Health - 21 February 2007

i have had terrible acne for years that has only been controlled by minocycline antibiotics. recently however, i have decided to undergo hair removal treatments on my body (abnormal amount of thick dark hair that i am really insecure with)...and they told me i could not do this while on the minocycline without a doctor's note. well the doctor basially would not write a note.

so now my question is what do i do??? do i discontinue my acne treatment for a while, at the risk of my face breaking to get the hair removal done?? or do i not do it???

this is a good time for me financially to do it...i dont know what to do....

2007-02-21 03:12:43 · 4 answers · asked by ya ok....sure 2 in Women's Health

2007-02-21 03:11:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine

i know someone who has been weight training for the past year and has become really muscular and has maintained a low bf%. I have been training with weights for about a year also but not properly. I have only just began to add weight each week to my lifts and am experiencing some fast strength gains (ive added nearly 10kg to my bench press and 20kg to my deadlift in about a month).
I want to gain as much muscle as possible by the summer, and also want to lower my bf% to under 10 (its about 14 - 15 at the moment)

So can i build muscle without having to eat like a pig or can i eat in moderation (for me about 2700 calories a day) with around 150g protein and still build muscle whilst getting leaner?

2007-02-21 03:10:35 · 5 answers · asked by pj890 4 in Men's Health

2007-02-21 03:09:04 · 11 answers · asked by roshi 1 in Diet & Fitness

prom is next week already. and i`m desperate for do-it-yourself tips.

2007-02-21 03:08:52 · 8 answers · asked by maraschino_cherry 2 in Skin Conditions

A question that will stand the test of time.

2007-02-21 03:08:38 · 10 answers · asked by Pontius 3 in Men's Health

2007-02-21 03:08:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

My mom told me that the 32, 34, and the 36 stand for the length of the bra not how big your chest is.

2007-02-21 03:06:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I want to try smoking marijuana. I have mild asthma but have smoked cigarettes before and was fine. What are the chances of being allergic to weed, and, if I am, what are the symptoms like? Is it worth taking the chance?

2007-02-21 03:06:32 · 9 answers · asked by Michael 1 in Allergies

i just have to ask this, and i am not asking it to put my opinion on anyone else, or to look down on anyone, but i just have to know, for my own curiousity..
why, in this day and age of communication and information, would a young beautiful person, knowingly put a substance in your bodies that is a known cancer causing agent?
i grew up in the 70's and god knows what we did to ourselves, cause i sure ain't tellin..but, we figured it out, that although it was fun, it wasnt worth the possiblity of dying for. or putting people we love in a situation where they would slowly watch us die in pain for. at least some of us did....
when the cigarette was promoted, back in the days of my parents, there was no known danger to your health..it was cool, with no side effects.
wrong...
why do you continue, what would it take, nothing barred, to get you to stop?
it truely breaks my heart..i watched my mom die of lung cancer, she just couldnt stop...
serious answers sure would be appreciated..

2007-02-21 03:06:18 · 7 answers · asked by darlin12009 5 in Alternative Medicine

Anyone know of a good website where you can purchase quality legal herbal drugs?

2007-02-21 03:04:52 · 5 answers · asked by smittysmitty333 1 in Alternative Medicine

There around sick people all day and exposed to virus's. Do they take shots or somthing to prevent them from catching it?

2007-02-21 03:03:39 · 15 answers · asked by dc_snow_rules 3 in Other - Health

i had my period December 29, 2006 and January 28, 2007. my period usually lasts 4 to 5 days, i had sex with my boyfriend last february 18, 2007 (22days after my 1st day of period). my boyfriend did withdrawal. but i was informed that the clear liquid coming out before the sperm will also make a women pregnant. if we use the calendar method, will i get pregnant?

2007-02-21 03:03:35 · 3 answers · asked by k13_jayne 1 in Women's Health

the sweats i have i am not hot i feel cold all the time.and here resently it just seems to get worse.even in the day time i breakout into it and dont know why.i am a 53 year old male

2007-02-21 03:01:44 · 5 answers · asked by redneckhippie53 1 in Other - General Health Care

I'm on this weight loss program where I'm supposed to be increasing and monitoring my calorie intake and outputs... Anyhow, part of the program involves increasing my physcial activity and I've noticed that I have a tough time getting to the gym... What about sex? I'm much more motivated to have sex. Is it a good workout? I mean, I sometimes see this generic number of calories that is supposedly used in sex, but it really doesn't account for variance in intensity and time. How can I get an accurate count of the calories used for my weight loss program?

2007-02-21 02:59:25 · 3 answers · asked by Cheshire Cat 6 in Diet & Fitness

Foods and drinks tha I should and should not eat.

2007-02-21 02:58:41 · 2 answers · asked by J C 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-02-21 02:58:19 · 10 answers · asked by pere di falco 1 in Men's Health

2007-02-21 02:57:49 · 6 answers · asked by pere di falco 1 in Men's Health

2007-02-21 02:56:47 · 5 answers · asked by teenzyla92 4 in Mental Health

What diet have you had the most success with?

2007-02-21 02:56:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

she is only 3 and her eczema is just bad at the moment, dont know aht to do

2007-02-21 02:56:00 · 21 answers · asked by roshi 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-02-21 02:55:19 · 4 answers · asked by springshowers76 3 in Other - Diseases

i have only a week to study for the course. Do i have to know the whole manual in detail ? Can i safely concentrate on a few chapters ? it is a rather thick manual to know completely .....

2007-02-21 02:55:18 · 1 answers · asked by Nirmala 4 in Other - Diseases

I had an ablation in june 06 and it helped with the pain for a short time but now its back .My doc said the next step is an IUS and it will help with the pain ! I no longer get my period but i would rather have that than have the pain i get (my period) I just don't know what to think about the IUS. I can't imagine having something inside you for years !!!! I did see another doc who suggested a hyst so that is on my list but i am reading that it as well doesn't help . I just don;t know what to do

2007-02-21 02:54:57 · 4 answers · asked by speedy2199 2 in Women's Health

I have tried a kind of jam that contained certain herbs and other things but it was too too sweet for me, it was very nutritional and made me look healthy and gave me rosey cheeks.

2007-02-21 02:53:09 · 6 answers · asked by mariamofcairo 1 in Diet & Fitness

Recently i have been feeling so dizzy all the time. I can't concentrate at school and i have a test coming up and i can't study properly. I am not very fat or very thin or anything, but i feel weak and tired. Why do you think this is? I get enough sleep.

2007-02-21 02:52:51 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Killing Loneliness♥ 3 in Diet & Fitness

Wondering if there are more risks or benefits to sleeping on one's left or right side, or if the two sides are equally healthy.

2007-02-21 02:52:21 · 9 answers · asked by earthangel5998 1 in Other - General Health Care

Why is it that I'm just okay with paying at least $30 a carton every week of my life? That's $30 x 52 weeks a year at $1,560 total per year! And to top it off, there's 200 cigarettes in a carton so that's a whopping 10,400 cigarettes smoked per year!

And that's being easy on the numbers! Sometimes I may smoke more, sometimes I may smoke less, and anyone who smokes knows that $30 per carton is one heck of a deal...

So what's my deal? If anyone who doesn't smoke is reading this, my absolute best advice is just don't start. You may enjoy it, the calming effect they can have, and truly when everyone else is doing it, it's just so easy to be sucked into it and do it as well... but don't. I haven't suffered any health problems yet, but jeez. I've been smoking for 9 years so that's $14,040 spent on smokes in my life. That's 93,600 cigarettes I've smoked in my life! In only 9 years! Imagine those people who smoke all their lives!

It's just not worth it!

2007-02-21 02:52:17 · 19 answers · asked by Gravity 4 in Other - Diseases

2007-02-21 02:51:20 · 2 answers · asked by mary d 1 in Heart Diseases

feelings?, as well as the other symptoms i have, i have paranoid ideas about persecution and people plotting against me in some way all the time. or playing mind games with me all the time, like people are trying to get rid of me and ruin my life...im not a 100% convinced of these paranoid ideas, but in the same way i cant be unconvinced that their not happening either....im awaiting a second opinion as im not confident in the personality disorder diagnosis a feel mental illness might be present...can anyone give me insight or advice about this questions? cheers

2007-02-21 02:50:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health