Health - 23 April 2007

I see these girls on TV that do this regularly to keep their weight down. Do they feel immediately hungry again after throwing up, or does this allow them to eat and satisfy their hunger without gaining weight? Sure its bad, but does it actually work to control weight?

2007-04-23 10:44:31 · 8 answers · asked by LanceMiller77 2 in Women's Health

how can i tell if its just a sprained ankle or a stress fracture without going to the doctor?

2007-04-23 10:41:16 · 5 answers · asked by Dance All Day Dance All Night 2 in Injuries

2007-04-23 10:38:31 · 6 answers · asked by Sniper of Goth 4 in Mental Health

I had quite a few beers the night before could that raise thte levels that high?

2007-04-23 10:34:44 · 5 answers · asked by Rusty S 1 in Heart Diseases

2007-04-23 10:31:35 · 14 answers · asked by applecheeks 4 in Cancer

ok i have been smoking for a few months now, im 15. and i have a few questions (PLEASE NO ANTI-DRUG ANSWERS!). i take a shower every single night and wash my hands alot too. but the question i have is...does the cig smoke get in your hair? i have really short hair (crewcut kinda) but yeah its short and was wondering if it does IF IT DOES is there a WORKING way to get it out quickly (something over the sink maybe?) also, when i use deodarant on the main parts of my body will that cover up AND DESTROY the smell, or is it automatically just supposed to do both until the sweet smell wares off? also one more question, do cigs stunthen (i cant spell) my growth? if so, if i quit will i start growing again after a few months, b/c i know 17 years olds who smoke off and on and they grow, or is it that it will just slow it down more or less? plz again, im trying to get rid of my smell and keep my smoking in moderattion) i know the consequences. im trying to create a good envirnment here. thx.

2007-04-23 10:27:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

2007-04-23 10:22:26 · 9 answers · asked by ali g 1 in Alternative Medicine

I freqently masturbate with lubricant (vasiline). but one day i masturbated with out lube and i took a bath and i have a scab the shaft on my penis. is it ok to masturbate with this on my penis? Im a virgin so i doubt it is an STD

2007-04-23 10:19:15 · 4 answers · asked by colondude 1 in Men's Health

Final exams in college :(

2007-04-23 10:14:08 · 6 answers · asked by サンダース 2 in Other - Health

I heard that there was a natural homeopathic medecine that helps heal or possibly cure HIV, what do you know about it?

2007-04-23 10:13:19 · 4 answers · asked by Gaia 210 1 in Alternative Medicine

Hello i am 15 years old about to turn 16 i am 6 foot 1 and i have pain in my left knee it has been occuring for about 2 weeks, i have been playing lots of sports like 2 hours a day of bball and i noticed that my left knee is swollow on the bottom portion can someone tell my why this is happening and oh yeah it hurts when i bend it,

2007-04-23 10:09:16 · 4 answers · asked by sdadas d 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I just got stung by a wasp and it burns really bad what am I to do because I dont know if you know I would appreciate it very much?

2007-04-23 10:08:36 · 15 answers · asked by LD 1 in First Aid

I am going on a trip tomorrow and started to take two birth control pills at the same time someone told me that it works. I am not really on my period I am just having breakthroughs and I have been on those for about 5 days now. Is there anything else I can try?

2007-04-23 10:08:11 · 5 answers · asked by sammycolt 2 in Women's Health

After stepping on a miniscule piece of glass a few weeks ago I tried to take it out but had no luck,,Fast foward a few weeks later, now I have a swollen bump on my foot...What do I do?..Is it really serious??

2007-04-23 10:05:05 · 7 answers · asked by Suzzy 2 in Injuries

I have been on the Depo-provera for 4 months so far and I have been experiencing a lot of side-effects: I have put on around 7lbs, I have been feeling depressed, sex has been really painful (especially the first couple of weeks after having the shot) and my libido has been petering out. I do not want to have another one!
I have tried lots of hormonal contraceptives (various types of pill and mini-pill) and all of them give me nasty side-effects or I am too rubbish at remembering to take them on time, so I am considering asking my doc for an IUD. He has repeatedly told me I am not a good candidate as I haven't had any children but I've done some googling and it appears this shouldn't stop you having an IUD, it just makes it a little more painful.
The problem is, I am going to be away travelling in China when my depo runs out. Can I get an IUD fitted before I go?
Does anyone have any experiences with either the IUD/depo that may help?

2007-04-23 10:02:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I just had tonsillitus In October/November of last year and now I have it again. It isn't as bad this time, but it's only been going on for two days. Do I need to see the doctor again? Can one of those quick clinic things diagnose tonsillitus? My doctor's practice just went out of business and I haven't switched to a new doctor.

Also, I am immune to almost all antibiotics, so I'm not sure if I should get on them again right away, but as far as I know it's the only treatment for tonsillitus.

2007-04-23 10:02:36 · 4 answers · asked by chalula88 3 in Other - Diseases

I do karate for 1-2 hours about 3 times a week, and all I am doing is building muscle, I don't seem to be losing any weight. I am very strong for a girl my age, but I feel fat. I weigh about 130. I am busy a lot of the time with schoolwork, so I don't have time to excercise for more than about 1 hour every day. If you have any advice for me, please help me.

2007-04-23 10:02:25 · 34 answers · asked by karatekaty896 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-04-23 10:00:34 · 6 answers · asked by Clyde P 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I am thinking about it.

2007-04-23 09:56:53 · 2 answers · asked by Junebug 2 in Diet & Fitness

For most people talking on a mobile phone, cooking dinner in the microwave or driving in a car is simply part of modern living in 21st century Britain.

But completing any such tasks is impossible for Debbie Bird - because she is allergic to modern technology.

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Debbie and her husband Tony often sleep in a silver-plated mosquito net

The 39-year-old is so sensitive to the electromagnetic field (emf) or 'smog' created by computers, mobile phones, microwave ovens and even some cars, that she develops a painful skin rash and her eyelids swell to three times their size if she goes near them.



Debbie Bird's eyelids swell to three times their size when she is exposed to microwaves
As a consequence, Mrs Bird, a health spa manager, has transformed her home into an EMF-free zone to try and stay healthy.
The walls are all covered in special carbon paint, the windows have a protective film on them and she and her husband, Tony, 45, even sleep under a silver-plated mosquito net to deflect the radiowaves.

'I can no longer do things that I used to take for granted,' Mrs Bird said last night. 'My day-to-day life has been seriously affected by EMF.

'I don't own a microwave. I don't use mobile phones at all. I can't even use a cordless phone. We have a plasma screen TV because the old style one gave out gamma rays, which brought on my reaction.

'I can't even get in my friend's BMW. If I do I immediately start getting a headache and my head starts tingling.

'Even shopping is a problem. I can't go in places like Starbucks where there is Wi-Fi broadband and always have to be aware of my environment.'

Mrs Bird first realised that she was electro-sensitive when she moved with her husband, a writer and environmental consultant, and their eight-year-old daughter, Antonia, to a new apartment in Bowden, near Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Unbeknown to her, however, her neighbours were all using wireless internet connections and had cordless phones.

'At first I couldn't sleep,' Mrs Bird added. 'Then I started developing a skin reaction. I had a burning sensation down my face, on my forehead and elbows. I looked like I had been severely burnt on my forehead.

'I felt very tired all the time and my eye-lids would swell up to three times their size.'

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Debbie's home is a radio-wave free zone. A clear protective film has been put on the windows and the walls have been redecorated with a special carbon paint

Mrs Bird was referred to a skin specialist, but the problem was so severe the couple decided they had no option but to move to a new home, in nearby Hale, Greater Manchester.

They took electromagnetic readings of the property and set about making it safe. The house was completely re-wired, had clear protective film put on the windows and every wall was painted with black carbon paint, which cost £250 per tin, to deflect the harmful rays.

All the couple's bedroom curtains are also silver-plated and they sleep under a silver-plated mosquito net, which also protects against radiation.

Although the renovation was not cheap, Mrs Bird said it was worth it. Her skin rashes have gone and she no longer has trouble sleeping. Officially in the UK, electro-sensitivity (ES) does not exist as a medical condition.

Doctors say there is little scientific evidence to back up a link between EMF and poor health. They claim the symptoms, often attributed to flu or viruses, are psychosomatic.

But campaigners disagree. They reckon around 500 people are already being treated for ES and as many as five per cent of the population could be affected.

Rod Read, director of Electro-Sensitivity UK, said: 'I have seen hundreds of people who exhibit symptoms they directly attribute to the electrical items around them.

'But it is a politically incorrect illness, the Government or electronic companies don't want people thinking their mobile phones or microwaves are dangerous.

'In the past doctors have dismissed symptoms as something like flu, but the pathology is now established. It has a huge detrimental physical effect and stops people living normal lives.'

For more information or free advice contact info.eco.emf@btinternet.com

2007-04-23 09:56:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

i dont have any smoking aids, i am going cold turkey the hardest way. got any tips for me, what kind of food can help the cravings?

2007-04-23 09:56:25 · 7 answers · asked by luan r 2 in Other - Diseases

i'm looking for a trainer that can help me prepare and build muscles to play for tennis. and along the way shed some pounds? what kind of trainer is that?

2007-04-23 09:54:50 · 2 answers · asked by Savanna 2 in Diet & Fitness

I am suppose to go on a trip tommorrow and have had breakthroughs for the last 7days starting on the 14th. I took two birth control pills at the same time. I am hoping that will work. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

2007-04-23 09:54:39 · 3 answers · asked by sammycolt 2 in Women's Health

Okay, I had a c-section 2 years ago, over the past week i have been having little niggling pains on and slightly above my scar. Any ideas what this could be, my scar seems a little swollen.

Im not pregnant, incase anyone asks

2007-04-23 09:50:02 · 6 answers · asked by x !! Me !! x 2 in Women's Health

i had a pain issue in my back and have been taking 10/325 norco aka vicodin and i have notice that i have been taking more then usuall and when i tried to stop i feel like terriable and my legs hurt cant sleep restless and just in over all terriable feeling and i no from taking it for a while it s a withdrawl affect you feel.

i was wondering if there is anything i can ask the doctor that i could take to help me wing off taking norco cause i dont want to take it anymore and the only reason i still take it is because i dont want to have to go throught hat withdraw feeling.

i heard there is a drug by the name of saboxin i believe you can take that will help you wing right off taking vicodin, if there is anything else anyone suggest i would greatly appreciate it. im not addicted like i need to go to rehab i just need a method to help me wing off taking it cause i really want to stop cause they are just doing nothing for me now. thank you

2007-04-23 09:44:03 · 9 answers · asked by //S / 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm almost 12, and haven't been to the doctor for 2.5 yrs, because my parents lost their insurence [but now have it back]
I forgot what they do.
I know [for sure] that I'm getting a tetanus shot and an HPV [possibly others]

So...What do they do, exactly?

2007-04-23 09:43:36 · 9 answers · asked by Jessa V 1 in Other - Health

i want to get back into the workout scene. i have been lazy for sometime now and i need to get back out for health reasons more so than vanity. i am a bottom heavy person who really needs to shed some meat off her rump.

i need to know if anyone can suggest some exercises that are geared more for the thigh and buttocks area than just general calisthenics. i want to lose all over but i trulyy need assistance on the glutes.

please to help

2007-04-23 09:43:10 · 1 answers · asked by edcltu 1 in Women's Health

2007-04-23 09:40:08 · 17 answers · asked by lindamargaretbest 1 in Injuries

I have been taking six 10/325 Norco pills a day for the last two years and I want to stop taking them but the withdraw effects are killing me. any Ideas that don't involve other drugs?

2007-04-23 09:38:00 · 7 answers · asked by Mark W 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-23 09:36:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions