Diseases & Conditions - 8 July 2006

after my trip to new york, i started having some eye problems. my eyes constantly feel irritated and when i rub them it becomes bloodshot. they are red most of the time and sometimes watery. i tried washing them with water repeatedly and also used eye drops. nothing helps. i think it may be because of the pollution and dust in newyork that i am unaccustomed to. any ideas on what to do? i cant go see a doctor over the weekend and i need some other ideas that may help. thanks!

2006-07-08 14:30:37 · 11 answers · asked by MeMeMe 3 in Allergies

My dad is 77 years old and he has just admitted to the hospital due to Lung infection, and he has heart failure also. Any chance that he will develop a more severe illness?

2006-07-08 14:11:16 · 1 answers · asked by piyo006 3 in Respiratory Diseases

2006-07-08 13:59:31 · 7 answers · asked by sexybri9904 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-08 13:52:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

What can anyone do to help children with this disease?

2006-07-08 13:46:05 · 3 answers · asked by NeNe 2 in Other - Diseases

Aside from the obvious which is to just avoid altogether there are some times where it is beyond our control and we come into contact of this or any other allergen. Benaydryl, skin cream, albuterol are a few things I take to decrease the intensity of the anaphylactic shock however does anyone know of any other treatment/common household remedies to make this life more livable? Something I can purchase?

2006-07-08 13:39:52 · 4 answers · asked by Truth 2 in Allergies

I believe I was bit by a spider in Long Island, NY. Unsure which spiders are common and indigenous to the area. I have a swollen red bump the size of a baseball on my back. Thank God my mother is a nurse of 30 years and know's a thing or two about treatment. However, I would like to know what was a common treatment, antibiotic, and what spider(s) it could have possibly been. My mother has released some of the blood and pus however the skin is still tough, shiny, hard but not dead. If someone know's something then please offer your kind words.

Thank You!

2006-07-08 13:35:59 · 10 answers · asked by Truth 2 in Skin Conditions

I am wondering because I have the disease.

2006-07-08 13:27:15 · 3 answers · asked by mark alexander smith 1 in Other - Diseases

i had sex back in january and the other day i had some itching down there but i had shaved recently so i wasnt worried.then i got these sores and im afraid i have herpes.im afraid to get tested becuase i dont want my mom to find out im not a virgin.but i also gave the guy oral sex the first time i had sex and i never had a cold sore so im confused.herpes or wat? please help.

2006-07-08 13:08:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

i know it can cause mental retardation, but does it kill your brain little by little? if you had an IQ of 100 and have lyme disease for a month can you emerge with an IQ of 90 (or something lower than 100)?

2006-07-08 12:35:41 · 4 answers · asked by kpajamas613 3 in Other - Diseases

Okay, I have had a couple swollen glands, dizziness, a little nausea, fatigue, stuffy nose at certain times of the day, eyes swelling, scratchy throat off and on, and just generally not feeling well.

Doc said its allegies?? I dont know if I should get a second opinion or not. I was looking for advice on what i should try taking that would be effective until I go get all my tests done for allergies in a couple weeks. I am currently taking claiton, and I am not sure if I notice a difference or not.

Any advice?? Has anyone had the symptoms I describe?? Most worrisome for me are the sollen glands, and dizziness.

Thanks in advance for your help!!

2006-07-08 12:05:36 · 10 answers · asked by Erin 2 in Allergies

2006-07-08 11:57:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2006-07-08 11:47:22 · 4 answers · asked by Gail E 2 in Skin Conditions

ok, heres the thing

i have a lump in my groin

i have been to the doctors but they always say to come back in a month if its still there

does it mean anything

ps its been there since may

2006-07-08 11:27:44 · 11 answers · asked by LoVE LiFE 3 in Cancer

patient suddenly given 24 hrs to live to family and dies of lukeima.

2006-07-08 11:21:54 · 16 answers · asked by Linda K 1 in Diabetes

I tryed all kinds of stuff and they keep coming back and they are very itchy and anoying

2006-07-08 11:21:19 · 6 answers · asked by =)~Spanish Honey~=) 1 in Skin Conditions

2006-07-08 11:14:50 · 3 answers · asked by YeahYeahYeah 4 in STDs

why is the worse cases in South America?

How can you tell me that there wasn't one black person that didnt bring it to the U.S.? do you think that it happened?

im not being racist... please i just want to know if and what.

2006-07-08 11:10:00 · 14 answers · asked by T[]-[]E Wiggles 1 in STDs

i'm not sure what section to pu this under

2006-07-08 11:08:50 · 7 answers · asked by How_to_be_crazy101 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-08 11:01:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

im 30 weeks pregnant with my first child. My great gran had skin cancer and my mother had skin cancer is there a greater chance of my child developing it as it has skipped generations?

2006-07-08 10:53:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

When my child was 7 months i was told that my son had a mild eject systolic heart murmur grade 1-2, i would like to know more information on this to how serious is this and will he need treatment (he's now 3 and still has it) Is there anything i should not let him do or keep an eye on, or look out for anything?

2006-07-08 10:52:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

once transmitted (if possible), does the virus turn into genital herpes (hsv type 2) and can it resurface on the genitals at a later time?

2006-07-08 10:39:23 · 13 answers · asked by Erik 2 in Other - Diseases

I have a question, I am 24, I don't know if its normal to get pimples at this age,. Does anyone has suggestion why I am getting pimples at this age. Another question, I have black marks on my face because of pimples, how do I get rid of them? I am so annoyed, my face looks like dead cells hanging ...please anyone give me a solution, and please don't tell me to go to doctor for help, I wanted home remedies so I can cure on myself. I am sick of going to store and buying things to cure my black mark and pimples.

thank you ...

2006-07-08 10:06:54 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

A chronic, mildly contagious granulomatous disease of tropical and subtropical regions, caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, characterized by ulcers of the skin, bone, and viscera and leading to loss of sensation, paralysis, gangrene, and deformation
Is what it is.

2006-07-08 09:52:46 · 5 answers · asked by Writer 2 in Other - Diseases

Can a guy get herpes from fingering a girl with herpes (who has no sores) and then uses the restroom an hour later?

2006-07-08 09:46:41 · 13 answers · asked by Cameron B 1 in STDs

Ok... Now Canker Sores are herpes virus. Now my question is if someone has a canker sore and performs oral sex on someone can that cause genital herpes? Or is that a different strain of the virus?

2006-07-08 09:31:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

i'm a housewife of 14 years my age is 47. i;m lost and cunfussed

2006-07-08 09:27:57 · 3 answers · asked by RAINBOW 3 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-08 09:22:25 · 6 answers · asked by senioritis 2 in STDs

An avian flue is not a new disease in the world. It is a zooneses that has re-emerge after being present in the world over several decades. But now all the world attention has been turned towards it as something very strange and a lot of money is invested in trying to find the effective vaccine, and probably later a vaccine will be developed and put in the market and all people will be required to be vaccinated as a measure to combart this disease.But what happened before, what is happening now without such a vaccine?

The disease was just an epidemic (to human beings) in certain parts of china and later to some few countries in asia. What about other parts of the world? In europe, africa and america has remain to be disease of birds and are the only one reported dead in these areas. So what do you think?

2006-07-08 09:19:24 · 3 answers · asked by mytanzania 1 in Infectious Diseases