Health - 12 August 2006

Many people would say it's because not only is smoking dangerous for your health, but it's also harmful to others'. However, consider these:

1) Health disease is the number one killer in the U.S., not lung cancer (from secondhand smoke or otherwise). If there's such thing as a dangerous activity, it's eating too much unhealthy food and forgetting to exercise afterward. We should now treat obese people with just as much contempt!

2) Spreading gossips causes just as much harm to others. For one thing, it may result in psychological damage for objects of gossips, which may lead to depressions or, in worst cases, suicides. In the case of secondhand gossips, innocent passerbys will develop a significantly lower IQ and tendencies to murder teenagers with superficial concerns. Either way, not good.

In summary: just as obese people and gossipers are treated as human beings, so should smokers be!

2006-08-12 10:49:37 · 14 answers · asked by teh_sexi_hotttie 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-12 10:49:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

i have been working at my abs for a while now and cant seem to get my six pack, and i know its important cuz its what ladies like, does anyone have any workout or something that will get my six pack fast

2006-08-12 10:49:05 · 11 answers · asked by B.D.P 1 in Men's Health

2006-08-12 10:48:40 · 19 answers · asked by cooper 1 in Women's Health

2006-08-12 10:48:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

Can depression, agoraphobia, and social anciety be symptoms of 'post-traumatic stress'?

2006-08-12 10:47:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

2006-08-12 10:46:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2006-08-12 10:45:06 · 16 answers · asked by Moi? 3 in Men's Health

some guy in my block of flats has already been burgeled, and i have a constant fear that im gonna get burgalled to? i dont have alot of possessions which gets me down anyway..but i live in fear that i could have them stolen by people breaking into my flat. and would my world be destroyed if it happened. its already happened to one neighbour. im a 29 year old male......also im very depressed and have a low mood because i find it hard to form friendships an relashionships, ive lost a couple on the internet, and i keep getting rejected by girls on the net. i have really bad low self esteem. i dont have any friends other than the net. and even there now i dont have any

2006-08-12 10:42:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

2006-08-12 10:41:53 · 11 answers · asked by abu_el_zooz2009 1 in Diet & Fitness

I am 5"5 and i wanna know what the average weight is, i'm about 118. is that big? or average? or under? HELP!

2006-08-12 10:41:38 · 14 answers · asked by Spazzmin 1 in Diet & Fitness

i think it something i ate i feel crappy

2006-08-12 10:40:43 · 7 answers · asked by sallymaxlove 2 in Other - General Health Care

During sex, the better and closer i feel to having an orgasm, the harder it is for him to continue. He says it feels so good, that it makes it hard for him not to have an orgasm. So its a battle.

2006-08-12 10:39:59 · 14 answers · asked by gacosta 1 in Other - Health

I know that aspartame (artificial sweetener in diet sodas, sugar-free things) is bad for you. I have talked to nutritionalists who say that anything diet or sugar-free with aspartame in it is worse for you than the regular soda, other drink, or food. But what exact health effects does it have, and why do they keep using aspartame if it is so bad? Is it just like cigarettes, foods with preservatices, etc? They care more about selling their product than the effects it has on us?

2006-08-12 10:39:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

to just throw their cig. butt where ever they might happen to be. Is there anyone besides me who thinks this is a disgusting habit besides being a deadly one? Is the world their ash tray, and they shall not want.

2006-08-12 10:34:37 · 11 answers · asked by Pat N 1 in Other - Health

every day, for as long as i can remember, in my 25 years, my nose has bled at least once a day. i have seen many doctors as a child, and three general doctors, 2 ENTs in the last six years.

according to each of them, i'm having an imaginary problem. which puzzles me, because i constantly have bloody tissue paper in my trash bags.

so, ignoring them, what could possibly cause this chronic nosebleed, and what could i do to possibly remedy the situation. i already know what to do during a nosebleed, i've had well over 7000 of them.

i do not participate in any sports. my stress level is minimal. i eat decently, and i drink watered down gatorade

2006-08-12 10:34:19 · 15 answers · asked by Jim 7 in Other - Health

My cousin thinks she can see the future she's 13 and is a total wack. She is pregnant with twins and her parents are in jail. Her dad, because he raped her and got her pregnant, her mom, because she dealed drugs to my cousin.

Is this weird?
Is there really such thing as a person that sees the future?

2006-08-12 10:34:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

Based on the assumption that smoking has a negative impact on one's health, and the possibility that most smokers will die earlier than they would have if they had not smoked, won't the deaths of those who do die earlier reduce the drain on funds from the Social Security System and thereby contribute to saving it from financial trouble for the benefit of others (quitters) like me?

This question came to mind a few years ago when I read a long multipage article about smoking in the Washington Post. I noticed that the number of people who smoke in the US is nearly the same as the number of people who are members of the AARP (American Association of Retired People). I had just retired at the time and as an AARP member, I chuckled at the thought that the then current number of smokers might be unknowingly contributing to saving the Social Security System for the then current number of AARP members.

2006-08-12 10:34:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I am looking to meet others who are in the process or want to begin building a network of support friends that will help you to achieve your goals. I started a group (hopefully lots of people will join) here on yahoo groups called Gotta get fit now. If you can join me, or let me know if there are any other groups out there, that would be great!

Thanks in advance for your help!

gotta get fit now

2006-08-12 10:33:28 · 6 answers · asked by glorymomof3 6 in Diet & Fitness

I'm starting it today, and wanted to know alittle bit more about the drug, i'm kinda of scared to take it, cuz i'm hearing some negative things... Also, is it better to take at night or morning??

2006-08-12 10:32:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I found 4 tiny clear fluid balls on the palm on my hand...could you get herpes on the palm of your hand, well its on the very edge of my ring finger and the palm, but they dont itch, burn, or look red, I didnt get a fever or swollen lymph nodes, so Im wondering if its herpes or smething else....also, can you trasnfer herpes to another part of your body if you touch it and touch something else, because I heard that herpes is transfer from direct contact.

2006-08-12 10:32:03 · 8 answers · asked by 60625 1 in STDs

its getting worse the questions are mad the people are mad and the answers are mad is this what it has come down to ??

2006-08-12 10:32:02 · 13 answers · asked by ♥ ♥abc 4 in Mental Health

2006-08-12 10:31:52 · 4 answers · asked by jamesmills1970 1 in Other - Diseases

when my penis is soft it's tiny, but hard it's average, i've this called micro penis, is this ture?

2006-08-12 10:31:48 · 11 answers · asked by freddie a 2 in Men's Health

Curious

2006-08-12 10:31:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I have taken ibuprofen, exedrin, migrain medicine, and I went to the chiropractor yesterday. Does anyone have any suggestions? I just got out of bed and the day is half gone, and I still have this headache....? Help!!!

2006-08-12 10:29:56 · 18 answers · asked by fasn8n_67 4 in Other - Health

If I had three morning episodes of diarrhea in the past three weeks, is this is sign of IBS? I really hope not because I'm on the birth control pill and I do NOT want it to affect it. I'm getting really upset because I wish it would go away...and I've normal bowel movements in between so I don't know what's going on. Please tell me this is normal and how I can make it go away. :(

2006-08-12 10:28:07 · 9 answers · asked by surfandsand10 1 in Other - Health

2006-08-12 10:27:56 · 1 answers · asked by CHARLIEBROWN 1 in Diet & Fitness

I had a blood test a month ago and it said i was immune but i never had em, my kids have had them more than once each ( catching them from each other )
I got a rash this week and ignored it cos i was told i was immune ( even though I have been in contact with a child with chickenpox) but now i have been sent home with chickenpox from the kids ward where I work

2006-08-12 10:26:18 · 15 answers · asked by snoopyfanno1 2 in Infectious Diseases

Is weight loss common with that too? My husband eats all the time but he is losing weight.

2006-08-12 10:24:17 · 5 answers · asked by antiekmama 6 in Mental Health