Health - 26 July 2007

i have been having my period for about 8 months. can you tell me what check-ups i am going to need and descriptions of them. just because my mom probably wont explain them to me. or do you even have check-ups of the vagina area? help.

2007-07-26 08:18:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-07-26 08:16:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

everytime he touches my arm. my waist, my back, hugs and and kisses me i get this white stuff all in my panties and its really annoying. we have both agreed to wait to have sex after marrige. so why do i get this white stuff in my undies? it happens EVERYDAY! every single last day. what is with me? and even when im on my period and im wearing a tampon, i still get that white stuff in my panties. gerrrrr...what is wrong with me..

2007-07-26 08:14:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-07-26 08:13:55 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4 in Men's Health

A co-worker of mine went to Hawaii for vacation and got a serious sunburn on his feet, due to medication he was taking, which made him very sensitive to the sun. When he complained to his doctor, she told him that he should have researched his medication on the Internet - that it was buyer beware and she had no responsibility to tell him about the side effects of his medication. He had also told her that he was going to Hawaii and she said she didn't know he would be going out into the sun. He keeps her as his doctor because she is supposed to be “the best in her area of expertise” in the area.
Do you think the doctor has a responsibility to let her patient know about possible side-effects of medication that he/she prescribes? How much responsibility rests on the patient now that the Internet offers all of the world’s knowledge at our fingertips?

2007-07-26 08:12:52 · 4 answers · asked by gr8mind38 2 in Other - Health

can anyone give me a good website or explain how you put a tampon in. the instructions in the box are really confusing. please help. i dont want my mom to have to show me cuz i dont feel that comfortable. please help thanks!!!

2007-07-26 08:12:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

im 15 and my grandma is picking me up at 6:00. were going to see a play that starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:30. i really miss her. i havent seen her for two weeks. i told her i dont want to go. she was disappointed. so my mom called my grandma and told her im going. help! i dont want to go. my mom said its very mean to let her down. i had a dream about a teacher puking on me. im worried about getting sick when im with my grandma. thats why i dont want to go. what if i get sick? was the dream real? school is out. how could i be in school. i miss my grandma. i just dont want to go. i drank too much pop. what if i get sick? i dont feel good now. she is coming in a hour!

2007-07-26 08:10:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I am confined to a wheelchair, and I need it so I am not a bother to others during the day. It does get rather ripe after about 6 hours, and the lysol I use isn't working to well. Also, anything organic would be a plus!

2007-07-26 08:10:19 · 5 answers · asked by Poindexter 3 in Other - General Health Care

I saw this on the Oprah Winfrey Show, but I forgot. They said to get a Pap Smear,Mammogram and a MRI I think? She mentioned some blood test you should do also. What should you get besides a Pap Smear and Mammogram?

2007-07-26 08:09:17 · 4 answers · asked by Penny 1 in Women's Health

I recently purchased green tea fat burning pills and read the ingredients. Upon reading them i found that they contain chromium picolinate. Although this is used in weight managment and diebetes treatment I also read that studies found that it can cause cancer and chromosomal mutation (lab studies and research)... any info would be great and appreciated....

THANKS :]

2007-07-26 08:04:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I heard a lady died from drinking to much h2o and her body expanded, and died somehow can this really happened?

2007-07-26 08:02:10 · 7 answers · asked by david H 1 in Other - Health

It is pain behind my eyes and is not a sinus or eye problem.

2007-07-26 08:00:08 · 4 answers · asked by 007butterfly 2 in Other - General Health Care

For the gal that sked about pets and sick patients.
Cat predicts deaths in nursing home
By RAY HENRY Associated Press Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dogs can sometimes predict an epileptic owner's
seizure or sniff at an owner's mole, signaling a possible cancer.

Now, it appears a cat can predict the deaths of patients in a nursing
home.

When Oscar curls up on a patient's bed and stays there, the staff knows
it's time to call the family. It usually means the patient has less
than four hours to live.

The feline's accuracy has been observed in 25 cases at Steere House
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

"He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when
patients are about to die," Dr. David Dosa said in an interview. He
describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine.

"Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the
companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said
Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown
University.

The 2-year-old Oscar was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a
third-floor dementia unit at Steere House, which treats people with
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses.

After about six months, the staff noticed the cat would make his own
rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe
patients, and those he stayed with would wind up dying in a few hours.

Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally
aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.

Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work there,
said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the
nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill.

She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call.
While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't
eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish
tinge, signs that often mean death is near.

Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room though, so Teno thought his streak
was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction was roughly
10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final two hours,
nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.

Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced,
gray-and-white cat are so ill they probably don't know he's there, so
patients aren't aware he's a harbinger of death. Most families are
grateful for the advanced warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the
room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces
and meows his displeasure.

No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant or
points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat notices telltale scents or
reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him.

Nicholas Dodman, who directs an animal behavioral clinic at the
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and has read
Dosa's article, said the only way to know is to carefully document how
Oscar divides his time between the living and dying.

If Oscar really is a furry grim reaper, it's also possible his behavior
could be driven by self-centered pleasures like a heated blanket placed
on a dying person, Dodman said.

Nursing home staffers aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long
as he gives families a better chance of saying goodbye to the dying.

Oscar recently received a wall plaque commending his "compassionate
hospice care."

___

AP science writer Alicia Chang in Los Angeles contributed to this
report.

2007-07-26 07:59:14 · 1 answers · asked by ed 7 in Other - Diseases

because you dont feel good enough or worthy of them, and you think ultimatly theyll reject you..?
i have very low self esteem, if any at all..im so scared of rejection im always scared to approach someone to try to make friends, because i think they wouldnt accept or want me...so i often destroy potential frienships without wanting to...
ive survived a very hard life, with alot of victimization, abuse and trauma....i have bpd, and dont think anyone will want me now..im 30 now

2007-07-26 07:58:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

All recipies welcome. I'm after tasty, quick meals, that fill you up and don't make you feel ashamed that you ate it.
Thanks
Dawn.

2007-07-26 07:56:54 · 19 answers · asked by Dawn73 2 in Diet & Fitness

lets say i had sex with my girl today and didnt use protection when should she start taking the pills and should she stop taking them??

2007-07-26 07:49:05 · 8 answers · asked by JUAN G 2 in Women's Health

Every time I do bench press and other chest exercises, my triceps get or seem bigger than my chest. They look unbalanced, and I hate to have bulky arms. I'd prefer to have lean arms and flat and toned chest. Is there any exercise/work out I can do or should do?

2007-07-26 07:47:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

Hey ladies, i just need your honest opinion. Would you be still friends or friendly with someone who once told you "You are fat, so why are you so upset about people calling you fat!"

Be honest!

2007-07-26 07:45:52 · 17 answers · asked by Laura 3 in Diet & Fitness

I have a fairly high degree of near-sightedness and also have been seeing somewhat of a spot of light when I look over too quickly, and also some floaters. Would an Ophthalmologist do a better job in finding anything (if there is anything)? Would they do a more accurate job with my prescription, too?

Also, are they more expensive to go to? (no insurance)

2007-07-26 07:45:43 · 9 answers · asked by melanie 3 in Optical

I seriosly need help. I have my peroid. How will I grow 4 inches in less than a year. Can I grow with a period.

2007-07-26 07:43:55 · 8 answers · asked by Javaid I 2 in Women's Health

I have to fight to stay awake past 8pm, I know I should eat a meal when I get home from work but can't be bothered, when I return to work after my lunch break I'm always cold and tired and at night I crave cider (not any other alcohol, just cider), but I am making sure that I limit my intake to my days off. I feel teary, but if something strikes me as funny I can laugh for hours. I only feel really happy when I am away from both home and work. What is wrong with me?

2007-07-26 07:42:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

thats somewhat easy to make?

2007-07-26 07:41:30 · 14 answers · asked by cheerbabe2192 1 in Diet & Fitness

I am eating approximatly 1100 calories a day and have been losing only .5 lbs a week. I'm 5'2 139 lbs. I know some weight loss is better then none but that seems so slow. I heard that sometimes your body thinks it is starving so it holds on to fat. I do get hungry at night but I don't usually feel like I am starving at all. I want to speed it up a bit because I am getting married towards the end of October and want to weigh 125. Thanks

2007-07-26 07:38:23 · 6 answers · asked by dietsnapple06 2 in Diet & Fitness

We are currently in the process of opening a fitness center for women and want to create a place that women love to be at as well as stay fit & healthy. We very are interested in what people really want. Let's hear it !!!

2007-07-26 07:37:13 · 6 answers · asked by avonpride 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-07-26 07:37:13 · 14 answers · asked by dave94o 1 in Men's Health

my braws r startin to not fit me but there to small for a d i want to kno when they stop cuz i find it discusting to have huge boobs!

2007-07-26 07:36:12 · 8 answers · asked by R3D_Ch3RRy_BAB3 1 in Women's Health

im 16 and i was wondering if they are starting to get bigger
because it felt like if it was from one day to another that they got bigger..
but maybe its because iv gained a little weight im not sure
and no im not preg.

2007-07-26 07:32:31 · 3 answers · asked by just me 1 in Women's Health

2007-07-26 07:30:31 · 8 answers · asked by xtraudinair 3 in Other - Health

For about 5 days now ive had insomnia. Ive only been getting on average 2 hours of sleep. I have tried Elavil and it had no effect. Is there a good Over the Counter medicine that i can buy to help me sleep until I can get in to my docotr. This is drivng me nvts. I am also being plauged by anxiety and feel like my throat and stomach is on fire when I lay down the 2 later has started since day 3. I think its to much hours no sleep. I need to find something to help me sleep or im gonna goinsane.

2007-07-26 07:24:50 · 8 answers · asked by Raven B 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-07-26 07:20:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases