Health - 13 March 2007

Does most insurance companies cover allergy testing? If you don't have insurance and you're diagnosed with an allergy, will that prevent you from getting insurance?

Can you be tested for allergies and sensitivities in the same way?

How much does it cost?

Is it done by bloodwork?

2007-03-13 16:07:05 · 3 answers · asked by mandirae23 2 in Allergies

do you only get them if your parents or family members had them

or maybe there was something wrong with you/the mother during the pregnancy

and if you had one would it be known when you are born

or could you really find out say 16-17 years later on in life

even if you feal no pain or discomfort you have normal periods no problems with having sex blah blah blah

2007-03-13 16:07:04 · 1 answers · asked by victoriavice 1 in Women's Health

2007-03-13 16:07:04 · 11 answers · asked by sass 2 in Mental Health

I was prescribed some medication. I am supose to take it four times a day. If I take my first dose at 10:00 am and my last dose at 2:00 am, what time should I take the other two doses. So they are evenly spaced.

I just can't figure it out.

2007-03-13 16:07:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

im 14, 120 pounds, dont ask me why i was drinking, i just was ok, and i have a stupid hangover and im going to die soon. how ling is this going to last. the computer screen brightness is killing me rigt now so i will put my head down until i get some answers

im never drinking again

2007-03-13 16:06:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-03-13 16:05:54 · 11 answers · asked by ♥ 2 in Diet & Fitness

The proactiv is working for me so I dont want to just stop using it completly unless its the only way

2007-03-13 16:05:46 · 8 answers · asked by jairj04 2 in Skin Conditions

I used to smoke - only recreationally. It lasted for about 10 years off and on. I was never a heavy smoker by any means. I MAYBE would finish one pack in a week and a half. It has been at least 2 years since I last smoked. Sometimes I would go 8-10 months without ever smoking. It was a really random thing.

Last year I went to the dentist for a normal check-up and he saw a medium-sized black circle on the skin inside my cheek. He thought I had just bitten my cheek. It was still there when I've been back both times for my latest two teeth cleanings. Could this be a sign of cancer?

My grandpa died of color cancer and my grandma has had kidney cancer (she survived). I think that there is also skin cancer and breast cancer (distantly) in my family. I stopped the social smoking because of this fear. I try to eat healthy and use sunscreen (I also don't go outside much in the summer). I exercise a few times a week. Please help!

2007-03-13 16:05:04 · 3 answers · asked by mandirae23 2 in Cancer

My best friend's aunt is 39 and was just told by her doctors that her scans came back showing positive signs of MS. She still has to go back on Thursday for more testing to be certain. I have known this woman for most of my life, in fact her niece and I have kind of went our separate ways over the years, but I always kept in touch with aunt bobbie. I love her to death. I went to sit with her today to talk and just see how she is doing and if she needed anything. The most heartbreaking thing she said to me way "I have to learn to live like this and I can't stand it" she was crying and I didn't know what to say to her. All I could manage was "Well, you aren't sure what it is yet. The sooner you find out, the sooner you get the proper treatment and hopefully everything works out from there." I just made her sit down and rest and I did everything that needed done. What can I do to help her and encourage her. I know very little about this disease. What is MS and how does it affect people?

2007-03-13 16:04:55 · 5 answers · asked by tara b 4 in Other - Diseases

Last year my 22 year old brother passed away from nasopharyngeal carcinoma. All of the doctors said it's a rare form of cancer and they dont understand how he got it.He was healthy all his life and I just wanted to know what the causes are, being that it's so rare.

2007-03-13 16:04:10 · 4 answers · asked by alonnac20 1 in Cancer

Consider this scenario and please post your views. Thank you.
An 18 year old girl has a certain disability and her parents are worried because she is too friendly and places enormous trust on strangers. They have suggested to their physician about the possibility of the girl undergoing hysterectomy "just to be safe" as in preventing the girl from being exploited by strangers and possibly getting pregnant.
What do you think about their suggestion?

2007-03-13 16:03:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anjali 3 in Women's Health

I'm a college student and was put on Effexor for major depressive disorder and anxiety. Can I drink? are there any side affects? thanks ahead.

2007-03-13 16:02:38 · 5 answers · asked by ThisMachineIsObsolete 3 in Other - Health

I mean, c'mon, how is slightly increasing the pressure in your abdominal cavity going to do anything?

2007-03-13 16:02:25 · 1 answers · asked by Jeremy 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Everytime I go to the drugstore there are so many different types of deodorant, each with a different ingredient and percentage that I end up buying the same kind everytime. I am not completely unhappy with my Secret Platinum solid with Aluminum Zirconium Trichlorohydrex GLY 19% (Anhydrous), but always feel that it doesn't do justice.

Between all the different ones, which is the most effective ingredient?

2007-03-13 16:02:14 · 2 answers · asked by trivial obsession 1 in Skin Conditions

so i sprained my wrist about a week ago, for the past four days i've been getting pains in my elbow. What's up with that? I sprained my wrist not my elbow.

2007-03-13 16:01:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-03-13 16:01:26 · 13 answers · asked by Ele-v-e 1 in Mental Health

hi, i got my period on in dec 2006 and only had it for about 4 times so not very expert in that topic. i need ur help, u know how it takes 2 years to regulate, so then how will i know how to be ready for my next period, every time i have it, its different pattern, cycle, and the number of days it lasts, so how do i prepare for next time of the month, i meann i dont wanna be cought by a class mate and get laughed at by the whoel class, i dont get cramps or any way of knowing when i get it, or do i? pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee help

2007-03-13 16:01:02 · 9 answers · asked by angel_93 2 in Women's Health

if so i need tips and easy meal ideas

the exercise equipment i have is an ab toner 2 and weights
i dont like to run and i dont hav enough time to walk

2007-03-13 16:00:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-03-13 16:00:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I had open hernia surgery more than 6 weeks ago. I have had ongoing problems from the surgery, most of which are frustrating but not entirely rare--ongoing testicle pain (to the point where jogging any real distance is impossible), burning where my nerves are down there.

But one thing I have not read about much is occurring too: When I try to go up an escalator quickly or run (for 50 yards or so), I end up getting what I call a severe "thigh ache." My thigh gets pain throughout it--usually near the top and on the inside, though it can vary. Then, after a minute or two, it subsides.

Anyone else had this symptom? Is it another sign of nerve entrapment or something else possibly?

Thanks.

2007-03-13 15:59:36 · 2 answers · asked by Stuck in the Middle Ages 4 in Men's Health

2007-03-13 15:59:33 · 8 answers · asked by Steven K 1 in Mental Health

my mom had one when i was at her house. there were others there as well. she blanked out and spit on the floor and we got no response from her for a few minutes. she is in her fifties and went through menapause. I was wanting to know if anyone could explain these to me. becasue she will not.
thanks.

2007-03-13 15:58:34 · 7 answers · asked by babygirl 4 in Mental Health

I am 17, going on 18 in 3 weeks.. and am wondering if I am going to grow more. I'm skinny (not scrawny) and currently stand somewhere between 5'7'' and 5'8''. Although i'm not terribly short I seem to be shorter/smaller than 97% of my peers. I don't have full fledged facial hair or side burns or anything, so i'm thinking (and hoping) that there is a possibility of still sprouting a few more inches.

2007-03-13 15:58:10 · 11 answers · asked by Nick L 1 in Men's Health

I want to use tampons,, but im afraid that it will hurt, and i dont handle pain easily so what do you suggest i do?! I really dont want to wear a pad the whole time

2007-03-13 15:57:55 · 20 answers · asked by Julie C 1 in Women's Health

I am working with disabled kids.

2007-03-13 15:57:31 · 3 answers · asked by Matt T 4 in Men's Health

I've been taking 30 mg each evening for a little over two years. I'm thinking I may be experiencing some side effects, and would like to stop taking it to see what happens. Should I quit all at once or taper?

Actually, I've tried quitting all at once and I got sick to my stomach, but I'm not sure if that was the cause.

2007-03-13 15:57:22 · 2 answers · asked by dussin23 2 in Other - Health

2007-03-13 15:56:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

I notice I cannot get a full 8 hours of sleep unless I deprive


myself of sleep until 2:30 in the morning. When I try to sleep at

about 10:30-11:00 I notice that I wake up around 2:30 and I

can't go back to bed. Sometimes my heart is racing, and my

family says it an anxiety attack. When this happens I do my

best to try and relax myself by playing some video games until

I get tired again. I just think its weird. I have asthma by the way.

Can it be my breathing patterns during my sleep that wakes

me up?

2007-03-13 15:55:38 · 9 answers · asked by tsmalls5 3 in Other - Diseases

2007-03-13 15:55:26 · 14 answers · asked by schymcgee 2 in STDs

2007-03-13 15:55:24 · 16 answers · asked by ADITI 1 in Other - Health