Health - 9 January 2007

i'm 5'2, 31-21-33, and i'm 88 pounds. am i fat, do i need to lose weight? or am i underweight? also, my friend is only 5'0, 27.5(bust) -19.5(waist) -29.5(hips), and she's 83 pounds. we're both very athletic and have small frames, full grown adults. are we normal?

2007-01-09 19:10:28 · 15 answers · asked by Ming 1 in Diet & Fitness

I had a root canal several months ago and have had problems with the tooth ever since. I have gone in and been examined two or three times, and they have told me it's normal. Now it's infected. The last time I went in to have it checked, the Dentist told me if it continues I'll have to see a root canal specialist. My question is this: should I have to pay to see a specialist to fix what they didn't to a good job on? I don't have insurance, and it cost me around $1000 dollars to have this root canal done, it seems really unfair for me to have to put out more money. Should I try to get my money back, or insist they fix the tooth? Thank you for any advice.

2007-01-09 19:09:21 · 6 answers · asked by answererererer 1 in Dental

i read in a newspaper article a few years ago about a
dental procedure where a woman had surgery or somthing to widen her upper jaw .this made her look quite different .
does anybody know what this procedure is called and can it be done on the nhs

2007-01-09 19:09:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

every once a week? does it have to do with std's or some sort of desease?

2007-01-09 19:07:56 · 10 answers · asked by frawla 68 1 in Infectious Diseases

I have gall stone problems and suffer great pain when I eat fatty food, so I'm on a strict low-fat diet. I miss olive oil and fatty fish like salmon (even wonder whether I should have a bit - they're so good for you), but I fear the pain of an attack. Does masses of lemon juice (for example in salmon soup) really reduce the fat content, or does it just TASTE less fatty?

2007-01-09 19:05:39 · 12 answers · asked by exipnara 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-01-09 19:04:11 · 12 answers · asked by ♥ ΛDIƬΥΛ ♥ ııllllııllıı 6 in Infectious Diseases

I need to eat snacks in between my classes and work, because I tend to have back to back classes so its hard to eat in the mid-day.Any suggestions???

2007-01-09 19:02:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-01-09 19:02:09 · 4 answers · asked by andrea 1 in Skin Conditions

I broke the bone that connects the pinkey to the wrist. The doctor set it and placed my hand in a plaster cast. I fell and it feels a little weird. I need to know if you could break that bone again while it's in a cast.

2007-01-09 18:54:43 · 7 answers · asked by kimi1983@verizon.net 1 in Injuries

That got you looking. No, this is a serious question - when you have a chesty productive cough is it better to spit or swallow what you produce. We, in my family, have all got coughs, I asked the doc the same question in respect of my daughter and he said it didn't make any difference, but I'm interested to know if this is really the case.

2007-01-09 18:54:27 · 21 answers · asked by Rachael H 5 in Respiratory Diseases

Its hard for me to wake up early in the morning. What helps?

2007-01-09 18:53:06 · 11 answers · asked by tragickingdom 1 in Other - Health

2007-01-09 18:52:29 · 6 answers · asked by nunya 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Hi i am 24yr old male currently having symptoms of pin pricks and itchiness all over the body. My results came back negative for HIV 3 mths ago and i had visited a neurologist just recently he took some blood test and it also showed negative for anything serious.He told me it could be anxiety but i doubt so.I have recently realise that i do have irregular sleep or sleeping disorder
and when i do get some sleep the pins are lesser like i get poke maybe once or twice a day . But when i have 4 or 5 hrs of sleep i get these pins all over the body.So my question is could this be a sleeping disorder or something else ..

2007-01-09 18:51:52 · 1 answers · asked by VampireSR 1 in Other - Diseases

I have a bad habit of oversleeping..so my resolution is to get up early and be more productive. What can I drink or do in order to get going in the morning? I need the energy...I have really long days..with school and work..I'm in college and I work at a finance firm.

2007-01-09 18:51:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-01-09 18:51:02 · 7 answers · asked by lisa 1 1 in Diet & Fitness

I was a pretty short kid until around 9th grade, and then I started getting a lot taller. However, in high school, from about late 10th grade all the way through 12th, until now (I'm in my second year of college, so cumulatively that's 4 years), I have had a horrible sleeping schedule. I'm a night owl so I go oto bed late into the am. In HS I had to get up early so I would only get 4-6 hours of sleep. These days I can wake up a bit later since my job and college schedule allow it, but I go to bed even later, so I'm still getting a small amount of sleep. Like I said I'm 19, male, and I'm about 5'6"-5'7" and 115 pounds. The 4 other men in my family are much taller (including my dad) so height is in my genes. I would like to get back on a normal schedule, and I'm wondering...by getting much more sleep and being on a healthier schedule, is it possible that I will grow a little more, or is it too late and I'm doomed to be a shorty? I'm kicking myself for all that lost sleep. :(

2007-01-09 18:49:16 · 8 answers · asked by omgwtf1980 2 in Other - Health

2007-01-09 18:49:15 · 4 answers · asked by johnedwards2006 2 in Men's Health

okay so i have been getting this real stinging pain between my legs( were the testicles end and were the butt crack starts) i dont know what you would call it but any way i been gatting this ain everytime i urinate and i dont know what it is i already have a doctors appointment but i just wanted to know what u guys think??? and this doesnt happen very often maybe once or twice every one too two weeks

2007-01-09 18:47:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

i am a 45 old man i been trying to please this women at work/ to go out with me but she keeps telling she has someone. so now she turn me off and wont talk at all. i thinking about taking my life over this i very sad and mad i need help

2007-01-09 18:47:09 · 16 answers · asked by Kenneth T 1 in Mental Health

Is this the sign of something or is this normal?

2007-01-09 18:46:43 · 3 answers · asked by Serious 3 in Men's Health

For the past week I have been complaining of a burning sensation in my neck. This evening I was rubbing my neck and I found a small lump about midway from my hairline to my shoulder, just off to the side of my spine. It feels like it is on a muscle. When I push it on, it recreates the burning sensation I have been feeling plus it also has some pain but relief with pressure. I had never heard of trigger points before but I was doing some research online to try and find out what this could be and it seems to be the logical explanation. I spend several hours per day at the computer and also have a 14 month old baby that I take primary care of. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

2007-01-09 18:44:40 · 7 answers · asked by unseengyrl 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i would rather not take medication. i've tried several things but all have failed.

2007-01-09 18:43:22 · 15 answers · asked by daneisemo 1 in Other - Health

Serious question. Sorry for my ignorance, but after a vasectomy (cutting and knotting of the tubes that deliver sperm through the urethra), I assume the male organs (testes) continue to produce sperm and other hormonal products. If they don't get out the normal way, then where do they go?

2007-01-09 18:42:29 · 10 answers · asked by petweasel 3 in Men's Health

I am about ready to rip out my ******* eyeballs and I only have St. John's Wart anti-depressant pills because my idiot ***** of a mother won't ******* believe me when I say I'm LOSING MY GODDAMN MIND. Will they help with these ******* feelings, or am I going to have to just buy every stupid medication they have and get so drugged out that I can't even think?

2007-01-09 18:40:30 · 9 answers · asked by ... 1 in Mental Health

As weird as this question may sound but, my kitten, lately, when it's not paid attention to, it plays with something non-existant. I don't mean it follows it's tail or anything, I mean it actually stands like a human being, using it's hands to fling back and forth something not even there, it even pretends to bite it. It also follows something non-existant around the house, I thoughts it would be a bug or a mouse, but nothing. It even meows and growls while playing as if something bit it's tail. So can animals have imaginary friends?

2007-01-09 18:38:58 · 6 answers · asked by The Time Traveling Magician 3 in Mental Health

10 years ago I took birth control pills and within a year, I gained 30lbs. When I stopped taking them, I lost the weight. Here 10 years later, I started to take them again and once again within a year I gained 30lbs. Has this ever happened to you???

2007-01-09 18:37:48 · 7 answers · asked by toothfairy.2006 3 in Women's Health

Is too much sleep on a daily basis bad for you??? Why?

2007-01-09 18:37:05 · 9 answers · asked by SHY 1 in Other - General Health Care

I am 26 years old and I have been thin since toddler years. I stand 5'1 and weigh 39kg only.
I have tried the protein mix and supplements available at the pharmacy but nothing works for me.
I want to look good on my wedding day. Until now, I still can't decide the style of my gown that will best fit me so I won't look too bony.
Please help..

2007-01-09 18:33:33 · 7 answers · asked by Purple Jhen 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-01-09 18:31:55 · 3 answers · asked by Debussy 1 in Cancer

I can´t sleep well at night.. and I get depressed and have no one to talk to at 5am.. I don´t know what to do..I tried about everything I can to try and sleep and it didn´t work.... I wish there were 24 hour hotilines here in Brazil...

2007-01-09 18:31:49 · 12 answers · asked by ♥ B ♥ 4 in Mental Health