or...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Thu May 31, 2018 5:11 am
The latest "superfood" fad is . . .
by Anaxagoras » Tue May 29, 2018 2:05 am
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(Assuming this isn't fake news.)
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Business opportunity: Cockroach farm in the basement.
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Last post by sparks Tue May 29, 2018 6:56 am
Hold the NECCO wafers plz
by Pyrrho » Fri May 25, 2018 11:24 pm
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your candy manufacturing facility located at 135 American Legion Highway, Revere, MA from...
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I for one am so glad that people will be able to continue eating rat shit flavored chalk.
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Last post by ed Mon May 07, 2018 11:39 pm
Acupuncture is harmless, right?
by Witness » Sat Mar 31, 2018 3:42 am
Seems these needles in clumsy or incompetent hands can get you into serious trouble (notably pneumothorax ).
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:55 pm
Shingles
by Rob Lister » Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:46 pm
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A friend of mine got shingles. His wife says it was so horrible that he tried to kill himself. There is a vaccine available but I don't know how...
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If you are reading this and you had chicken pox .
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Last post by Fid Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:29 am
Essential Oils
by Anaxagoras » Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:57 pm
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Turns out that some of these things may have strange side effects:
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Uh, no. Read the link. I misspoke, the definition is narrower. It's fragrant plant extracts mainly.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:32 am
GOOP and why "Words don't matter."
by Pyrrho » Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:54 am
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A must read.
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Glad to know they're mechanics.
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Last post by Fid Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:31 am
Canadian College cancels diploma in homeopathy
by Anaxagoras » Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:54 am
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Georgian College cancels diploma in homeopathy (Georgian College is the name, it's actually in Ontario, Canada)
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Would that then make them Greco-Krautcists?
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Last post by sparks Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:44 am
"Raw" Water
by Rob Lister » Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:23 pm
Shocking but true- All other filtered and even bottled spring waters are sterilized with UV light, ozone gas, and a sub micron filter. This is...
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:22 am
The "All of Us" project
by Pyrrho » Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:29 pm
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I think we're already at the diminishing returns point for many of the complex traits that important to our society in terms of health.
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Last sentence probably should have been as if .
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Last post by Rob Lister Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:48 pm
"Dr." Phil and addicts
by Pyrrho » Fri Dec 29, 2017 6:10 pm
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America’s best-known television doctor presents himself as a crusader for recovery who rescues people from their addictions — and even death. But in...
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The only thing worse than an internet doctor is a TV doctor.
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Last post by Rob Lister Fri Dec 29, 2017 6:15 pm
Have you had your flu shot?
by Rob Lister » Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:56 pm
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Last month my son was home visiting and went with me on an errand to pick up some meds from the local Rite Aid. He asked if I have had this year's...
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They have a nice spokeswoman:
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:53 pm
The good side of globalization
by Anaxagoras » Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:06 pm
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This Company Is About to Flood the U.S. With Cheap HIV Drugs
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More a question of free trade than globalization as such.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:57 pm
This Just in . . . Gluten Does Not Explain Your FAIL!
by Doctor X » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:03 pm
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As reported by Quackwatch :
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Maybe it's something else:
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:51 am
Mycosis spreads to the UK
by Witness » Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:07 am
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Périgord black truffle cultivated in the UK for the first time
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Down with the 1%!
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Last post by Grammatron Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:01 am
Preauthorization
by Pyrrho » Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:21 am
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Worth the read. Seriously.
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Yes, it has the cachet of Cool story, bro.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:22 pm
Radioactive oatmeal experiments
by Pyrrho » Sun Oct 29, 2017 4:38 pm
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The Fernald State School, originally called The Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, housed mentally disabled children along with those who...
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We were evicted from our snow covered hill. We had to live in the lake . . . uphill . . . both ways!
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Last post by Doctor X Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:24 am
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Last post by Anaxagoras Sun Oct 29, 2017 1:26 pm
Urushiol
by Pyrrho » Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:37 pm
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I has it. Probably from shaking the bushes here, Boss. Need some doctoring.
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As far as I know (a counter-example would thrill me!) there is this strange fact: while dangerous/poisonous animals often advertise their nastiness...
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Last post by Witness Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:58 am
Homeopathy for domestic violence
by Pyrrho » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:18 am
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Talk about your basic bullshit.
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Thank you Harkin and Hatch.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:40 am
Worth another Nobel…
by Witness » Sun Feb 26, 2017 12:42 am
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… if it can be generalized.
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Do not go to Jenny McCarthy for medical/legal/auto advice just because she's got tits!
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Last post by sparks Sat Sep 23, 2017 3:29 am
Plastic
by Witness » Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:33 am
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Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
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Probably alarmism. But you might want to get a water filter. Probably. And I'm too old to worry (but a decent tea needs soft water, so I filter).
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Last post by Witness Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:57 am
Homeopathic teething bracelet, now with lead!
by Pyrrho » Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:04 am
A nine-month-old baby in Connecticut had dangerously high levels of lead in her blood after chewing on a homeopathic “healing bracelet” used to ease...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:04 am
‘Tired of eating human flesh’
by Witness » Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:29 am
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‘Tired of eating human flesh’: Five suspected cannibals in South African court
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Start with the little bastard who suggested same.
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Last post by sparks Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:02 am
Medical serial killers
by Anaxagoras » Mon Aug 28, 2017 11:39 pm
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German Nurse Suspected Of Murdering At Least 86 Patients In His Care
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What's the big deal? They were all going to die eventually anyway.
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Last post by shemp Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:27 am
Totally cure Type 2 diabetes?
by Pyrrho » Sun Aug 27, 2017 5:30 pm
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Pardon me for being skeptical. I've read the article and as I understand it, Type 2 diabetes is not that simple. There is a cycle involving multiple...
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Control, possibly ...
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Last post by Rob Lister Sun Aug 27, 2017 8:40 pm
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