Health - 11 February 2007

Something I saw on TV last week has made me think. If you have regular flu / colds, and are having blood tests for glandular fever, diabetes, anaemia, ME etc do they check your blood for other serious illnesses eg Leukemia, AIDS, cancer etc. Do the doctors have to ask your permission to check your blood for these? Do they have to tell you what they are testing for?

2007-02-11 21:13:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

For any smokers out there, how long have you been smoking cigarettes, how many cigarettes have you smoked a week, and do you have any health problems right now? I'm just curious to see how long it took to develop lung problems. I'm thinking of taking up smoking. I don't really care about the health risks, but I'm curious to see on average how long I can stay healthy while smoking. Yeah I don't really care what happens to my life anymore, so I'm not afraid of any of the health risks. Just curious that's all. Thanks

2007-02-11 21:11:38 · 10 answers · asked by . 1 in Other - Diseases

i eat lots of chocolate and crisps, but i also do lots of exercise is this a bad thing. im quite slim at the moment

2007-02-11 21:08:05 · 7 answers · asked by Ed 1 in Diet & Fitness

I need to use 'Compeed' for my cold sore... WHERE can I find an organic/natural version of it?????!!!

Thank You!!

2007-02-11 21:07:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Hello.

I have always been curious as to how hypnotherapy works exactly. And also especially curious as to if it works.

I have suffered from depression/anxiety/etc. in the past. I have had years of psychotherapy, but my troubles still seem to reoccur. I would like a way to ease my mind of repetitive, self-destructive, negative thoughts that cloud my mind, and learn to think (and essentially act) more healthlily.

Will hypnotherapy help me to achieve this goal? And if yes, how does this process work?

[Serious answers only please. Thank you.]

2007-02-11 21:04:29 · 4 answers · asked by lostlittlegirl 2 in Mental Health

2007-02-11 21:03:09 · 8 answers · asked by warrior4466 1 in Other - Health

2007-02-11 21:02:31 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-02-11 20:59:41 · 8 answers · asked by Debbie F 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-02-11 20:57:16 · 1 answers · asked by YAKO 1 in Heart Diseases

I live alone in a single-bedroom house and I lock my bedroom door shut before going to bed. Last night, after locking my bedroom door when going to bed, I clearly remember turning off the bedroom light before going to bed because I remember groping for my phone in the dark. And when I wake up the light was switched on. How? I mean how? When I first woke up I never thought about it but now it got me thinking how on earth could that have happened? I checked my main door and windows and my house had not been broken into. And I live alone so no chance of a housemate prank or anything like that.

Am I sleepwalking? Or is there some kind of electricity fault that causes switches to get turned on by themselves?

2007-02-11 20:56:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

2007-02-11 20:50:34 · 2 answers · asked by len 1 in Other - Health

if someone mentions a natural alternative to anything they think it's a crock.

2007-02-11 20:49:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine

I have a problem of dandruff and itchy scalp aswel.it seems that every time I wash my hair and comb it wether wet or dry my hair begins to losten at the roots and starts falling.I've had this problem since the age of 17,im now 20 with extremely thin hair.

2007-02-11 20:48:59 · 6 answers · asked by Sam 1 in Skin Conditions

Explain to me why during an operation when patients die they leave their bodies and spectate their operation and tell the nurses and doctors what the conversaton was about when they were out of their bodies, and the doctors back it up and told them they were correct in what they were discusing and the patients even explained the instuments they used. Blind people since birth for the first time were able to see. There have been 3 world wide studies of life after death, and at first the therory was lack of oxigen to to brain, drugs given to patients. But a recent study has proven that theory to be wrong, and they have discovered at the point of death your consiousness continues to exist.all three studies confirmed this, and this came from experts in science, professors, etc from around the world. There was one lady who died a few years ago as the doctors were trying to ressucite her. She left her body and was on the roof of a hospital and saw what she could never see in her body, she saw

2007-02-11 20:48:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I'm working overseas and there has been a out break of TB the company is telling us how hard it is to get.From what I remember it's not that hard to get TB. Anybody out there know

2007-02-11 20:46:11 · 3 answers · asked by BagdadPhil 1 in Respiratory Diseases

Can someone share his/her experience. Also tell me how long it took you before you could see results!

2007-02-11 20:42:52 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

My 23 year old boyfriend had a fever two days ago and that has been taken care of through Theraflu, but he's still coughing and sneezing his head off. He's been sleeping all day and can't be out of arms reach of the tissues. I've gotten him some orange juice and made sure he's always warm. I suspect that his pack a day habit is holding him back from getting well. What else can I do to nurse him back? And when should we seek a doctor?

2007-02-11 20:41:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Hi noticed over the last few weeks i have got red pin size marks mostly on my chest a few on my arms and legs,i feel tired all the time, and get really bad head aches most days,i keep putting it down to lack of sleep through having young children, i havnt told my partner that im worried as i dont want to worry him, has anyone else found marks on them too?

2007-02-11 20:40:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-02-11 20:40:35 · 26 answers · asked by Linda J 2 in Men's Health

My best female friend was telling me .(.and I'm not trying to be gross) that she thinks that a peice of her inner vaginal lips ripped because she says there is a small peiece of skin just hanging down from her inner lip..like, its not connected anymore but says its not painful very often..I said that it may be a "skin tag" is this what its called or is it called something else?

2007-02-11 20:39:10 · 3 answers · asked by Minty 3 in Women's Health

I have a workout routine of 3 cardio days and 3 days of grouped muscle groups. I only work my abs on wednesdays each week for 20 minutes. One of my main areas I want to see improvements is in my abdominals. Should I move my abdominals to 3 days on the same day as I do my cardio?

2007-02-11 20:34:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

it's very sore cuz i picked the dead skin off why do i have it?

2007-02-11 20:32:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I have a rash on my penis, it's red and extends half-way up the shaft. They're bumps, and some times one of the bumps pops and white and green puss comes out. It's really itchy, and when they pop it feels like fire. I'm also starting to lose feeling down there. I've been taking advil, but it doesn't seem to be helping. Do you think Chamomile lotion will work?

2007-02-11 20:31:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2007-02-11 20:25:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

about a year ago i was being stupid, so i pierced by belly button by myself, and i had it on for about half a year, but then my stupid friends kept poking me, and it wanted to rip off, then i took it off...

now theres a scar on my belly, and i know i shouldve put medication on it when the wound was still fresh, but now the scar is old, do you recomend any medication, or what you used to get an old scar healed?

2007-02-11 20:25:26 · 5 answers · asked by Hellenic Storm 4 in Skin Conditions

2007-02-11 20:22:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

my nails keep breaking in half from the sides but they're not like hang nails because my nails break just when they are starting to grow. what should i do? it really hurts specially when my nail tears of from the skin.

2007-02-11 20:21:45 · 6 answers · asked by bum4ever 1 in Skin Conditions

AND what would be considered big or small

2007-02-11 20:17:39 · 13 answers · asked by kopster 1 in Men's Health

Even if you've gotten menstruation will drinking milk help you grow? Is there anything that will help you grow?

2007-02-11 20:14:20 · 12 answers · asked by monica r 1 in Women's Health

what are the primary symptoms and how to manage it - upto late detection level

2007-02-11 20:14:09 · 4 answers · asked by ? 6 in Mental Health