Health - 25 February 2007

I have like two birthmarks one is a strawberry/heart and the other looks like some bird pecked me lol. I was just wondering how do we get them where do they come from and what does it mean if we have them?

2007-02-25 14:48:21 · 4 answers · asked by Krystal W 1 in Skin Conditions

I had what the doctor called mild arthritis in my back, hips, knees, and hands.
A year ago, I hurt my back. I thought that it was a pulled muscule. It did not get better. I had bad sciatic pain down my left side. My knee will swell up, and I could not wiggle my toes, if I stood for more than 10 minutes. I had trouble walking. After nine months I was told that I had Spondylolisthesis, and "a bit more than mild arthritis". I was told to do what exercise that I could. Pain pills when I need them. Not to stand for very long or to walk far.
I am having to deal with a HMO. I am 46 yrs old.
I am not getting straight answers. I can not work. I can not stay in one position - sitting, laying, anything for very long without pain. It's hard to fix dinner, clean my home, get around even with a cane. I cannot drive and be on pain pills, I cannot be in a car long without them.
Does anyone else have this problem? What can I do? Will this get better, stay the same or worse with time?

2007-02-25 14:47:50 · 1 answers · asked by Sharon 3 in Pain & Pain Management

My mom is getting an MRI on her brain because the doctors think she might have multiple sclorosis. What exactly is it. I havent heard much and dont know much treatment of it. Im only 15.

2007-02-25 14:47:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-02-25 14:47:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

I have all ways done the depo shot but I never liked it so I have been trying the ortho pill for the past month. But There have been several days where I would not take it on time or miss a day. But I just got off the depo shot in January and it usually takes awhile to get pregnant after the shot. I think I'm pretty safe right now but I would like to get others opinion.

2007-02-25 14:46:09 · 4 answers · asked by julez_model 1 in Women's Health

Apparently some people in Texas think it's horrible that researchers now have the power to prevent the suffering and death that results from cervical cancer. They think that it will encourage young girls to have sex.

Let me ask you this:

If the risk of

*pregnancy,
*the transmission of a wide variety of sexually transmitted diseases,
*suffering physical pain as a result of losing virginity,
*getting caught by friends or family,
*or having friends and family otherwise finding out

didn't stop teenage girls from having sex, what makes you think that cervical cancer, a disease that is caused by a virus that may or may not be transmitted and may or may not cause cancer decades in the future stop them?

That's like saying it would be more beneficial for society to NOT have an a vaccine for lung cancer because it would encourage people to start smoking.

But why stop there? Why not protest a vaccine for all cancers because it might encourage people to eat Plutonium?

2007-02-25 14:46:00 · 7 answers · asked by Think. 3 in Other - Health

I get these major head aches that case nausea and get to the point where I'm almost drooling and I don't think my doctor would give me a prescription because of my age(19).....

2007-02-25 14:45:28 · 8 answers · asked by LEPPY 1 in Other - Health

Hi, i am 78 lbs and i'mm an 11 year old girl. I'm not overweight but i think i eat unhealthily. today for dinner we were watching the oscars and i had chicken, salad, 4 cookies and 2 very small slices of cake. i dont normally eat like this but when i'm excited i eat a lot. If i am overweight, how much so? Also, what are good ways to exersise? I have a busy schedule so i dont have much time because in school we have 15 minutes to exersise and 3 times a week we have PE. After school i play soccer agaisnt the wall for about 20-30 minutes. (not everyday, it depends how much homework i have so it varies but normally everyday when i get home) Thank you so much this really means a lot to me!

2007-02-25 14:44:44 · 18 answers · asked by Nikki N 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-02-25 14:43:48 · 24 answers · asked by gremlin_boon 1 in Women's Health

Its on his leg, i didnt touch it but we kissed. help please

2007-02-25 14:43:47 · 8 answers · asked by anonymous 1 in Infectious Diseases

My sister in law has the flu and I accidently drank out of her cup at a party today. I may be paranoid, but I feel flu like symptoms already. She has been sick for a couple weeks, could she still be contagious?

2007-02-25 14:43:06 · 1 answers · asked by pchiz 3 in Other - Diseases

does anyone know how you can get it or if any liquids come out of you and how to prevent it??

2007-02-25 14:42:40 · 5 answers · asked by Ms princess 1 in STDs

Is it just me, or does it seem like thing like "cutting" are a "trend".

2007-02-25 14:41:45 · 16 answers · asked by naenae0011 7 in Mental Health

The reason I ask this is because I have stopped drinking sodas and trying to only drink water and some juice but today I compared a Hawaiian Punch label to an orange soda label and the juice had more calories and more fat than the soda.

2007-02-25 14:41:43 · 28 answers · asked by cassidy 2 in Diet & Fitness

My Dad has a pinched nerve in the back they have given him 7 never block shots in the last 3 weeks to no avail, now he keeps falling down, because the leg now gives out, but the pain has never subsided, I took him last thursday for another mri, but the doctor scratches his head and not sure what to do ( this procedure will not work on one person in every state) and your it for here, any experinces would be welcomed, or advice, yes we are looking into another doctor, like a neurologist

2007-02-25 14:40:57 · 0 answers · asked by kanienkehake 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-02-25 14:40:05 · 19 answers · asked by poke 1 in Mental Health

If I was 15 and drank coffee like 2 or 3 times a week starting now would it stunt my growth? And if so has it been proven?

2007-02-25 14:39:11 · 14 answers · asked by Green Chicklet 3 in Diet & Fitness

hi...... i am 14 y/o, my height 5,8 my weight 187 lbs..... MALE

i need to lose weigh as soon as possible plz..... help me what do i do!??

any diets that could help me with the excersice?!?! plz help me!

2007-02-25 14:38:48 · 4 answers · asked by Ro! 1 in Diet & Fitness

My husband needs to know..no joke. pls.

2007-02-25 14:37:31 · 7 answers · asked by Robin F 3 in Men's Health

does it necessarily to isolate this persons belongingness ( fork..spoon..glasses..toothpaste..soap and other more) from the rest of the family to avoid from being infected?...does a spill from her shouldnt be ignored...how can we disenfect things which she used (couch..toilet bowl...bed sheet ..pillow,) how long does a virus like protozoa live in dry hot air?can it be killed by a vry hot boiled water?

2007-02-25 14:37:09 · 1 answers · asked by dianne kristine 1 in STDs

I was at a sleepover and my friends were getting high and i could smell it pretty strongly for so long. Will this effect anything in my system? I haven't smoked or anything before but if I get tested what do you think the outcome would be?

2007-02-25 14:36:21 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

Since self-mutilation is a serious, yet widely unregognized, issue, I am planning on giving a presentation about it to my school. I am in JR. High, which is another reason I'm giving it. 11-14 year olds are stupid about this kind of thing.
Anyway, it would really help me if I could give some statistics of self-mutilation. However, I've looked and I can't find any. Does anyone have a website that could give me stats?

2007-02-25 14:35:23 · 5 answers · asked by rvcort 3 in Mental Health

I have had insomnia for about 2 years and it is nearly impossible for me to sleep. I have to get up to work at 6 a.m., but don't get to sleep till -at best- 5:30. Does anyone know a way for me to get more sleep?

2007-02-25 14:35:11 · 12 answers · asked by Ivy 2 in Mental Health

Okay so Flinstones gummies are so delicious and i ate more then needed. Is something wrong with that?

2007-02-25 14:33:18 · 8 answers · asked by Diana Z 1 in Other - Health

2007-02-25 14:33:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-02-25 14:32:40 · 9 answers · asked by n b 5 in Other - Diseases

2007-02-25 14:32:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

no medecine please.

2007-02-25 14:32:34 · 12 answers · asked by Arvind 2 in Other - General Health Care

cuz i ask a question what happends to your hand if you put salt in ice

2007-02-25 14:32:11 · 5 answers · asked by nick m 2 in First Aid

This is my exercise routine. I do it every day:
25 bench press (30 lbs each hand)
25 shoulder press (30 lbs each hand) This is the hardest excercise for me.
25 waist to chest (30 lbs each hand) What is the name for this?
25 bicep curls (30 lbs each hand)
25 push ups
I do a complete set in 5 minutes, and I repeat 4 times. Then, I do
100 crunches (3 secods each; good quality) in 5 minutes. Then I do the other routine again, and then I do the crunches again, and I'm done in 50 minutes.
I do this every day.

I do 4 sets of 10 pull ups every day, but not in my main working out routine.
I also run a few miles every other day or so.

I am 17 years old, and I have been doing this regularly.

What should I do to improve? I've been told by some that I'm overdoing it, but I'm having no problem.

2007-02-25 14:31:24 · 2 answers · asked by The Rationalist 2 in Men's Health