Diseases & Conditions - 26 July 2007

2007-07-26 09:28:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-07-26 09:25:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-07-26 09:23:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

I think my grandmother has Alzheimers. She doesn't even recognize us when we visit her at her nursing home, and sometimes when we visit she looks into space at no one and talks to them. She can still talk but her sentences don't make sense and sometimes she talks about her sister (who has been dead for years now). She also hallucinates and sometimes pretends to crochet or something with her hands. Does this sound like Alzheimers?
I don't think she is in the last stage, but I think she might be in the later stages. It's hard to see her as she is now. I would also like some advice on how I can talk with her, connect with her again. It's hard to have a grandmother who is there but isn't. I want to tell her all about my college graduation but it's hard when I don't have any response from her. I am also worried about her going into advanced stages as it is hard to see her how she is even now. Has anyone else been through this and/or have any advice for me? Thanks.

2007-07-26 09:17:03 · 7 answers · asked by Jenny 2 in Other - Diseases

ever since i knew what a seizure and epilipsy was ive been afraid ever since. But what happened right now just scared the CRAP out of me. i play guitar hero. i was fine with guitar hero 1, isnce it barely had flashing lights, and at first i was fine with guitar hero 2, since i didnt know about epilipsy yet. once i figured it out, i was always scared when the fast strobe lights came, i sometimes looked away, or closed my eyes. and now guitar hero rocks the 80s came out. i beat it yesterday still scared, but i wasnt as scared. i thought i was finally not scared anymore, right now i just played uhhh the flock of seagulls song(thats the artist) and it had pretty fast flashing lights at the beggining, like 4 black to whites per second. since i thought i wasnt scared i stared right at it to see if i was still scared. it scared me i turned it off, and all the sudden my vision got blurry for like 5 seconds i thought i was about to black out and last night i had a hedache.

2007-07-26 08:53:51 · 8 answers · asked by zach b 2 in Other - Diseases

Maybe I need seek a podiatrist but let me start the cheaper way first. :) I have a horribly cracked left heel but my right foot is smooth as ever. I don't even do anything to my right heel either! I have tried lotion, vaseline, pumice stone, socks with vaseline, and exfoliation and it still is dry and cracked! Any suggestions! Please help!

2007-07-26 08:47:25 · 2 answers · asked by ace 1 in Skin Conditions

when I was taking Wellbutrin for a little over a month, I'm pretty sure the Wellbutrin caused it and for the last year it's gotten worse and giving me IBS symptoms (constipation,gas) It sounds weird but can anyone give me an idea of what is wrong. Also if I try taking any antidepressants or something similar,it flares up worse than usual (which obviously I'm not taking now). Thanks in advance.

2007-07-26 08:40:54 · 2 answers · asked by sithgreg 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-07-26 08:40:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-07-26 08:37:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-07-26 08:34:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

My Mother called me last night and dropped the bomb on me.... She tells me to sit down and that she really has something to tell me that is going to change our lives...

She started to cry and I didn't hear what she said at first. So I asked her to repeat it. The child in me wishes that she would have never said it...but all I could say was that I was sorry....

LAME! I didn't know what to say... I proceeded with the normal - are you ok, and is there anything that I can do for you.... no matter what, you can count on me... and I love you mom....

But really what do you say that they need to hear?

2007-07-26 08:26:11 · 11 answers · asked by indiansbearsandangels 3 in Cancer

I was making something in the oven last night and halfway through cooking, it had to be turned over. So I spent about 3-4 minutes in front of an open oven at 475 degrees, turning it over. I never made contact with any part of the oven, but today, the arm that I was using to turn the fish sticks over with is really painful to the touch. It isn't red or blistered, it jsut hurts to touch. Is this even a burn? I have never heard of being burned with indirect heat. If it is, can it be treated like any other burn?

2007-07-26 08:18:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

For the gal that sked about pets and sick patients.
Cat predicts deaths in nursing home
By RAY HENRY Associated Press Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dogs can sometimes predict an epileptic owner's
seizure or sniff at an owner's mole, signaling a possible cancer.

Now, it appears a cat can predict the deaths of patients in a nursing
home.

When Oscar curls up on a patient's bed and stays there, the staff knows
it's time to call the family. It usually means the patient has less
than four hours to live.

The feline's accuracy has been observed in 25 cases at Steere House
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

"He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when
patients are about to die," Dr. David Dosa said in an interview. He
describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine.

"Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the
companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said
Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown
University.

The 2-year-old Oscar was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a
third-floor dementia unit at Steere House, which treats people with
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses.

After about six months, the staff noticed the cat would make his own
rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe
patients, and those he stayed with would wind up dying in a few hours.

Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally
aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.

Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work there,
said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the
nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill.

She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call.
While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't
eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish
tinge, signs that often mean death is near.

Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room though, so Teno thought his streak
was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction was roughly
10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final two hours,
nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.

Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced,
gray-and-white cat are so ill they probably don't know he's there, so
patients aren't aware he's a harbinger of death. Most families are
grateful for the advanced warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the
room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces
and meows his displeasure.

No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant or
points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat notices telltale scents or
reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him.

Nicholas Dodman, who directs an animal behavioral clinic at the
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and has read
Dosa's article, said the only way to know is to carefully document how
Oscar divides his time between the living and dying.

If Oscar really is a furry grim reaper, it's also possible his behavior
could be driven by self-centered pleasures like a heated blanket placed
on a dying person, Dodman said.

Nursing home staffers aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long
as he gives families a better chance of saying goodbye to the dying.

Oscar recently received a wall plaque commending his "compassionate
hospice care."

___

AP science writer Alicia Chang in Los Angeles contributed to this
report.

2007-07-26 07:59:14 · 1 answers · asked by ed 7 in Other - Diseases

I have to fight to stay awake past 8pm, I know I should eat a meal when I get home from work but can't be bothered, when I return to work after my lunch break I'm always cold and tired and at night I crave cider (not any other alcohol, just cider), but I am making sure that I limit my intake to my days off. I feel teary, but if something strikes me as funny I can laugh for hours. I only feel really happy when I am away from both home and work. What is wrong with me?

2007-07-26 07:42:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-07-26 07:20:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Im a 15 year old male. I have what you would call "inverted" nipples. When I go to the beach and go swimming when I get home they are always irritated, like cut and stuff, once i pulled off the scabs and it hurt so baddd.. Yesterday I went to the beach in the water and now the skin is like pealing off of them, I dont know if it was the sun burn or what... On the left one, theirs this white substance that looks like pus coming out of it.. idk what to do, anyone ever have this before ? any advice ?

2007-07-26 07:09:40 · 4 answers · asked by younggrc360 1 in Cancer

I've been really tired (my main concern) and my eyes are dry and my nose is a little runny. It's the end of July and the weather is just starting to get warm. Any ideas on what I could be allergic to?

2007-07-26 06:51:04 · 4 answers · asked by Alex D 2 in Allergies

i also have copd, pulmonary fibrosis and mitral valve disease with no prognosis other than the fact that pulmonary fibrosis is a killer

2007-07-26 06:37:17 · 7 answers · asked by IAN H 1 in Cancer

2007-07-26 06:36:19 · 24 answers · asked by cooltola 1 in Infectious Diseases

Does anyone have any experience with high blood pressure in babies? If so, what are some warning signs that it's not being properly controlled. She gets her blood pressure taken once a month, but is that enough to know if the medication is being effective all the time?

2007-07-26 06:33:29 · 2 answers · asked by justwondering 5 in Heart Diseases

How long does this change last till they are back to their normal self that you use to know

2007-07-26 06:27:57 · 7 answers · asked by octavia31 1 in Heart Diseases

Don't feel pressured to vaccinate your young girls with toxic chemicals when a healthy life style and healthy immune system is all that is needed!

You get an STD from having sex with an infected person, not because it runs in your family!
Boy, some people!
Why is it always the woman who has to protect herself from what disease the man is going to give her? Where is the Gardasill for men?

2007-07-26 06:26:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2007-07-26 06:25:34 · 9 answers · asked by Amit J 1 in Respiratory Diseases

I have been asking about Whipple (my sister just had on Friday) the results, which I knew deeeeep down were not good. The Dr. just left her room and told her Stage 3 Cancer. Can anyone tell me from experience what to do and how to care for her, what to expect... I do not know where to start.
Thank you all for everything.

2007-07-26 06:21:04 · 3 answers · asked by ncbound 5 in Cancer

will it prevent cancer? pls share ur ideas with me.....

2007-07-26 06:11:47 · 5 answers · asked by sanjana s 1 in Cancer

2007-07-26 06:01:11 · 11 answers · asked by i added a friend to yahoo messen 1 in Diabetes

2007-07-26 06:00:02 · 11 answers · asked by blcdrag@pacbell.net 1 in Cancer

My father has diabetes and regurely checks his blood suger level. Though yesterday i was just courious of mine so i asked my dad if i could check it and i did and the level was 222! My dad told me that anything over 150 for my age was not normal, so should i get this checked out by the doctor or is can this just happen and is not a problem?

2007-07-26 05:47:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

2007-07-26 05:44:43 · 8 answers · asked by JOHN m 1 in Diabetes

2007-07-26 05:44:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes