Health - 30 October 2006

2006-10-30 06:55:30 · 12 answers · asked by leonfloridahomeland 1 in Skin Conditions

I have been on Paxil for several years and wonder if it's effects are wearing off. I have been very depressed and anxious several weeks.

2006-10-30 06:55:27 · 10 answers · asked by alicia.sanchez 2 in Mental Health

Hi,
I have my daughter (9 years) suffering from teeth cavity and she is very weak, I took here to the dentist and they did some fillings and added some fluoride to the filling sayeng that it will protect and recover I really dont know if it is good or bad.
Can any one give me any information on this matter, and what food is helpful in this case?

Thanks to all,

2006-10-30 06:55:25 · 8 answers · asked by spirit_ae 1 in Dental

2006-10-30 06:54:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

For the past couple days, every time I stand up I get a terrible dizziness that can last up to a minute and it actually makes me nauseous at times. Even just sitting will make it happen, not just bending over.

2006-10-30 06:53:25 · 11 answers · asked by jessyl135 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-10-30 06:52:08 · 8 answers · asked by Lorraine W 1 in Diabetes

i am eating very less from past one year and lost a lot of weight, how should regain it ?

2006-10-30 06:51:39 · 15 answers · asked by vicks 1 in Diet & Fitness

My six and a half year old has had a "spot" since he was like three on his cheek, so I do know that it is not a birthmark. I took him to a dermatologist like maybe one year ago and they said that it was normal, it could be that he got it from something "citrus" or just something that caused "discoloration", and I was even given a cream that I used for awhile but nothing changed, as a matter of fact, recently it has seemed like the "Dark Spot" has gotten bigger.I already scheduled an appointment for him with a "Cosmetic Surgeon", but will he determine whether or not he'll need to take it off or if it's okay?Do cosmetic surgeons actually give you an opinion of whether or not it could be something bad or will they just ask you what you are wanting removed? Also, my son is only six and a half years old, so I have been afraid of having to do something like this, but I'll feel better when I get a second opinion, what do you think?

2006-10-30 06:50:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I went to visit my friend last thursday and on friday shecalled and told me that she had woke up with the flu, I have'nt been there since then, I felt sick when I woke up this morning, could I have caught it from her even though I have'nt been over there for 4 days? I have'nt been around anyone else who is sick except for her.

2006-10-30 06:50:47 · 5 answers · asked by pumpkin2 1 in Infectious Diseases

2006-10-30 06:48:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

2006-10-30 06:48:09 · 7 answers · asked by leonfloridahomeland 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-10-30 06:47:18 · 4 answers · asked by Shylaja R 1 in Diet & Fitness

for example 2 times any day

2006-10-30 06:47:09 · 7 answers · asked by RA 1 in Men's Health

I've recently begun running again (use to be quite active, but been sitting around the last few years) and get a pain below my knee at the top of my tibia. This pain isn't there when I run, swim or play sport. Its there when I bend the knees at night (evening). A friend of mine said it might be "jumpers knee"? Anybody know anything about it, How to cure it?

2006-10-30 06:46:56 · 15 answers · asked by nick n 2 in Injuries

Introduction to Risk Factors
Personal Behaviors
Prevalence of Smoking
Motor Vehicle Deaths
Prevalence of Obesity
High School Graduation
Community Environment
Violent Crime
Lack of Health Insurance
Infectious Disease
Children in Poverty
Occupational Fatalities
Health Policies
Per Capita Public Health Spending
Immunization Coverage
Adequacy of Prenatal Care
Introduction to Outcomes
Limited Activity Days
Cardiovascular Deaths
Cancer Deaths
Total Mortality
Infant Mortality
Premature Death




Intro and Findings Components State Snapshots Methodology Commentaries and Special Features
Foreword and Introduction Selection of Components State-by-State Snapshots Methodology Letter from Michael Leavitt, Secretary, US Health and Human Services
Measures of Success Combined Measures:
Risk Factors/Outcomes All State Snapshots Weighting of Components Putting Patients First with Personal Health Information Technology
by Myrl Weinberg, President, National Health Council
2005 Results Appendices How do Health Care Systems Recover, and Even Improve, After a Catastrophe?
by Frederick Cerise, MD, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Changes from 2004, 1990 Risk Factors Index of Tables Healthy Workforce = Healthy Business = Healthy State
by John Clymer, President, Partnership for Prevention
Comparison to Other Nations Outcomes Health Disparities Investing in Prevention to Improve Our Health
by Georges Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Importance of Creating a Smokefree Environment Great Progress, More Work Ahead
by John Kirkwood, President and CEO, American Lung Association
Teen Pregnancy in America
by Sarah Brown, Executive Director, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy



Findings

2005 Results

America’s Health Rankings™ – 2005 Edition shows Minnesota at the top of the list of healthiest states. Minnesota has been among the top two states since 1990. Vermont is ranked second this year and has consistently moved up in the rankings for the last five years. New Hampshire is number three, followed by Utah, Hawaii and North Dakota. Mississippi is 50th and the least healthy state, while Louisiana is 49th. Tennessee, South Carolina and Arkansas complete the bottom five states.

Minnesota is first this year, a position it has held for 10 of the 16 years since the 1990 Edition. Minnesota’s strengths include ranking first for a low rate of cardiovascular deaths, a low premature death rate and a low percentage of uninsured population. It is also in the top five states for a low percentage of children in poverty, a low total mortality rate, a low infant mortality rate, a low occupational fatalities rate, a low rate of motor vehicle deaths and a high rate of high school graduation. Minnesota’s biggest challenges are a high prevalence of smoking at 20.7 percent of the population, a high prevalence of obesity at 22.6 percent of the population and limited access to adequate prenatal care with 75.8 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care.

Mississippi is 50th this year, down from 49th in the 2004 Edition. It has been in the bottom three states since the 1990 Edition. The state ranks well in all three health policy measures: 8th for access to adequate prenatal care, which is available to 81.8 percent of pregnant women; 11th for per capita public health spending, at $197 per person; and 14th for immunization coverage, with 84.0 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations. It ranks in the bottom five states on nine of the 18 measures: a high premature death rate, a high infant mortality rate, a high total mortality rate, a high rate of cardiovascular deaths, a high percentage of children in poverty, a high prevalence of obesity, a high rate of motor vehicle deaths, a high occupational fatalities rate, and a high number of limited activity days. It also ranks in the bottom 10 states for two other measures.

Table 4 lists the score and ranking for each of the 50 states.

Scores presented in the tables indicate the percentage a state is above or below the national norm. For example, a state with a score of 20 is 20 percent above the national average for that component. A negative score means the state is below the national average. When comparing states from year to year, differences in score are more important than changes in ranking.


Table 4 2005 Overall America's Health Rankings

ALPHABETICAL BY STATE
RANK ORDER

2005
RANK
(1-50)
STATE
SCORE*
2005
RANK
(1-50)
STATE
SCORE*

45
Alabama
-12.8
1
Minnesota
22.2

30
Alaska
-1.2
2
Vermont
21.3

31
Arizona
-1.6
3
New Hampshire
18.3

47
Arkansas
-16.1
4
Utah
17.4

22
California
6.0
5
Hawaii
16.9

17
Colorado
9.7
6
North Dakota
16.6

7
Connecticut
15.9
7
Connecticut
15.7

33
Delaware
-2.6
8
Maine
15.4

40
Florida
-8.6
9
Massachusetts
15.2

43
Georgia
-10.2
10
Iowa
15.0

5
Hawaii
17.0
11
Nebraska
12.5

16
Idaho
10.4
12
Rhode Island
11.2

28
Illinois
0.9
13
Wisconsin
10.9

32
Indiana
-2.1
14
Washington
10.8

10
Iowa
14.9
15
New Jersey
10.6

23
Kansas
5.8
16
Idaho
10.4

42
Kentucky
-9.7
17
Colorado
10.1

49
Louisiana
-18.4
18
Oregon
8.4

8
Maine
15.5
19
South Dakota
6.7

34
Maryland
-3.6
19
Wyoming
6.7

9
Massachusetts
15.2
21
Montana
5.9

29
Michigan
0.3
22
California
5.8

1
Minnesota
22.1
23
Kansas
5.7

50
Mississippi
-19.1
24
Virginia
5.5

35
Missouri
-4.1
25
Pennsylvania
2.1

21
Montana
6.6
26
Ohio
1.3

11
Nebraska
12.2
27
New York
1.0

37
Nevada
-5.9
28
Illinois
0.9

3
New Hampshire
18.1
29
Michigan
0.1

15
New Jersey
10.6
30
Alaska
-0.6

38
New Mexico
-6.2
31
Arizona
-1.5

26
New York
1.2
32
Indiana
-2.3

36
North Carolina
-5.6
33
Delaware
-3.4

6
North Dakota
16.6
34
Maryland
-3.5

27
Ohio
1.1
35
Missouri
-3.8

44
Oklahoma
-11.4
36
North Carolina
-5.6

18
Oregon
8.3
37
Nevada
-5.7

25
Pennsylvania
1.9
38
New Mexico
-5.9

12
Rhode Island
11.5
39
Texas
-6.7

46
South Carolina
-15.8
40
Florida
-8.6

20
South Dakota
6.7
41
West Virginia
-9.1

48
Tennessee
-17.1
42
Kentucky
-9.8

39
Texas
-6.7
43
Georgia
-10.1

4
Utah
17.5
44
Oklahoma
-11.4

2
Vermont
21.3
45
Alabama
-12.7

24
Virginia
5.5
46
Arkansas
-15.6

14
Washington
10.7
47
South Carolina
-15.7

41
West Virginia
-9.3
48
Tennessee
-16.8

13
Wisconsin
11.0
49
Louisiana
-18.3

19
Wyoming
7.0
50
Mississippi
-19.4

2006-10-30 06:46:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

My wife says that since she was on anti-biotics most of her childhood, and also that she was put on Multiple Sclerosis drugs in error, that she has no immune system.

2006-10-30 06:46:38 · 4 answers · asked by JohanStulmer 3 in Infectious Diseases

When is it best to work out? I am trying to lose weight and I wanted to know what is the best time for the most bang for your buck. after waking, before bed, before your first meal... Which is it?

2006-10-30 06:46:25 · 11 answers · asked by last_red_dragon 2 in Diet & Fitness

I am seeing a nutritionist...some weeks are good and some are just bad. I have a terrible craving for soda and chocolate, that seems impossible to give up (long term), I have done it short term but never permanently. I've worked out before and never lost any weight and get very easily disappointed and give up. I've never had a lot of energy. I normally need a minimum of 8-9 hours of sleep just to be productive. The only "diet" anything that ever worked was a prescription medication called "Ionamin" it worked like a miracle. I had just the right amount of energy and I lost weight (30 pounds), with no side effects! But then my doctor said he had to take me off because it was only a temporary medication and I gained it right back. I've been going to the nutritionist ever since but it's just not working. I don't know what to do. I'm happy when I eat what I want, but then I'm not happy when I see the results of what I ate a week later. PLEASE HELP!

2006-10-30 06:45:41 · 8 answers · asked by Almost 30 but feel almost 40 1 in Diet & Fitness

I am due to go Abroad (Tanzania) in the next few months. Which Vaccines are mandotory and are the different vaccines taking any different to normal ones? E.g location of the jab, arm, buttock etc and pain during and after the vaccine.

2006-10-30 06:44:46 · 4 answers · asked by Mr Y! Answers 3 in Other - Diseases

I lift weights every other day, and I hit a punching bag for a half hour. Sometimes I do a half hour on an eliptical machine. I diet 6 days a week. I'm stuck at 215lbs. What do I do?

2006-10-30 06:44:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I feel like I am hungry all the time. Can any one help me find an appetite suppressant that really works. I think if I am not always hungry then I would be able to make healthier food choices.

2006-10-30 06:43:25 · 4 answers · asked by jenny25401 1 in Diet & Fitness

I'm involved with my gf only and I somehow can't *** when I have sex with her! I can *** if I masterbate-which I try not to do often. I love to engage in sex for a very long time- hours, but she gets sore after cumming 2-3 times and I have to finish myself off. I am trying to relax, not worry about it-but it would mean a lot to both of us if we could both *** during sex. I always use protection, even with her- any ideas? sex is greaaaat..just want to *** inside her..not in my hands..

2006-10-30 06:41:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

2006-10-30 06:41:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

and HOW does it cleanse the digestive system?

2006-10-30 06:41:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine

I wear men deoderant

2006-10-30 06:41:05 · 5 answers · asked by ms_kaay 2 in Women's Health

I get a pinched nerve in my shoulder that radiates pain down my arm and up into my neck. I do nothing to cause this - although I figure I sleep on it wrong because I wake up in pain.

Why is this happening, and what can I do to prevent it and to treat it once it occurs?

2006-10-30 06:40:06 · 2 answers · asked by kkirby45 3 in Pain & Pain Management

gas from your...

2006-10-30 06:39:59 · 7 answers · asked by ms_kaay 2 in Other - Health

2006-10-30 06:39:25 · 9 answers · asked by TJ 2 in Other - Health

Anybody had a crown done and can tell me how much u were charge?
to get a crown is it the normal prosedure....... they cut your theeth off put a metal stick in it and a temp.theeth put in until crown comes???
If you have got it done before like that,have you had problems with your crown,should i be worriedto have problems in 10 -20years from now?
thanks

2006-10-30 06:39:08 · 2 answers · asked by Sunshine 4 in Dental

she is never turning up to make relations, even if i tries she neglects so plz tell me medicine so that she can be sex friendly with me

2006-10-30 06:37:59 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2 in Women's Health