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Friend bitten while breaking up a dog fight
A friend of mine was accidentally bitten after two of her dogs got in a fight. She tried to break the fight up and managed to get bitten in the heat of the moment. She cleaned the wound and bandaged but did not seek medical help until late the next day. So did not receive stitches. This has been a week ago. Seems to be…
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Sudden contact Dermatitis
It was rather warm this morning when I went shopping and I came back and took my socks off my feet and I had contact Dermatitis. Had it before. A red rash that really itched on the tops of my feet. I decided to use cold water and splash a tablespoon of white vinegar in it and put my feet into a cool water bath. About a…
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The Appendix has a purpose
I just read that it serves a purpose. It helps repopulate microflora in the "gut". It is also part of the immune system, part of the lymphatic system. Did you know that? That's cool. I'm glad I still have mine! Before, I was just glad I'd never had a problem with it. So...making sure your lymph is moving is important. I…
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Mysterious bug bites in the night
So my kids are getting bitten every so often while sleeping, and we're not sure what it is that's doing the bitting. I thought perhaps it might be a spider but we honestly don't know. It's very itchy and nothing seems to help really. Plus they take forever to go away. And last night I was bitten a few times. I've got some…
