Health - 11 April 2007

i've been doing alot of situps to firm/flatten my stomach...
but i heard it only builds muscle?
i walk/jog alot too...

2007-04-11 18:55:28 · 6 answers · asked by miss@merica 2 in Diet & Fitness

I don't understand how resting your muscles between days of working out lifting weights and doing other exercises allows time to make your muscles grow. How does it work?

2007-04-11 18:55:08 · 2 answers · asked by +/- 2 in Diet & Fitness

My Uncle has been in a coma for about 2 days, from having a stroke, now he is paralyzed on his left side, and the "massive" bleeding is occurring on the back side of his brain on the right hand side. They have done no surgery on him. Does he still have a chance? If so what are his chances?

2007-04-11 18:53:52 · 5 answers · asked by kry 2 in Other - Diseases

I am 15 turning 16 and constantly feel tired and sick. I have been diagnosed with an iron deficiency and am now taking Ferro-grad c suppliments.
Does anyone else have an iron deficiency here?
Anything you can tell me about it would be great along with tips on how to control it.
Will i be able to develop normally ?
Thanks.

2007-04-11 18:51:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

just wanted know and i am not trying it or anything just wanted to know so does it?

2007-04-11 18:42:25 · 5 answers · asked by germen_babe 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-11 18:41:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-04-11 18:40:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Might be a weird question, but I was wondering if I don't want to lift weights to help my arms become more lean, would doing push-ups and tricep push-ups be sufficient? And how often?

Also - I do about 500 crunches 3 times a week, and cardio 3 times a week. If I want to have a leaner core, should I be doing the crunches everynight?

Thanks!

2007-04-11 18:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by xdevs_r0ck_grrlx 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-04-11 18:36:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Im 46 yrs old and may have had this for yrs and didnt know it, iv always worked hard and long hours. 3 kids in ball and always busy. but just found out in the past yr that i have lupus now i know why im hurting all the time. kids grown and my husband is disabled this yr iv been home with him. i have no insurance so i cant get any help on meds or drs visits hopefuly some one can tell me what to do Thanks
Vickie Frazier

2007-04-11 18:21:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Today, one friend mentioned thay I had lots of illnesses. I said No I have ONE illness with lots of symptoms. My other friend agreed with me. I have the insulin resistence that comes with FM. I have the Chronic Myofascial Pain that comes with FM. I have the depression that comes with FM. I can't tolerate medications so I stay in pain. All the guy friend sees is what all I can't do. But he doesn't see what I am managing to do despite my pain. How can I get all this across to him???? I was left almost feeling defensive!

2007-04-11 18:16:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Lately, I am finding myself getting so stressed out and anxious over everyday life that I am having a great deal of difficulty making simple decisions (ie what to have for dinner), and will occasionally have difficulty breathing. This stress is being caused mainly by my job, which I have begun to take home with me ( a very bad habit). Other than making some life changes (like seeking counseling and finding a new job),how effective are anti-anxiety meds for helping someone cope well enough to think clearly and function? I'm not a total mess-just have a much, much lower boiling point than I used to. Also, how willing is the average doctor to prescribe one of these meds simply by being asked?

2007-04-11 18:15:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I have ugly toe nail fungus since almost 3 years now. I am just 31 years old and I heard that mostly old people get it. I can't wear sandales because it just looks so ugly and I am so jealous of people with nice clear nails. I already went to the doctor but she just said that there is nothing she can do since it's heredetery ( my father has it too ). The pharmacist at Walgreens told me that they have tablets (lamasil) which has to be taken at least 6 months. They cost 200 dollars a months ( insurance doesn't pay since it's ''just'' a cosmetic thing) and on top of it it can even harm the liver. He also said that it doesn't always help. Well I can't afford 200 dollars a months and I also don't want liver damage in exchange for clear nails. I also used a topical treatment but it also didn't help. It seem to stop the growing fungus a little bit but it never went away. Are there any other victims out there with toe nail fungus? Did anybody find a good treatment ? I would love to wear sandales again !!!! I am thankful for any advice.

2007-04-11 18:15:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

I was thinking about getting my tongue pierced. I was just wondering if anyone out there knows how long it takes for the swelling to go down, and also if anyone knows what the proper ways of treating the piercing are until it heals.

2007-04-11 18:10:47 · 3 answers · asked by Peter S 2 in Other - General Health Care

I am trying to find a way to numb my body, so I can run faster in a 2.5k race. I know that a lot of pain relievers also bring down muscle function. What is something I can use that will only affect the pain?

2007-04-11 18:08:35 · 5 answers · asked by RcJones 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My vagina has always looked normal, but one night when I came home from the movies and got into the shower, I noticed that my right outer lip had stretched out. Can someone please tell me why?

2007-04-11 18:06:34 · 1 answers · asked by omgwhiterice 1 in Women's Health

2007-04-11 17:57:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

It's happened within the past 15 minutes. It has almost swollen shut. I just rubbed my eye (like I do every night...) and about 5-10 minutes later, my eye is hurting, and I can't see out of it. I checked to see if it was an eyelash or something, but I can find anything. I also flushed my eye with some eye drops and it didn't do anything at all. Could someone please help me, or am I just over- reacting?

2007-04-11 17:54:43 · 4 answers · asked by Ashley_Nicole 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-04-11 17:54:41 · 2 answers · asked by Michael F 1 in Dental

2007-04-11 17:54:35 · 1 answers · asked by Samantha 5 in Other - General Health Care

Please help me because I think I might be depressed. I cut myself even tho I know that it is wrong but it still seems to help temporarily but after I've done it I feel guilty and only want to do it again. I've thought about suicide. I can't tell my closest friends or parents because they won't understand and my parents will treat me differently possibly even be frowned upon. I feel the only people I can talk to are two male teachers at my school. But I don't want to put the weight of my problems on them. Even if I do they will tell my parents. There r more details to this story and I kno its not as bad as some ppls problems but I can't help feeling this way. I've put my parents thru enough burden already and i don't wish to do that again. I've already tried talking to a school guidance couselor and talking to her didn't really help. I feel more comfortable talking to males i know than females that i do or dont. What should I do? Should I talk to 1 of them? Answers are appreciate

2007-04-11 17:47:40 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

The majority of music is for a given generation or even worse for only a year or so. Will any rock band still be listened to in 100 years?

2007-04-11 17:44:03 · 12 answers · asked by Frank S 3 in Women's Health

small pimples on his penis and around he says it itches and that hes fine.But i heard that thats not normal? could it be a sexual transmited desease?
Please no rude commets! we have been together for 6 years. and he has not been with many people. please help!!!

2007-04-11 17:38:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Sometimes I find it hard to focus on one task. Has anyone tried any natural remedies to help with concentration and memory? Did it work?

2007-04-11 17:35:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine

I work with the developmentally disabled and I was just wondering what society thinks of these people. Do you embrace them like you would any "normal" person, or do you just try to stay away from them?

2007-04-11 17:31:57 · 13 answers · asked by niki h 2 in Other - Health

Doctors say IBS is having hardly ...any organic cause. ..stress, anxiety precipitates IBS. people suffering from IBS can have either constipation or diarrhoea? is it true that omitting fat in diet can cure IBS permanently ? any other permanent cure remedies?

2007-04-11 17:28:14 · 5 answers · asked by Sudip B 1 in Other - Diseases

i'd reallyl ike to start loosing my love handles so if there are any workouts that target that area it would be great!!!

2007-04-11 17:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by Andreyanna 1 in Diet & Fitness

i start to eat and i can feel the pain on my jaw both sides the bottom more then top,then i get pain behind my neck its an ugly feeling what could it be and i wonder if its seriious.sometimes it scares me and i think maybe its a sign of a heart attack..i dont know..help!

2007-04-11 17:22:46 · 3 answers · asked by jew 1 in Dental

2007-04-11 17:12:20 · 6 answers · asked by the_graffitiART 1 in Men's Health

How can you keep the weight off after eating nothing, if it's possible?
DON'T TELL ME THIS ISN'T HEALTHY, I KNOW!!!
If you are then just leave please, you're wasting my time.

2007-04-11 17:10:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness