Health - 4 October 2007

There is a fascinating article in Science News about it this week, and it sounds like a wonder herb! The article lists improvement in sleep, better able to handle stress, depression relief, improved stamina, boost of mental energy, and correction for diabetes. It sounds like the Soviet Union has been studying the effects for 60 years and found it did wonderful things for their athletes. I was wondering if anyone had tried it and had an opinion of its use?

2007-10-04 09:48:14 · 1 answers · asked by Steve C 7 in Alternative Medicine

2007-10-04 09:46:46 · 3 answers · asked by purplepansymama 1 in Injuries

My friend has been to the doc b/c a little over a year ago she had a small patch of scaly skin. The doc said it is a fungus because she always put her wet hair in a ponytail and then puts on her scarf to leave her house everyday - basically the skin isn't breathing and has all that moisture there...you get the picture. Ok so all they can tell her is it's a fungus. It's gross. It's dandruff x 10,000. It's like scales. It's encompassed half of her scalp and her hair has thinned a bit - you can't see the scalp through the hair or anything like that. But she says her hair falls out easily. She can sit and pick at her scalp and pick off tiny chunks - small like the head of a nail - and thick. So does this fungus have a name? The stupid docs haven't really told her b/c they aren't sure I guess. I told her I'd ask here to find out more if possible.... anyone know anything?

2007-10-04 09:46:41 · 5 answers · asked by aali_and_harith 5 in Skin Conditions

I read this scary story about where growing pains come from.. it said that in kids dreams they take you to a dream hospital and like operate on you w.o putting you out [[its painfull]] , then erase your memory. ik thats not true, but where do they come from??

2007-10-04 09:41:06 · 5 answers · asked by nikkayyy 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-04 09:38:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

i understand iron def anemia (low iron leads to low amt of hemoglobin, so the reserves are used up and then your circulating hemoglobin diminishes), but i still dont quite understand why it would cause bleeding. Is it because there is a larger gap between erythrocytes and/or hemoglobin so blood cannot clot as well, hence more bleeding?

2007-10-04 09:37:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-10-04 09:31:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

2007-10-04 09:30:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

when i stand up for a long periond of time (1 hr) i feel like im spinning, i see stars, i get hot and nautious , and everything starts to become white. what is it?

2007-10-04 09:28:48 · 3 answers · asked by why me 1 in Other - Diseases

I have a hourglass figure and weight is fairly evenly distributed on my frame...how much weight do you think I'd need to go down about 1 and 1/2 dress sizes?

2007-10-04 09:28:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

i've bee sick for the past few days and i have no idea what i have. i hope that maybe someone can tell me and give reccomendations on what to do

symptoms:
stuffy nose
chest pain
tiredness
coughing with the occasion mucus

i've had this for about...three days. no i don't have a fever but sometimes i feel warm. on the first day i did have a few sneezes.

someone help!

2007-10-04 09:25:58 · 14 answers · asked by seraphically in love. 1 in Other - Health

I got my blood pressure checked a little less than a year ago and it was slightly above average, so I didn't worry about it. Recently it seems I've been sweating more than usual and my face has been getting really red. Also, after exercising, I get a little nauseous, even if the work outs not to intense. Could these be symptoms of high blood pressure?

2007-10-04 09:19:07 · 10 answers · asked by Jerry M 2 in Heart Diseases

2007-10-04 09:14:19 · 4 answers · asked by JEFFERS0N 1 in Other - Diseases

He is exhausted and nearly 60 and can hardly walk he is so exhausted. He gets double the amount of work than other people at his work do and is so ill. he is going to the doctors tomorrow as he is worried, we all are. is there anything that can be done about his work. He told them he wasn;t coming back but nothing is in writing. Any advice?

2007-10-04 09:13:12 · 4 answers · asked by Sazzy 3 in Injuries

So i had a mammogram done today and an ultrasound to see why my right breast is leaking. They are now suspecting galactorrhea, but that is really hard to catch considering tests run on the pituitary gland can be easily misdiagnoised. Has anyone had glactorrhea or a pituitary glad disorder? If so how was it diagnoised and when was it diagnoised in relation to when you started showing symptoms?

2007-10-04 09:11:58 · 2 answers · asked by julie744527 4 in Women's Health

coming up to winter, been sneezing and coughing nasty stuff up all ready...do i need the flu jab as i had pneumonia earlier on this year?

2007-10-04 09:11:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i always thought its supposed to relax you. why is it having the opposite effect one me?

2007-10-04 09:09:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

For the past three days, I've been feeling sore throughout my entire body and have been having cold chills. At first, I thought it was the flu so I stayed home from school.
Yesterday, after my period started, I felt a little better, but I still feel weak and sore.

I'm starting to doubt it's the flu because usually, when I get it, I can't stand, walk, or eat and I'm still capable of doing all of those things.

Should I take Midol or something similar? Could this be a menstrual side effect that I'm having all of a sudden?

2007-10-04 09:07:46 · 1 answers · asked by Q&A Chick 2 in Women's Health

im sometimes a bit antisocial. i live in a college dorm and it gets lonely and boring here sometimes so i watch porn sometimes 5 to 6 times a day. its starting to make me sick.

whats a good way to wean myself off this filth

2007-10-04 09:04:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Chronic diarreah passed every morning once or twice
Feeling of nausea everyday
Tiredness
Foggy Brian
Lack of sleep

2007-10-04 09:02:37 · 15 answers · asked by snowogu 2 in Other - Diseases

My mother is starting a workout routine with me but she is wanting some music to listen to as she works out.She loves chrsitian music and I would love to find some christian music that is high energy that can keep her moving during her workouts.Any suggestions are appreciated:)

2007-10-04 09:00:43 · 4 answers · asked by Alesia W 1 in Diet & Fitness

My attendance and academic performance has been atrocious so far this semester, and it's all because I am struggling with severe anxiety and depression. I feel so ashamed and nervous about telling my professors because I am afraid that they won't be understanding. What should I do? I've missed weeks of class.

2007-10-04 09:00:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

2007-10-04 08:58:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

any advice???

2007-10-04 08:58:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

my nephew,40 years old,never married,never any girlfriends,not gay.parents divorced at the age of 18 or thereabouts,has a peculiar problem that noone that i know can put a finger on.he exhibits signs of immaturity,innapropriate comments,jokes in bad taste,in mid sentance he will change the topic,for example,if talking about sports at a dinner table he will,in mid sentance start telling someone that was not in the conversation about how many drinks he had at a bar last night and exactly what time he had them.can anyone out there shed some light on this behavior?

2007-10-04 08:57:34 · 4 answers · asked by casey 2 in Mental Health

Drinking water doesn't work right? Because it is fat-soluble.

2007-10-04 08:57:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

Okay so today I was in the shower and had the water on really hot. After a few minutes it was kind of hard to breathe so I turned down the temp and was trying to finish quickly, but then I started to feel dizzy. At one point I felt so dizzy that I had to grab the wall to steady myself. Finally I knew I couldn't stay in there any longer or I was gonna pass out so I gave up on finishing and got out. I had to sit straight down on the floor to keep from passing out. I also felt so nauseous at this point that I even got that gross watery mouth thing you get before you puke. I finally got up and sat on the toilet instead, but didn't feel any better and waited a little longer before finally standing and grabbing a towel and heading to my room where I pretty much threw myself on the bed to keep from fainting. Any ideas why?

2007-10-04 08:56:46 · 6 answers · asked by shayla 1 in Other - General Health Care

I'm 20 and have IBS. Occasionally I get mucus in my stool, or feel as if I need to go to the toilet but only pass mucus. Usually this is when I'm stressed or anxious, but today I have the flu and this is happening. I'm just wondering if viruses can make IBS worse or cause a flare up?

2007-10-04 08:56:08 · 3 answers · asked by Jenna 2 in Other - Diseases

Hello,
I have a dog who is around 10 years old and she has a fairly big lump on her stomach. Sometimes it bursts (with fluid), although it always grows back.

What could it be? A cyst? Cancer?..

2007-10-04 08:54:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Just today I got the skin on the pad of middle finger partially ripped off. I cleaned it, folded the skin back into place, slapped a bandage on good and tight, and let it sit for several hours. When I decided to peek at it, I noticed something... Most of it had healed, but in the middle of the wound, there was a pocket of purple blood. I assume this is simply because it got caught up in the space between the skin and the flesh beneath it with almost no way to circulate itself. Is this normal? Should I remove the skin that was partially ripped, or should I continue with what I'm doing?

2007-10-04 08:54:23 · 1 answers · asked by Nick C 2 in Injuries