Health - 8 December 2007

I have been lifting for about a week, i have been reading a bunch of information on weight lifting, one question i have is if im looking to grow strength instead of muscle mass what amount of reps and sets am i looking at? i have been doing 3sets of 8 reps...Is that right for muscle strength instead of muscle mass?

2007-12-08 10:00:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

It was so long ago for me i have no memory of what i felt like then. She (my daughter) is complaining of an uncormforatble tummy ache which she has had for a couple of days. I'm taking her to the docs monday but i was just wondering if it could be the start of her periods. Does anyone have a child of similar age(11) to give some advice?

2007-12-08 09:57:51 · 7 answers · asked by Heidi. 3 in Women's Health

okay so I'm a 21 years old and I feel really ashamed that I cant get my beard grow, is it normal? will it ever grow? I mean it's not like anything comes out but not enough... you know what I mean?, thanks

2007-12-08 09:57:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

2007-12-08 09:56:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine

there are occasional pains in the back not while walking or lifting and sometimes in the right shoulder joints i trouble with high blood preasure and i am on medication.

2007-12-08 09:51:27 · 4 answers · asked by Harold S 1 in Pain & Pain Management

How do you know if you have it? Thanks.

2007-12-08 09:47:02 · 6 answers · asked by JMB106 2 in Optical

This morning, I woke up and I just kind of rolled over, and you know that feeling, when you don't crack your neck, but you move it fast, and it just hurts really bad, and kind of stings? (Sorry, I'm terrible at describing:) ) Well, that happened, only it only "cracked" half way, and the right side of my neck kills everytime i turn or lean my head to the right. How can I get rid of it?

2007-12-08 09:43:53 · 9 answers · asked by Sarra 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I know it may seem odd to have this on the society and culture section but it is more of a general population topic. I have been doing research and contemplating on this topic for over two and half years now. Hearing voices is not nearly as rare as some people may believe. Just do your own quick research on the internet and you will find that possibly millions of people globally experience them. I have narrowed the experiences to:
1) Mild and memory (where the sufferer hears their name being called or their inner vocal mind turns memories into voices to help process the experience.)
2) Mental disorder (I'm sure the majority of people are familiar with this one.)
3) Government intervention/experimentation (possible under certain circumstances and often well documented but still very rare.)
4) The Gift (often associated with brilliance, the 'hearer' gets vocal messages to change their behavior in order to improve their life or to improve the understanding of a topic.)

2007-12-08 09:38:36 · 3 answers · asked by Neal 1 in Mental Health

My little sister is 20 years old. Yesterday she had FOUR seizures within hours of each other. She has NO history of seizures. She lost conciousness with 3 of them. She was only admitted to the hospital after the fourth one, which I found surprising. I am very nervous for her and don't know anything about this kind of thing... What could possibly cause this to happen? She is not a drinker, she does not do drugs (she is in the Army). Her CT scan came back and she does not have cysts, tumors, or bleeding.

2007-12-08 09:35:53 · 4 answers · asked by aknjcp 2 in Other - Health

Its the time of the week where i need to get a new face wash. well i got one that i never used before!! it was clean and clear face wash. i used it one day and my face felt soo clean ** I LOVED IT!!** well it says to use daily.. so the next day i used it again with a wash cloth i found on the counter..... but this time i felt my face burninng (it felt like if you put medication on an open sore) i took the face wah off idmetaly!! the next day my skin was peeling(like what happends if you get a sunburn) and it was DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY..... this whole week i have had more UGLY breakouts that i have never had before! well i stoped washing my face with that stuff so my face would clear up. now it has gotten better .. what happened when i washed my face? should i do it again?

2007-12-08 09:32:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

on my ball-sack i have a load of spots, i think it may just be where my pubes connect but i just want to be sure.

2007-12-08 09:32:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

i have very like 2 or 3 duodenal ulcers. the doc gave me prevacid and i want to know in how long will the ulcers get cured? im freaking outt! and i lost alot of weight , i am already thin:(

2007-12-08 09:32:03 · 2 answers · asked by Slice of Heaven* 2 in Other - Diseases

near newcastle would be great or any websits i have tryed argos but they are crap and expencive i want to spend around 30 quid. i have also tryed ebay but not many. thanks

2007-12-08 09:30:16 · 11 answers · asked by shell 5 in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-08 09:25:07 · 15 answers · asked by I dont know 4 in Alternative Medicine

Hi, I'm going to be getting a tooth removed, and I'm a huge needle phobic. I have heard they can give you laughing gas, however, the dentists my insurance covers, they are not approved to use laughing gas. I don't know what to do. I don't want to aviod this because I need it. But I can't get past my fear of needles, its been passed down from my family. Taking deep breathes, looking away, doesn't help for me. Please don't tell me to man up because its alot harder than you think. Any help? :(

2007-12-08 09:21:24 · 8 answers · asked by Crystal :) 2 in Dental

I am diagnosed with PCO's and on contraceptives and this is my first time. Have to take it for 21 days but they end on december 20th. I am not looking forward to have periods during christmas and want to avoid that. Can I keep taking contraceptives for one more week to avoid tht?
or can i take it alternate days to avoid having periods during christmas?
Give me suggestions from the doctor or nurse point of view please. Thank you.

2007-12-08 09:19:19 · 1 answers · asked by answer it! 3 in Women's Health

My operation on ear will require general anesthetics, and 2 days earlier i am to have a thyroid nodule biopsy.

Is this biopsy likely to affect the oparation?
Is it better to reschedule the biopsy after the operation just in case? and in case of what ?

2007-12-08 09:16:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

wat kind of foods should i avoid? it isnt big ulcers , they are very small ones , and i am taking prevacid. but i dont think it it strong enough

2007-12-08 09:12:10 · 10 answers · asked by Slice of Heaven* 2 in Other - Diseases

Does menthol make a difference?

2007-12-08 09:03:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

anyone know a quick remedy for laringitous or a horse voice? i do not know which one i have. so if anyone has suggestions for either or, it would be great.

2007-12-08 09:02:05 · 2 answers · asked by arodhater 3 in Other - Health

Im 16 years old and my friends all have there licenses and girlfriends adn stuff and i get left out of stuff, i tried to talk to my parents for consling they arent looking at all, my shoulder has a hurt nerve or muscle or something and they said they will look for an orthopedic but that never happened, my life is just going down hill, i tried many times to kill my self, I NEED HELP! PLEASE I DONT EVEN NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN! My friends ditch me for the girlfriends, but when we hang out they invite there girlfriends and ignore me i cant find a girl because "im a jarhead" according to some girls. the girls i like im not sure if they even wanna talk to me. I NEED SO MUCH HELP! Please im sick and tired of being lonley, and depressed all the dam time. I am seriously always in my room during weekends i need help!!!! PLZ HELP ME! I tried to kill my self and i dont no wat to do! I...I cant keep living like this its making me even more miserable, and its making me think even more about sucide.

2007-12-08 09:01:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I REALLY WANT A CHILD OF MY OWN. I HAVE FOUR STEP KIDS BUT IT IS NOT THE SAME AS HAVING ONE OF YOUR OWN. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME A NATURAL CHEAP WAY I CAN HEAL MY PCOS. WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU.

2007-12-08 09:01:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

Hey -
I am completely new to wearing contacts. I bought my first pair today and am finding that my eyes feel strained and tired. My optometrist told me this was normal but I wanted to find out about your first time with contacts and the types of normal discomforts you experienced. Thanks!

2007-12-08 08:57:49 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Teddy♥Princess♥ 2 in Optical

yesterday my wife was watching me put on my pants she was looking at my dingle balls.. she said "wow there soooo big" i never noticed before.. and i relized she is right.. is it some kinda prostate condition ? i dont hurt or anything ..and i dont know if there always that big why?

2007-12-08 08:55:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

i am mean does being fat matter in highschool?

i want total truth answers you guys!!!

I am planning on losing weight for my health and upcoming years of Highschool!

i want to show everyone that i am not lazy and that i can lose weight for my own health and for everyone who cares about me.

I have about a year, so do you think i can lose 20 pounds in a year or less?

2007-12-08 08:54:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I recently purchased some adult chewable vitamins from a vitamin store. They taste great and I only like chewable.

Problem is I am NOT a vegetarian, I eat quite a bit of meat. The vitamins have ALOT of B vitamins and daily values for other vitamins.

Are they safe for me to eat daily?

2007-12-08 08:53:43 · 5 answers · asked by n2it 1 in Other - Health

i have done 2 pregnancy tests but they are negative so where is my period

2007-12-08 08:50:56 · 16 answers · asked by flowersinthewind 5 in Women's Health

I'm not an expert or anything (hell, I'm only 16) but I think this is my blood pressure. Some days I will get dizzy and lightheaded (like from low blood pressure) and I know it's not a big deal. But then some days I have extreme headaches like the ones caused by high blood pressure. These days can be back to back, but recently I've been experiencing both in the same day!

Like today I woke up and as I'm cooking breakfast I needed to stop and lay down because of a sudden drop in blood pressure (dizzy, nauseous, lightheaded, passes in a few mins if I lay down). and then a few hours later as I'm sitting doing my homework it feels like pressure builds in my head and I get this killer headache (but not a migraine, because I can look at light and am not sound sensitive) and my heart pounds and it can take a while to pass.

It is bad to have both extremes back to back in the same day? What would cause this? Just curious, but thanks for info!

2007-12-08 08:45:26 · 9 answers · asked by Kayla 1 in Other - General Health Care

thank you for helping

2007-12-08 08:44:06 · 8 answers · asked by yourTIRAMISU 1 in STDs

What is the best way to help cure a bladder infection, without using Antibiotics?

2007-12-08 08:44:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine