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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-10 03:41 PM
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6. The doc at the HMO said the same exact thing about vapor rub.
He also said the drug they advertise with those cartoon germ monsters has toxic side effects.
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  -Vick's VapoRub a chest rub recommended by VA for nail fungus HereSince1628  Mar-25-10 02:46 PM   #0 
  - would that be safe?  gmoney   Mar-25-10 02:50 PM   #1 
  - The VA says VapoRub is effective and safe...  HereSince1628   Mar-25-10 03:02 PM   #3 
     - I'm confused. First of all, what is the active compound that does this?  Duer 157099   Mar-25-10 03:27 PM   #4 
     - thymol, apparently  HereSince1628   Mar-26-10 07:12 AM   #11 
        - It is a LOT cheaper to do it this way  jmowreader   Mar-27-10 12:50 PM   #27 
     - pick that up in a tropical clime?  Capn Sunshine   Mar-26-10 11:23 PM   #16 
        - No, I think its a local fungus, and one Tinea infection looks like another to me  HereSince1628   Mar-27-10 06:12 AM   #19 
  - A little vinegar works on an incipient wart, too  gratuitous   Mar-25-10 02:55 PM   #2 
  - Duct tape works even better.  FloridaJudy   Mar-26-10 09:35 PM   #12 
  - also works on sore muscles  WolverineDG   Mar-25-10 03:37 PM   #5 
  - The doc at the HMO said the same exact thing about vapor rub.  Deep13   Mar-25-10 03:41 PM   #6 
  - it works.  Tuesday Afternoon   Mar-25-10 03:44 PM   #7 
  - The People's Pharmacy say their listeners got mixed results...  GoCubsGo   Mar-25-10 03:56 PM   #8 
  - yes...  Tuesday Afternoon   Mar-25-10 04:03 PM   #9 
  - Oh, you mean "The Quack Show"  TheMightyFavog   Mar-27-10 10:58 AM   #23 
  - 2 or 3 times a day?  hippywife   Mar-27-10 10:24 AM   #22 
  - Holy Crap is there anything Vicks Vaporub CANT DO?  rcrush   Mar-27-10 11:48 AM   #25 
  - I'd like to see your reaction rubbing that on your johnson.....  DainBramaged   Mar-27-10 06:57 PM   #28 
  - Those all sound reasonable except...  hvn_nbr_2   Mar-27-10 07:31 PM   #29 
  - My cure was a by-product of a treatment that cost more than 3000 times as much  Brother Buzz   Mar-25-10 04:33 PM   #10 
  - AWESOME Brother Buzz  Skittles   Mar-27-10 04:33 AM   #17 
  - I kid you not. Put it on the soles of your feet when you have a cold  ScreamingMeemie   Mar-26-10 09:37 PM   #13 
  - I'm definitely going to try this the next time I have a cold. I wonder, would it be OK  Arkansas Granny   Mar-27-10 10:21 AM   #21 
     - since you can put it in the humidifiers & use in children's rooms  WolverineDG   Mar-27-10 11:24 AM   #24 
  - And let's not forget the theatrical uses of Vicks Vapo Rub  Sebastian Doyle   Mar-26-10 10:46 PM   #14 
  - I read a study  Silver Swan   Mar-26-10 11:14 PM   #15 
  - and skin tags?  Pryderi   Mar-27-10 05:48 AM   #18 
  - tie it off with a thread  Kali   Mar-27-10 10:01 AM   #20 
  - I read a lot of positive comments from people using apple cider vinegar to remove warts.  old mark   Mar-27-10 11:58 AM   #26 
 

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