Diseases & Conditions - 23 April 2007

My son is 20 and has bumps on his head,itchy scalp and his hair is falling out. Does anyone know what this could be and what to do about it? He is very upset.

2007-04-23 07:15:41 · 6 answers · asked by Lori O 3 in Skin Conditions

2007-04-23 07:12:50 · 12 answers · asked by judge5519 3 in Cancer

2007-04-23 07:07:42 · 4 answers · asked by sophia d 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-04-23 07:02:29 · 4 answers · asked by shortyc1282 2 in Skin Conditions

i noticed a red pimple looking thing on my tummy...i used to tan before like always and i got very dark,now since my pregnancy my tummy is stretched...could this be skin cancer or just from the tanning of the stretch marks im worried?

2007-04-23 06:58:47 · 3 answers · asked by k 1 in Skin Conditions

I love tasting! But these past 2 yrs I notice I cant taste many things at times. I get seasonal allergies now too. Is it connected?
My nose runs allot in the mornings and at night.
I sneeze around dust and pollen ....

2007-04-23 06:40:46 · 4 answers · asked by Angelgirl 1 in Allergies

Hemochromatosis ...
i have this rare disorder, i'm 24. i take the proper precautionary measures which is pretty simple - to give blood.
But my question has more to do with my loss of red blood cell count.

I'm afraid this takes a toll on my training and performance as an athlete in one of the more demanding sports - triathalons. is there any safe and legal way to reproduce more red blood cells after i've given blood?? or is it possible my body regenerates additional red blood cells following my donation?

2007-04-23 06:36:20 · 2 answers · asked by Standing in Line 3 in Other - Diseases

I have very sensitive skin, even sunscreen does not hep me out.

2007-04-23 06:33:58 · 3 answers · asked by gurv 1 in Skin Conditions

I have a sinus infection and have had it for a little over a month, last week I finally decided to get some meds to help me get over it...I hate being sick. So she gave me 30 500mg of amoxicillin, which I take 3x's a day and told me to take mucinex too(the pharmacy gave me a a bottle of 40 600mg pills and it says to take then 2x's a day every 12 hrs. After taking the pills(I take all 3 in the morning on at lunch and 3 at night) i started feeling nauseous, tired and dizzy... after the second day on it I began to feel itchy all over. Last weekend I didn't take my meds, I left them in the office on accident, and I felt like normal. This morning I got the meds and took them and no I feel crappy. My stomach feel bloated, it aches, I'm nauseous, and tired. Is it a bad reaction to the meds or am I supposed to suffer?

2007-04-23 06:29:02 · 3 answers · asked by haziehulagirl 1 in Allergies

little red bumps with white rings around the outside very itchy also

2007-04-23 06:19:11 · 2 answers · asked by timsbabe 5 in Skin Conditions

I have vitiligo and I want to restore the color to my skin naturally. As with many things there is usually a natural approach to these types of things and generally there ius a food that you can eat to stimulate production of certain body elements.

2007-04-23 06:06:49 · 0 answers · asked by pledge lover 2 in Skin Conditions

In October, I began having pain in my upper left abdomin. This was accompanied by extreme fatigue and a 12 pound weight loss in 2 weeks. I went to the doctor who is stumped and seems a little unconserned. He has done a sonogram, blood tests and x-rays and has found nothing. The pain became a little less and flairs up from time to time but is always present at least a little. It is up under my rib cage and is an annoying dull pain. Sometimes it gets worse and feels like salt on an open wound only inside of my body or it becomes sharp pain. I have dizzy spells that come and go. It is too high in my abdomin to be the colon and doesn't seem to be helped by anything that soothes the stomach like antacids and things of that sort. I have also been running about a 100 degree temp most of the time. I feel drained and tired all of the time and noting I do or eat seems to make it better or worse. It just is there constantly and gets worse to the point of me doubling over from the pain. Help!

2007-04-23 06:03:23 · 5 answers · asked by imtami75 3 in Other - Diseases

Last friday I was admitted to the Hospital thru the ER dept with "chest pains" which nitro and pain meds brought under control my b/p and heart rate were also quite high, I've noticed now even my resting pulse rate is high 90s....at the least. I had a stress/echo which came back abnormal seems I have some scarring of the heart? Long story short the Doc that discharged me said what I had wasn't chest pain, but possibly GERD or heartburn, and did not refer me to a cardio doc? I feel like this doc was way off base.

Opinions?

2007-04-23 06:00:00 · 4 answers · asked by anotherhueylover 1 in Heart Diseases

My brother was shown a partner notification letter that his girlfriend of less than a year could have HIV/AIDS. Plus a letter showing her appointment for an HIV/AIDS test. I told him to dump her. She has lied and had 2 sex partners besides him but he doesn't believe it. She said that the letters are a lie. What can I do or say to make him believe it. Two letters would make me believe something is going on what about the rest of you. Give me your feelings.

2007-04-23 05:54:11 · 11 answers · asked by Sisterlove 1 in STDs

My problem is that i have red cheeks all the time?
Can i find any medication for it?Thanks

2007-04-23 05:45:49 · 5 answers · asked by pavle_stojanovski 1 in Skin Conditions

what kind of diet and precautions. we are asking because doctor has suggested but i want to know from the people who have the experience with them or close relatives

2007-04-23 05:39:42 · 3 answers · asked by lallu 1 in Heart Diseases

I drink about once a week but when I do I drive to the liquor store almost as if I'm on a mission. I get home or go out to friends and I start drinking and I drink and drink and drink even if I know I'm drunk..it's like I just want to keep on drinking. The next morning I'm so hungover and I'm sick all day, throwing up and with a headache and I wonder how I managed to drink so much because I don't conciously think of it at the time. I keep telling myself that I will never drink again but I ALWAYS DO. Am I an alcoholic?

2007-04-23 05:33:06 · 21 answers · asked by applecheeks 4 in Other - Diseases

I'm not into tatoo's just don't want to blind anyone.

2007-04-23 05:32:57 · 5 answers · asked by chrismom 1 in Skin Conditions

Can't you take them during the day? if so why not? is it something to do with eating/not eating?

2007-04-23 05:31:45 · 10 answers · asked by Mia 2 in Other - Diseases

what medicine is good for heavy cough....ive had it for the past 3 weeks

2007-04-23 05:25:10 · 2 answers · asked by anonimo82 1 in Respiratory Diseases

I've seen in a health coloumn written by a doctor in a newspaper that sleeping too much or too little may cause diabetes.I'm not convinced.That's why I'm asking the question.

2007-04-23 05:04:46 · 13 answers · asked by mouly_92 1 in Diabetes

2007-04-23 04:58:31 · 9 answers · asked by HockeyMom 1 in Diabetes

ever time i breath in to deep or something mi chest starts to hurt and when i turn my body a certain way it starts to hurt

2007-04-23 04:52:02 · 7 answers · asked by alon r 1 in Heart Diseases

A couple of years ago my dad was diagnosed with cancer. Since then he has had it another time. Now I find out that he is being tested for it the third time sometime next week. My questions is, is everytime you get cancer does it get worse? and does it have a better chance of killing the paitent? I'm just really worried about my dad and this is all I can think about right now. Anawers would be greatly appreciated.

2007-04-23 04:43:17 · 4 answers · asked by mandy 1 in Cancer

I was just diagnosed for the first time with allergies, hayfever, the doctor said it's trees, and pollen most likely. I was wondering, how long is the spring allergy season in Minnesota, and will I have allergies again this fall? I'm in the process of figuring out which medication works for my allergies, but don't know yet what works best. Also, I'm travelling to Florida, if I have allergies here, will I suffer when I'm down there as well, or will my symptoms go away? Thanks for any advice.

2007-04-23 04:35:59 · 2 answers · asked by tinaroonie 2 in Allergies

2007-04-23 04:27:57 · 3 answers · asked by rpintek@sbcglobal.net 1 in Infectious Diseases

My son has just been diagnosed with it and i not really sure what it is or how it will effect him,the doctor tried to explain but he used too many medical terms that i didnt really understand.Can anyone help me?

2007-04-23 04:15:49 · 16 answers · asked by shadowstormemily 2 in Skin Conditions

For instance, say you had what a leg op, and needed to take/give blood to you, would they test you for sti's etc and tell you if they found you had anything.....serious?

2007-04-23 04:00:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

what is the normal oxogan leavels in the blood

2007-04-23 03:48:48 · 6 answers · asked by donnarubysgranny 1 in Diabetes

My 10 yr old daughter has an ongoing and consitant heart rate of between 120 and 180. I have taken her to a pediatric cardiologist who had holtz monitoring and cardiac event monitoring done for her to determine the problem. the holtz monitor revealed no abnormal heart functions just the high rate. I know that this is not normal and it scares me she has chest pains, gets dizzy and experiences heart palpitations and light headedness. I am not sure what else to look at they checked here for SVT and so far all they can tell me is that she has tachacardia. Im sure that prolonged time with her heart rate high like this will hurt her or damage her heart. Any suggestions of questions to ask the dr.

2007-04-23 03:46:47 · 3 answers · asked by fairywitch 1 in Heart Diseases