Diseases & Conditions - 13 July 2006

I got a mosquito bite yesterday, and it is now swolen to maybe a 2x2 inch area and the skin is very hard. It also stays depressed for a long time when I press my nail into it. It's a little painful and very itchy. How come some mosquito bites (and I know it's a mosquito because I saw it bite me) become so painful and large, and other ones are just small bumps that itch with no pain?

2006-07-13 12:12:15 · 4 answers · asked by vicl89 2 in Skin Conditions

I'm allergic to some fruits (such as pears, kiwis, bananas, citric fruits, mangoes, strawberries, etc.) but I heard applying lemons to your face helps reduce acne and oil-free? I've tested by applying a small area of fresh lemon juice to the back of my hand and it felt a little stingy. Is it because I'm allergic or is that normal (I mean...lemon juice is a little acidic...)? Thanks! ^-^

2006-07-13 11:57:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

2006-07-13 11:24:42 · 25 answers · asked by ? 6 in Infectious Diseases

2006-07-13 11:23:55 · 4 answers · asked by marcelo_benavides 1 in Other - Diseases

I had tests run on my circulation, I've got high colesterol and plaque forming in my leg arteries. I don't use chemical meds I need something natural???? Something to scrub the plaque, I use Omega3-6-9 and eco-pure coral calcium now.

2006-07-13 11:17:15 · 7 answers · asked by pieceslady54 1 in Other - Diseases

I finally broke down and went to another dr since they were only getting worse and he gave us the permethrin 5% cream to use on the whole family which we did yesterday. My question is, how long does the minor itching and bumps take before they go away? We have washed all the linens , pillows , vaccuumed everything including beds and furniture. Is there any chance that we can become reinfected after cleaning everything and we even dipped the puppy in a solution to get rid of the scabies since he is the one that brought them into the house in the first place i know for fact since they started all over our bodies within 2 days of him being brought here. Is there anything else i should do to prevent reinfestation? And how long will this itching last now that the scabies are gone? Thanks!

2006-07-13 11:14:14 · 5 answers · asked by Mondell&Mel 2 in Skin Conditions

2006-07-13 11:09:48 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-13 11:08:34 · 15 answers · asked by James Blond 4 in Other - Diseases

hi. i think i have genital herpes and i am really scared. more than anything!!!! i have only slept with 4 guys in the past 2 years and i dont know if i got it from one of them or if i gave it to any of them. the symptoms didnt start showing up until i started sleeping with my current boyfriend who i love more than anything. im going down to the local planned parenthood on monday to hopefully get checked out! so if anyone has any advice on genital herpes in general or how to tell my boyfriend that i have it if the test comes back positive. so please help me im really scared!!!!

2006-07-13 10:56:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Have you had any negative side effects while on this med.

2006-07-13 10:56:37 · 4 answers · asked by punny812 3 in Other - Diseases

i am 59 years old and permanently disabled.standard medicare supplemental insurance will not be issued to me only because i am under the age of 65.

2006-07-13 10:48:34 · 6 answers · asked by Evan F 1 in Other - Diseases

I have read that there are 7 stages to Alzheimer's Disease. When a person who has been diagnosed, displays symptoms of the final stage, how long can they usually survive?

2006-07-13 10:44:01 · 4 answers · asked by cathryn888 2 in Infectious Diseases

2006-07-13 10:42:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

why they having hard time to find the formula????

2006-07-13 10:33:59 · 12 answers · asked by angel 6 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-13 10:27:59 · 7 answers · asked by catiegraham 2 in Other - Diseases

Does anyone have any solutions for someone living with chronic kidney stones even after diet changes? I have had stones continuously for 3 years and am fed up with it!

2006-07-13 10:27:32 · 8 answers · asked by RC 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-13 10:22:22 · 10 answers · asked by paul 1 in Other - Diseases

Anybody suffer from it, would love to here so that I am not alone with this pain.

2006-07-13 10:06:00 · 5 answers · asked by mikybo 1 in Other - Diseases

if anyone out there knows i would b deeply grateful about info, i cant seem to get anything to solid out of the internet searches i have made. did congress ever make a ruling on the disablity staus of depleted urnaium????

2006-07-13 09:57:34 · 5 answers · asked by burningmanluver 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-13 09:54:48 · 16 answers · asked by leanne g 1 in Skin Conditions

Suffering from high blood presure

2006-07-13 09:53:57 · 8 answers · asked by oscar 1 in Heart Diseases

2006-07-13 09:52:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

my brother gets cold soars all the time i thought cold soars were herpies but he is only 10 and a virgin so how did he get them

ps. i never get them

2006-07-13 09:46:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2006-07-13 09:40:44 · 4 answers · asked by Hendrix 1 in Heart Diseases

Anyone who is a diabetic should understand where i'm comeing from because being a diabetic is very expensive. I'm type 1 and been a diabetic since I was 3yrs old and it's a struggle everyday. Medications are to high. Diabetes is a very serious condition why don't they help diabetics out and you shouldn't have to be 65 and over to get any medicare or medicade or have very low income or a child, they should include people who have diseases at these department of health care services. It shouldn't have to be to a point to where your so ill that you cant do anything for your self to get SSI or any kind of medical help. Also, if they had a insurance plans "just" for diabetics it should cover any and everything.

2006-07-13 09:29:02 · 12 answers · asked by lady lust 2 in Diabetes

I have heard that it is impossible to get HIV from shared toilet seats---but what if a woman with HIV/AIDS on her period used the toilet, got a little blood on the seat and another woman with a cut on her leg (or whereever she touched the seat) sat down to use it and made contact with the blood? I know it would be extremely unlikely for this to happen---but it is possible to contract HIV this way in these circumstances?

I'm not worried about it---I've just always wondered. :-)

2006-07-13 09:26:32 · 7 answers · asked by charyl92678 2 in STDs

are there any creams out there or something? God bless you all.

2006-07-13 09:22:56 · 9 answers · asked by 3 nails 3 in Skin Conditions

trigger a herpes outbreak? I recently found out i have it...and i can't stand the thought of a bush down there...but i don't want to cause myself agony by doing it.....

2006-07-13 09:18:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2006-07-13 09:03:39 · 9 answers · asked by What? 2 in Skin Conditions

When a person having common cold comes in contact with a healthy person, the healthy one gets infected (even because of hand shake, kiss or other physical contacts, not sex, and sharing other things) but when a HIV positive person comes in contact (not sex) with a healthy person then can he be infected if he contacts with the positive person in a way similar to the above condition of common cold. Please specify with reasons (yes or not, and why?).

What are the differences between the conditions of HIV and common cold viruses in the body?

Thanks.

2006-07-13 08:55:42 · 6 answers · asked by help~~~~plz 1 in Other - Diseases