Diseases & Conditions - 9 October 2006

Please explain Ventricular fibrilation to me!! I am an EMT and have studied it but cant get it through my head....any EMT's, Paramedics, Doctors, nurses, med students., can you break it down for me more clearly??

2006-10-09 13:52:53 · 6 answers · asked by starbrite 2 in Heart Diseases

When i read the obituairies it seems like everyone is dying of cancer and in their 50's or even 40's. There is so much stuff of the internet and TV that says that heating stuff up in plastic in the microwave causes cancer. Then they were linking antibiotics to breast cancer. This is all getting so crazy. A friend of my family just died after suffering for 2 years with pancreatic cancer and he suffered and i bet he weight 80 pounds when he died. This is all so disturbing. I read where some man said him and his wife lived a very healthy life of eating right and excercise and she was recently diagnosed with a terminal cancer so they went out and bought a fry daddy and are enjoying the rest of their life and wondering if it was all for nothing (not eating what they wanted) all those years.

2006-10-09 13:33:01 · 9 answers · asked by Darcee 3 in Cancer

Just read that 1/3 of all overweight people have intestinal parasites and yeast problems in their guts. It causes weight gain, tiredness, headaches, belching, gassiness, and more. They attach to walls of intestines and sugar and starch and carbs feed them.

What do you know about this issue? Has anyone read Ann Louise Gettlemens book on the subject?

2006-10-09 13:27:12 · 3 answers · asked by Nevada Pokerqueen 6 in Other - Diseases

The state I live in is North Carolina

2006-10-09 13:25:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

They say that if you have had diabetes since the age of 13 then you are a type 1 diabetic but what if you are 50+ and all of a sudden you get diabetes ad they diagnose you to be type 1 is this possible?

2006-10-09 13:25:35 · 10 answers · asked by hunneeboo 1 in Diabetes

2006-10-09 13:14:45 · 6 answers · asked by eligia m 2 in Infectious Diseases

I have been to a gyno 4 times this year and all of my results have come back negative, and they say I am fine.... but (and I know this is gross) but my vagina smells bad. Like, I will be at work, and go to the bathroom, and it just stinks. Even when I take a shower and use that douche stuff, the smell comes back like a few hours later. I also have this dark creamy discharge. The docs say I dont have an std or anything like that .... but what can that smell be then? And how do I get rid of it ? ? ? ? ? ??
Oh, and the jeans and stuff that I wear... no matter how many times I wash them, they still have a light smell to them now....
i know... eeww lol

2006-10-09 13:13:30 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Wondering if there is any chance of getting it from tomato powder produced in China?

2006-10-09 13:01:19 · 2 answers · asked by Mister2-15-2 7 in Infectious Diseases

2006-10-09 12:49:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Can hot weather heal/aggrevate skin conditions? I hate heat what can I do when I go abroad to a hot country?

2006-10-09 12:44:15 · 4 answers · asked by randomer 1 in Skin Conditions

I'm 13 years old and my mom is 41. She was diagnosed w/ Lupus, Fibermialgera, and Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was just 2 years old. Her dream was to be a mom to a son cause she was a tomboy and a huge body builder and loved sports. I love my mom but she progressivly is going down hill and it's not looking good for her if you know what i mean?!?!!?!?!? Now she has to go in for surgery soon because of soming called...oh i cant think of it right now but it's a growth in her spine where in a couple of years she will be humped over if she dosnt get it takin care of. And shes become very depressed and suicidal and im very worried. PLEASE PLEEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you have any cures,suggestions or anything please help me!

2006-10-09 12:34:56 · 15 answers · asked by C.J. W 3 in Other - Diseases

I am havein some problems and I wanted some ideas of whats going on. Resently I have had a cold or something of the nature. I started on Night time (nytequil off brand) and Tussin (Robitussin off brand) I dunno if it could be the medication, Sickness, or something else but eventhough your eyes blinking is automatic today only 1 eye will blink on its own the other blinks prolly 1/20 of the time, My mouth and tounge have some numbness (like when u burn your mouth with very hot food and it stops hurting) and I have had a pain in my ear and now its behind my ear and in my neck. I dunno its weird any ideas? POISON! (hope not XD) - Also when I try to make my lips into a whistle position, puckered, I can't do it straight my lower lip wil contort to the right side.

2006-10-09 12:26:34 · 11 answers · asked by Jen L-Baby #1 due Nov 15, 2010 ! 3 in Other - Diseases

I have two questions about E. coli my first is is there any cure for E. coli and my second is why dont they check or find the E. coli before they send it to markets?

2006-10-09 12:01:10 · 5 answers · asked by java 1 in Infectious Diseases

what is the average life expectancy of a diabetic diagnosed in their mid 20's?

2006-10-09 11:59:19 · 9 answers · asked by 1 Hott Mami 4 in Diabetes

2006-10-09 11:52:09 · 3 answers · asked by oreo 1 in Infectious Diseases

2006-10-09 11:46:39 · 4 answers · asked by proscunio 3 in Other - Diseases

he is 31. he didn't know he had it until he went blind in one eye. should i be concerned? how is this going to affect our future? our ability to have children? he smokes like a chimmney too... but he take insulin shots and watches what he eats. but am i gonna watch him die? could he go 100% blind?i just keep reading all about how bad it is and i'm getting concerned. i want to be with him more than anything, but i also want to know what to expect.

2006-10-09 11:41:17 · 12 answers · asked by 1 Hott Mami 4 in Diabetes

yea freaky huh? i was like damn its green! whatever it was amusing well it lasted and then the hypochondria set in because i realized i was having an occasional dull pain. it probably wouldnt be that noticable if i wasnt thinking about it and by no means is it painful, its more like a emmm how do you say... sensation. and also after i ate breakfast (after the green poop episode) my stomach made the wierdest sounds. have you ever experianced anything like this? my roomate who claims to be a medical genious hinks i have the plauge

2006-10-09 11:40:29 · 9 answers · asked by crazybumper g 1 in Other - Diseases

Here is my problem. I have three children and they all love toe cheese. But my toes do not produce enough for all three of them. So my children are constantly fighting over my toe cheese. It is so bad that I have had to stop eating it myself, just so they can get more of it....

If I let one have it, then the other two argue that it is not fair.... I do take turns and make sure each child get its fare share....

I myself love my toe cheese and I have sacrifieced my share so they could have more.... It is so bad, that I have had to put a lock on my bedroom door because I have been awoken more then once by someone chomping at my toes

Is there anyway......That I can find a solution so this fighting stops... or should I just keep the toes cheese for myself and not share it with my kids??

can you please help me now.. I have some fresh toes cheese that needs to be picked and ate......so what should I do...

2006-10-09 11:40:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Does anyone else experience this? For anyone who doesn't know - it's when your heart appears to miss a beat and you get an extra hard one. I hate it.

2006-10-09 11:35:04 · 11 answers · asked by Talk To The Hand 2 in Heart Diseases

I always feel tired around 6-7 pm each day, even when I get 8-9 hours of sleep. My mom gets 6 hours, and she never feels tired. Sometimes, I feel like falling asleep. I used to get blurred vision and be lightheaded, sometimes a bit dizzy. My doctor says I have enlargened adenoids, and I have a had a stuffy nose for 3 years now(no joke), and I get infections easily. I have postnasal drip ALL the time, and it seems like I have allergies since my infection symptoms(yellow discharge, coughing) get worse in the cold seasons. However, I have had swollen glands near my jaw for at least a year now. They're always there, and my throat really hurts occasionally.

2006-10-09 11:16:05 · 6 answers · asked by kiki 1 in Other - Diseases

ok, first of im sixteen (not that that matters but whatever)
for about a week now my sinuses have been kiling me. tried nyquill, all kinds of medicens and teas. but i lookked into my throat in the mirror yesterday, and besides it being red i saw a whit spot on my tonsell. and my friend had mono a few days erlier and we accidentally shared a peice of pizza.and my ear is really infected . ive had ear in fections before, but my ear wax is green not just a hint of green but like lime green. and my ear canal is so swollen it hurts to swallow.

2006-10-09 10:53:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

2006-10-09 10:51:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I have horrible fall allergies. And the odd thing about them is that on days when the pollen count is low, they go crazy (usually the lower the crazier). And the days when the pollen count is high, they are just fine. Today is one of the second worst allergy day I've had so far, and the pollen count is way lower than it has been. Obviously, there must be something other than the usuall pollens causing them.

I do not have pets, and am rarely around animals, and I haven't done anything recently that could be causing this now, or been around anything that I would think could cause it. I don't take any allergy medication currently, because it is very expensive and completely ineffective. The only airborn allergens I know effect me are molds and certain kinds of animal dander, though there certainly must be something else.

I would really like to get some information about what could possibly be causing this without taking an allergy test if possible, as I hear they aren't pleasant.

2006-10-09 10:34:16 · 9 answers · asked by The Link 4 in Allergies

ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

2006-10-09 10:31:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Okay...on my left knee are several bumps. They've been there for at least 5 months...they aren't red or itchy or anything, but they're spreading slowly. The doctor doesn't know what it is and gave me this cream a couple months ago. It hasn't helped. Anyone know what it is?

2006-10-09 10:21:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2006-10-09 10:17:32 · 2 answers · asked by wheels302001 1 in Skin Conditions

2006-10-09 10:15:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

other symptoms include post nasal drip

2006-10-09 10:12:16 · 11 answers · asked by sura 1 in Allergies

My mom won't take me to the doctors to find out what is wrong and causes so I want to know what medication called to use on my feet, around my ankles, if it itches every hour and will make it go away?

2006-10-09 10:02:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions