Mama Carol

I totally agree.

Yes, it was. At one time my doctor suggested to my mom that when I got old enough I needed to start. Ironically, I'm allergic to smoke. I was also advised to get a dog, preferably a chihuahua because it would help with allergies. I'm also allergic to dog danger. I do not trust drug companies further than I can throw them.

Did he ever have a blood transfusion? That's how my aunt got it. Here's to a speedy recovery!

I completely understand why anyone who might be at risk, even minimal risk, should get the test. I just don't understand why anyone who isn't at risk based on lifestyle or someone like myself and my husband who are both long term blood donors SHOULD get tested. It seems like money spent for nothing. Yes, you could have hepatitis C even in absence of the risks but again this is something that the benefits need to be weighed against the risks and the cost.

I understand what you're saying. I really do. As I stated in my original post, I lost an aunt to complications of the treatment of hepatitis C and not the hepatitis C itself. That was under control and she was doing well with it. The treatment killed her. She got the hepatitis from a blood transfusion done during back surgery. Not only did the surgery not help her, the hepatitis made her even worse, then the treatment killed her. I would like to see a few other things screened for that are just as bad--like iron overload. It destroys the liver. It is easily detected and treated. I

I thought the same thing. I also wondered why it was recommended that ALL baby boomers get the screening done. It would seem like if you didn't have a blood transfusion or other risk factors for developing it, you wouldn't need the test. It seems pointless to order the screen for someone like myself who doesn't have a tattoo, has not had a blood transfusion, has never taken drugs by needle, is a regular blood donor, isn't exposed to needle sticks in the workplace and doesn't come in contact with anyone else's blood. Does the same drug company manufacture the test? Don't get me wrong,

That would be for A & B but not C. If I had been in contact with patients, I would have had to have it as well. Since I didn't have direct contact with patients, I was exempt.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48691720/ns/health-infectious_diseases/#.UC79S91NyO4 All baby boomers should be tested for the hepatitis C virus, U.S. health officials said on Thursday, citing studies suggesting more than 2 million Americans born between 1945 and 1965 may be infected with the liver-destroying virus. I listened to the report on NBC Nightly News last night and was not surprised to hear this: The CDC believes routine blood tests will address the largely preventable consequences of the disease, especially in light of newly available therapies that can cure around 75 percen

In the past, early voting ended the Friday before the election. Besides, Tuesday is the run-off.

I guess every now and then something unexpected comes along. That seems to be what happened with my son in law, who had been looking since December. He submitted resumes online, submitted applications online, walked into places asking if they were hiring, told everyone he met he was looking for a job. One day about six weeks ago my daughter was in a store that they frequent. The cashier asked her if her husband was still looking for a job and if so, put in an application because they were hiring. The application had to be done ONLINE, of course but it could be dropped off there--to the ma

So, it's not my imagination about having to go through submitting an online resume first? I know one job I interviewed for screened the resumes against some rating service and those who passed that were called in for an extensive interview. They used "canned" questions during the interview. Since I'm not the typical applicant for that particular job, they had to change the questions they asked me. I guess the interviewer felt that in 10 years I would likely be dead.

Any other suggestions? I'm sure there are a number of people on here who would benefit from hearing what has worked for others.

I love my business the way it is and love my three clients. I do miss the structure of a regular job and will definitely be looking for one once we get moved (if I'm not retirement age by that time).

I'm a bookkeeper. I'd like to remain a bookkeeper. Preferably small office, perhaps manufacturing business. I meant to add that I'm not necessarily looking for me another job. I have one. I have my own business. BUT I'm looking to the future when we move and I won't have my business. I need to know what works when you're looking for a job.

LinkedIn didn't work for me. Maybe I didn't know how to use it correctly. Most of my connections were people I already knew. I know it sounds funny but Pcom has worked well for me.

Hubby and I got into a discussion last night about hunting for a job. He hasn't looked for a job since 2006 and had no problem getting one. That was before the current economy, though. I have tried to tell him that almost all businesses that are hiring require you submit a resume before they will even consider you. Nobody seems to know what a paper application is any longer. It was frustrating to my husband to know that there was a job that our son in law could do without a problem in a business that LITERALLY our son in law could stand on his front porch and see the business. Yet t

I saw an ad on Craigslist for seasonal help. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/ret/3207520619.html The ad says it is in Douglasville and they are hiring manager, assistant manager and sales associates.

Yes, you can block any member's posts. Or you can simply not read them. Or simply not respond.

I'm with you. My kids were all fully vaccinated and are healthy adults. I had few vaccinations--polio, DPT, smallpox, tetanus. Actually had the MMR at the same time my youngest went to middle school because while I had measles, I never had mumps. At the ripe old age of 35+, mumps would have been a bad thing to have.

Fact: vaccines do not guarantee immunity from a disease. People who get flu shots can still get the flu. People who get pneumonia vaccines can still get pneumonia. People who get mumps vaccines can still get mumps. NO vaccine is 100% effective. Weigh the benefits vs the risks.

If you thought the FDA only approved SAFE drugs and foods, think again. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/prescription/etc/dozen.html For example: Duract was a pain reliever. It was taken off the market about 11 months after approval because....hepatitis, liver failure after treatment exceeded 10 days. Rezulin was a diabetes drug. It was taken off the market in March 2000, a little more than 3 years after approval because of liver toxicity. Baycol was a drug for high cholesterol. It was taken off the market in August 2001, just under 4 years after approva

Ummmmm. Think of all the medications that had FDA approval and have been found to be harmful. Just because something has the FDA approval does not mean it is without risk and totally harmless. Again, the risks must be weighed against the benefits.

I would assume Ruby Tuesday and La Cocina serve on Sunday. Maybe even the other Mexican restaurant there on Merchants Drive, the name of which escapes me right now.

Their point is probably much like mine in posting about the dangers of Tylenol and about the reality of iron overload. TO EDUCATE OTHERS. So, should someone wait until MILLIONS are having problems before sounding the alarm?