Health - 30 October 2007

I live thousands of miles away from someone very important to me who has a growing stomach tumor. She is too sick to work and I don't know the first thing about facing a life threatening illness, insurance, or getting treatment. Once I found out about her condition I've been working as much as I can but I just don't make enough money to help. I think blue shield costs $400 a month but that's just too expensive. Are there other options available?

2007-10-30 23:49:20 · 5 answers · asked by Nick Z 1 in Cancer

2007-10-30 23:40:38 · 8 answers · asked by Candy 1 in Women's Health

It seems to me that there is ALOT of attention on breast cancer. When i go shopping i keep seeing pink ribbons. if toy go to the american cancer society website the first thing you will notice is a pink ribbon with the words In focus:breast cancer. Why? I understand that breast cancer is a horrible disease and i sympathize with anyone who suffers from it but it is the 5th deadliest cancer. That means there are 4 that kill more but get far less attention.

Lung cancer will kill an estimated 170,000 people while breast cancer will kill an estimated 40,000

2007-10-30 23:19:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

when me and my boyfreind have sex, at the beginning it hurts when hes first trying to get in. its a little dry at first but then when its not it still hurts. after a few minutes it stops but after sex theres a little burning sensation. what can it be?

2007-10-30 23:05:03 · 6 answers · asked by confused 1 in Women's Health

I really hate it when my penis erects and everyone can see the bump on my pants. And I have a huge one. I can't control it! I don't think of girls or there are no girls around, so why does it keeps erecting!!!

2007-10-30 22:39:03 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

My daughter was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma in June this year. Due to the negative prognosis, we didn't go for surgery, chemotherapy & radiotherapy. Instead we relied on traditional Chinese medications that have been used to treat brain tumor patients in China. Its already 4 months now since her diagnose and there are both positive & negative symptoms.

2007-10-30 22:33:57 · 3 answers · asked by mshahn9 2 in Cancer

well my Girlfriends mum has Kidney Infection and me and her are both worryed about her and we dont know if its a bad thing or what effects it may course.. could someone please fill us in on some information about it and if it's bad or not please..

2007-10-30 22:06:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

please help me. I need it for my research paper.

Thank you!

2007-10-30 21:50:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-10-30 21:48:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

i heard it was as long as you dont over do it...so is it ok as long as its only once every six days?and what might the benefits be if youre already eating healthy might i loose a few pounds if i do this once a week for a few weeks? does it have to be nothing or can i just drink water?can i drink diet coke? does anyone know? im not going to over do it or be anorexic..thanks

2007-10-30 21:46:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I have talked to a lot of people about this. From everyone else view I have everything going for me for the most part. My therapist says I have an amazing personality and for the most part everyone else agrees.

I have been having a problem finding dates and even just friends. However when I say this to people they say they are my friend and then start naming others I know that they would say are my friends. I just never get any calls from people wanting to hang out with me and that is what bothers me.

I used to be nervous talking to women but I have since started talking to any women walking around campus and I seem to get good responses. Not just one or two sentences. It usually turns into a conversation.

I also think most of my problems have to do with my lack of "friends" and I do not think that I am attractive. I am 5'9, 128 lbs. I only have 9% body fat. I cannot gain weight. Any girl i ask if I am attractive usually trys to avoid the question. But I can find nething to change

2007-10-30 21:41:27 · 5 answers · asked by apg96 2 in Mental Health

My foreskin in erect goes over my head (so you can see the whole thing) but after it goes over the head it wont go back any further down the shaft. I was wondering if this would be fine during sex like it wouldn't hurt or anything.

Thanks for your help.

2007-10-30 21:37:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

Hello i need your good advice. please pick one of them you beleive is worth while then the other.
Im 31yo i am always home and feeling quite independed because the ideal of getting used to of staying home seating infront of the computer day and nights. I work infront of the computer many hours and nights and i quite feel very run down even though i havnt even run around to get myself so run down. I need Iron because i look quite pale and not quite healthy looking specialy on the face. I get quite tired easily even if i try to archive by exercies i give up within 5 minutes because i never archive any results. Im 176cmtall and i waight aprox 64kilos. I need something to boost me up that does more then jsut vitaminalsd minirals.

The both vitamins and minirals seems quite the same but which one is better of getting? CENTRUM for men is ben advertice on tv alot but that does not mean its better then the other. SWISS mens ultivite contains: multi vitamin/minerals/
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2007-10-30 21:35:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

*dink = penis

Does it really shrink your down south if you spill it on there? Because I spilt it on there sometimes when I was young :/

2007-10-30 21:33:58 · 20 answers · asked by bootoohed 1 in Men's Health

I know this may sound a bold question.

But I was at least a bit shocked to read in a fiction book or novel that a doctor inserted his gloved and lubricated hand into the woman's vagina while performing an abortion.

If it matters, the story happens in India, and the writer is Indian as well...

Oh, and yes... I'm aware that this could happen sometimes in childbirths, when the placenta is not delievered...

But aside from that... how often can gynecologists do this?...

Oh, and just for the record, I'm asking this out of curiosity, not that I'm concerned about that or anything...

Besides, isn't this a place to ask questions?

2007-10-30 21:33:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-10-30 21:14:17 · 7 answers · asked by snoopy 1 in Women's Health

i cant look anyone in the eye at all.
If i am and i realise it, i get all self concious.
I cant even look my own parents in the eye when im talking to them. This is an everyday problem whether im talking about a tv program or something i heard on the tv or anything!

2007-10-30 21:12:34 · 3 answers · asked by blueblue 3 in Optical

ok, i started my period last year during christmas. i am 15 now, i was 14 then. before i started my period i would get clear stuff in my underwear. then i started my period. i don't get cramps like some girls do. it runs in my family that we don't get cramps until AFTER we have kids!! but when i'm not on my period i still get that clear stuff in my underwear. it's that time of the month again, finally, and i say that because i haven't had a period in 3 months. just to let everyone know, i am a virgin, i don't believe in sex before marriage!! but is it normal to not have your period for a month or so, and get the clear stuff when you're not?

2007-10-30 21:05:48 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Smiley♥ 2 in Women's Health

2007-10-30 20:59:42 · 5 answers · asked by monicakryzelle_fortes 4 in Diet & Fitness

This may sound hella emo. I been thinking that I've been here in life for nothing. As a believer in God, I know where we all here for a purpose. But I feel that my life means NOTHING. I don't even know what to do, I guess I can just keep letting my life flowing 'till my last mutha effin breathe. I feel like SH*T thinkin' about it. About me, ima 18 male and going throught these normal stress problems everyone goes through. Please help me out what I should do. My life feels soooo effin empty. Thanks for your time, have a nice day.

2007-10-30 20:56:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Long story short, i havent been able to breathe properly for the past few weeks. Not bad, but just enough to make my chest feel really tight. Yesterday, i asked my mother to take me to see a doctor. She said no, that i was faking it. Today, i was stressed, and actually fainted. No one was home at the time, and I could barely breathe. I asked her again, to take me to the doctor later this afternoon. But no, she refused because there are no physical signs. I don't know what to, im not faking it. I have no reason to fake it, considering im homeschooled, so it's not to get out of school, and i have no job, so it's not to get out of that. I'm really scared about this, and i've talked to her but she refuses to believe me.. What do i do? I have no way of getting to the doctors without her driving me, im only 15. I'm scared something bad will happen..

2007-10-30 20:53:30 · 11 answers · asked by Clarity. 3 in Women's Health

i do look really thin and am not fat at all but i need to loose like 5-10 more pounds just around stomach and legs maybe...and ive kept on eating healthy and so how can i loose a last few pounds? im vegetarian and dont work out but crunches just build up your abs dont they? so i dont want muscle i want to just loose like 5-10 lbs..thanks and have you been through this? how did you loose those last ones when youre already eating helathy?

2007-10-30 20:53:03 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

i take it every day but my periods arent the same the last two months shorter than normal(1 day normal 5 days) and im also spotting every day aswel?

2007-10-30 20:49:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

It's round about the time for my period, and I've got my usual PMS symptoms: a little bloated, salt & red wine cravings, some precursor cramps, etc. However, all I'm getting is lots of mucus and some streaking that looks like the old blood I usually associate with the end of my period. I'm 37 years old and have never experienced problems like this before -- it's very unlikely my husband and I have managed a pregnancy -- we hardly even managed to see each other this month!
Thanks.

2007-10-30 20:46:31 · 5 answers · asked by mollie 2 in Women's Health

my eyes are yellow and the doctor said that i have jaundice.another doctor said that i might have the bile duct (not sure it is the right one) is blocked...I really dunno what I have and I am really scared that i have my duct blocked.i have absolutely no pain and would like to know what am I suffering from?I need to know what causes the yellow of the eyes and the body?Is it only from jaundice or from other stuff like duct blockage?

2007-10-30 20:36:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

My best friend went to a Dr. appt for migraines she was then sent to hospital. She was inpatient for two days. Tests were the reasons of the stay? Should I be worried? She is 47 and has had a stroke a couple of years ago.... the stroke affected her eye only.

2007-10-30 20:34:36 · 3 answers · asked by upright n breathin 7 in Women's Health

Just a thought what do you think is the bigger cause of death.
Heavy smoking or heavy drinking? Choose one as I know both are bad for you.

2007-10-30 20:29:11 · 18 answers · asked by asimenia 6 in Other - Health

It's in the urinary tract area.

2007-10-30 20:15:32 · 12 answers · asked by tantalizin1 5 in Women's Health

the burn is only when i where the lens but throughout the day its fine.i have bought the lens almost 3 months ago and its yearly soft lens

2007-10-30 20:14:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Optical

I'm a 15 year old girl, living in the tropical weather, high-metabolism, does a little exercise
My stomach just isn't hungry and I'm 5"3 and only 45 kilos,
I'm not anorexic, I'm not bulimic, I have no eating disorder.
I still have color in my face, but I'm a little worried,
I only eat like 4 biscuits and 1/2 cup of juice for breakfast,
A salad (no meat) for lunch with 2 cups of water,
A bowl of rice and some veggies and meat for dinner with 2 cups of water, Asian size
In the afternoons I just drink water and maybe 2 pieces of candy.
I used to eat more, but lately I just don't have the appetite.
Could it be tape worms or something? Is it normal?

I'm still growing up and all, shouldn't I be eating more?
Is there a way to make me eat more?

2007-10-30 20:12:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness