Health - 19 August 2007

My father passed away of a massive heart attack over a month ago. After the fact I tried looking up some information about it but I'mnot sure I understand it. So please, do not copy/paste information.
My dad had diabetes & high blood pressure. He stopped smoking over 10 years ago. He also had a large belly ( but his legs and arms were tiny). I know those all increased his odds of having a heart attack.
He has been eating really well for the last few years and had low cholesterol. So am I right to assume that his arteries were not blocked? He did not have a control on his diabetes...
He also passed away in the shower. Did that make a difference?
How long does the massive heart attack last before someone passes away?
I would appreciate any help I can get

2007-08-19 06:58:16 · 11 answers · asked by Travel_Fan 2 in Heart Diseases

2007-08-19 06:55:58 · 5 answers · asked by Genna 1 in Other - Health

I have had very serious depression for around 6 years and have been on many different kinds of mediciation and none of them seem to helpm, so I stopped taking them cold turkey. I also have cut myself for a year and a half, I have had suicidal thoughts constantly for 3 years or so, I have tried to kill myself once and had planned to a few times but got caught before I could do it. I have been to 3 different mental hospitals 7 times. Nothing seems to help, what can I so? Will this go away over time? I am 19 years old now, so maybe as i get older does this just go away? Thanks in advance!

2007-08-19 06:55:33 · 16 answers · asked by ♥Jara-Lee♥ 3 in Mental Health

I got pain in my hands, wrists, & arms from using the computer a lot.

2007-08-19 06:55:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

What age can you get an orgasm i meen by masterbating, like i am 13 and i masterbate and i was wondering if an orgasm is the part of masterbating when you start to feel ''cool/cold'' a little then your mussles start feeling a litle weird and then you lose your erection? Also do you have to ejaculate sperm to have an orgasm or can you do it without ejaculating?

Thanx for the help!

2007-08-19 06:53:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

I never had sex of any kind. But im worried i might have Genital warts if that is possible. Im not sure if when my
parents did the mongster mash they some how passed that
STD to me, if that is possible? I search genital warts on google
but it does not look like that, its more like small bumps on my penis, that cant be popped, and feel like pebbles underneath my foreskin. Again ima virgin......If it not genital warts what can it be? If this STD is passed to offspring wouldn't of my parents have told me? or maybe they are embarrassed?

2007-08-19 06:51:00 · 13 answers · asked by unknown 2 in STDs

Tuesday I am having my bottom two wisdom teeth out. I am so stressed and I have school pictures on Thursday or Friday. Has anyone else had this dilemma? I need some solace!!

2007-08-19 06:50:28 · 8 answers · asked by La-La-Lola (: 2 in Dental

Im 16yrs. old and i've had gastritis since the summer of 2006... and ive been going to the doctor lots of times since then and they did lots of tests to figure out what i had... they said an intestinal gastritis... since thay found out they prescribed me bentyl which didnt help, than lots of other drugs that i cant even remember. but the way i feel is undescribable... so please can you help me get better because i tryed all the vegetable plans, ate soups. etc. so please help me get better...

2007-08-19 06:49:08 · 3 answers · asked by Bohdan K 3 in Other - Diseases

I have an eating disorder so NO to dieting. I rarely eat as it is, and I do not need some type of diet to obsess over. I mainly eat twice a day, I know it's not healthy... but I am working on it. When I sit down there are no rolls or anything, it's like a straight line. I just to to tone up the flab that's everywhere; I have no muscle tone.

2007-08-19 06:48:52 · 3 answers · asked by creep show 1 in Diet & Fitness

my boyfriend like to pee inside me when we have sex. can this be dangerous to me. and is there anyway i can get him to stop. i tried just asking him and he want. i dont want to leave him because i really love him.

2007-08-19 06:48:37 · 6 answers · asked by jessica j 2 in Women's Health

can u tell a way to get my period I don't want to have a baby yet im only 15 im scared please don't judge me.

2007-08-19 06:45:36 · 14 answers · asked by nobody 1 in Women's Health

thanks so much for your help

2007-08-19 06:45:00 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

IVE HAD A BROWN DISCHARGE IN MY PANTIES I HAVE FELT SICK. AND EARLYIER ON I HAD SEX ANS WITHIN 2SECONDS OF INTERCOURSE MY BF HAD WHITE THICKISH ODOURLESS DISCHARGE ON HIS PENIS. (SOZ 4 THE DETAIL).IVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THESE COULD BE SIGNS OF PREGNANCY BUT SURELY ITS 2 EARLY. BUT SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE SYMPTONS REALLY EARLY ON BECAUSE THEY NO WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. I DONT WANT GET MY HOPES UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME IM GETTING EXCITED. BY THE WAY I HAD SEX ON OVULATION DAY, ON SERIOUS ANSWERS PLEASE THANKS

2007-08-19 06:44:33 · 5 answers · asked by kim s 3 in Women's Health

This year, as a highschool freshman, I want to try to bring my own lunch to school a lot more than I used to. My reasons for this are:
1.) I am a vegetarian, so I will have few, if any meal options at school.
2.) I want to try to eat healthier meals (for my general well-being and also to stay at a good weight). If I bought lunch, this would be nearly impossabe, since school lunches (at least my school) have always tended to appear good for you, but in fact not be (think whole wheat toast drenched in butter and coated with sugary jam, or rye bread grilled cheese that's extremly greasy).
3.) For conveience.

I'd definately prefer things that just as tasty to eat (when they're a few hours old) at school as they would be fresh at home. Of course, I already have a few ideas (like PBNJ on whole wheat), so I'm looking for a little bit of creativity. So, if you have any ideas for good lunch choices for a health-conchious (spelling?) freshman, please let me know!

2007-08-19 06:41:54 · 8 answers · asked by jerseagrl 2 in Diet & Fitness

What do you think is the best (OTC) prenatal vitamin, and why do you think so?

2007-08-19 06:41:40 · 2 answers · asked by baby_savvy 4 in Women's Health

hello guys iam looking for a lover i wnat aman that falls in love in love with me buys me gidts spoils nme siomeone who is handsome and rich rings me endlessly takes me out to dinner buys me nice things gives me loads of dosh fantatic sex whhy cant if ind that lover help me guys iam desperate

2007-08-19 06:39:34 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

It got dislocated 20 times from May 1984 to till date.All ligaments got treared off.While moving the shoulder i experince more friction and continuous pain neck to shoulder.I I have diabetics from last 11 years.Please advice me what i have to do now.

2007-08-19 06:39:19 · 1 answers · asked by quick and clever 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Ever females period last for a certain number of days right. Ok! The day my period was suppose to go off I had sex that night. Following me? After we did it my period was on but not like normal. I have done that before but it would go off the next day. this time was different. Hope your keeping up! For the next three days i had spotting with bad cramps. We did have unprotected SEX! To my knowledge he did not Nut in me because i saw it. What could have cause this?

~My age is not a factor!
~Hope you people followed this time

2007-08-19 06:39:12 · 5 answers · asked by Please Help! 1 in Women's Health

I'm 14 and I'm thinking about starting to lift weights and work out. What helps to maximize muscle growth?

2007-08-19 06:39:00 · 7 answers · asked by Eric 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-08-19 06:37:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

hello guys i just wanted to tlak to you guys about something basically in emmerdale farm that woman carrie really upset me about abportion saying that kelly murdered her baby killed it that really upset me because i had a an abortion too as a result of an affair and some the things that woman was hurtful and really upset me guys what do you think?

2007-08-19 06:37:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

If you're growing does your DNA change?

2007-08-19 06:35:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

Ok this is my plan over 5 months I wont get bored of the food if ur wondering that. How much weight you think i can loose this way?
Im 14 5"6 and weigh 210 pounds my body fat percentage is about 30.

I wake up everyday and do 45 mins of cardio
walking 5mins running 10 mins walking 5 mins then repeat and for the other 5 mins i go on a diffrent machine that u push steps for 5 mins. I get really sweaty after that.

Then i rest for about 5-10 mins then i start weight training I work on all parts of my body with excercises like squats i do 100 rest then another 100 (it sounds like a lot but i can do it) calf raises, then i do 100 situps 5 sets of 20,then bicep curls with ten pound dumbells eacth hand,bicep bench presses, then finally upright rows.
After all that I eat a serving oatmeal with 1% milk or a serving of cheerios.
For lunch I eat a sandwitch including low fat turkey, low fat cheese, one tomatoe,some lettuce.
Dinner I eat a apple or salad. I drink lots of water.

2007-08-19 06:34:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

when losing your virginity, i know it's painful the first time. But like, is the whole experience of your first time painful, or is it just the first couple of times that he enters you? Like he goes in once, you feel excruciating pain. He pulls out and goes back in, it hurts but just a little less, and so on and so on. Or is it the same amount of pain through the whole thing?

I don't plan on becoming sexually active any time soon, i'm just curious xD

thanks!

2007-08-19 06:34:21 · 19 answers · asked by topgirl999 3 in Women's Health

I am schedule for a cornea tansplant...how is it? do i get a general or a local anestesia? what happens if the cornea is rejected by my body? what will happen than? how long will the recovery take? will i see better? does it hurt?

2007-08-19 06:31:14 · 1 answers · asked by Johnny B 2 in Other - Diseases

Hello. For the paste few months, I've had a really hard time eating sugary sweet because of some of my back teeth. At first, I thought it was a cavity. A few month ago, I went to the dentist, and he mentioned nothing. He even too x-rays. Yesterday, I went to the dentist, and he discovered a cavity, on the OPPOSITE side that bothered me. My mother says I have a sensitivity to sugar... but I'm scared if it's just an invisible cavity! Could it be a sensitivity, or a cavity?

PS. When I eat sugar, it doesn't hurt, but it has this bothersome tingly feeling. This has been happening for almost a year.

2007-08-19 06:30:20 · 3 answers · asked by Mayu 1 in Dental

I see a lot of people at the gym that work out but are by no means pushing themselves.

I was under the impression that in order for you to get muscle growth you really need to push yourself. To the extent that your last couple reps really take all you got. ( Obviously you should practice safety and stuff as well )

My question is if you aren't pushing yourself that hard can you really expect any muscle growth?

I also know that some ppl will do less weight and just do more reps for toning. So i am not talking about that, really.

2007-08-19 06:29:37 · 4 answers · asked by Jay S 2 in Diet & Fitness

I tried meditation, motivating myself (finding logical reasons to clam down etc.) etc. But nothing works. PLEASE HELP! What can I do to be a stress-free female?

2007-08-19 06:27:07 · 9 answers · asked by me 1 in Mental Health

2007-08-19 06:27:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-08-19 06:27:00 · 2 answers · asked by Ardy 1 in Diet & Fitness