Diseases & Conditions - 27 August 2007

My best friend has a hair problem she has sufferd from the hair disease call Trichomania something like that but now because of it she has scabs on her head from excessive itching and she had lice when she was young. And she swears she is always feeling somthing moving in her hair, Could that be possible or is she just needing to get some doctor help?

2007-08-27 06:28:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

;) Do U?

2007-08-27 06:27:54 · 17 answers · asked by Mr Myth 3 in Skin Conditions

i have 4 scars on my stomach (none of them are very big) just wondered if anyone had ne ideas?

2007-08-27 06:23:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I've had it for about 7 weeks and 3 days. Instructions say to leave it in for 8-12 weeks but I had been neglecting to clean it so i decided to take it out to give it a thorough cleaning only to discover a small bump surrounding back side of the piercing. Its maybe 1/8 inch or less. Its squishy and may be filled with pus. What is this bump? In about 2 weeks I will need to remove it because I am leaving for Navy basic training. Should I just take it out now and let it get air or leave it in until the bump goes away? Will the bump ever go away? If I take it out will the area close with whatever the bubble is still trapped inside? What should I do?

2007-08-27 06:21:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

How many people know what this disease is (without looking it up first)?
I'm curious, because I've had to explain this many times in regards to my mother and father. I am also exhibiting symptoms.
Thanks for your time and honesty!

2007-08-27 06:13:34 · 6 answers · asked by Chelsea P 3 in Other - Diseases

I heard that if you scratch your scalp, you can get bugs living in your head, is this true? Could an itchy scalp be from hair spray or other products? I don't have lice and I don't even have dandruff.

2007-08-27 06:08:12 · 6 answers · asked by Cindy Lou 3 in Skin Conditions

When testing the blood, what is considered high? Low?

2007-08-27 06:06:36 · 10 answers · asked by belle 5 in Diabetes

Ok to be stright up with everyone.

I met someone recently that I'm very attracted to, seriously. Not just for looks but just because this person is beautiful inside and out. Last night they admitted to me that they were HIV positive.

I wasn't freaked out or anything. I was just sorry for them.

What should I do? Can some one who is negative be with a positive person if they are very careful?

2007-08-27 06:03:56 · 5 answers · asked by rasta_koala 1 in Infectious Diseases

do chicken get aids?? i had a prick in my finger whn it happened! is it possible to b infected with wht ever the chicken had? by the way..it's dead chicken...:) but the blood was fresh:(

2007-08-27 05:57:30 · 14 answers · asked by me!!!! 1 in STDs

My mother just told me she has that!

2007-08-27 05:56:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Ok to be stright up with everyone.

I met someone recently that I'm very attracted to, seriously. Not just for looks but just because this person is beautiful inside and out. Last night they admitted to me that they were HIV positive.

I wasn't freaked out or anything. I was just sorry for them.

What should I do? Can some one who is negative be with a positive person if they are very careful?

2007-08-27 05:56:13 · 11 answers · asked by rasta_koala 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-08-27 05:21:47 · 3 answers · asked by biteme2006again 1 in Other - Diseases

how does it work? o and is doing hooka bad for your health?

2007-08-27 05:19:10 · 2 answers · asked by Kendall☀ 4 in Respiratory Diseases

About 4 years before I met my man he contracted genital warts from a girlfriend. I've heard that once you have had them they are a lways in your system. Is this true? Are there any risks for me as I have never had any STDs, are would it be impossible for me to catch them from him after so long? I have been with him for 5 years now and have had no problems.

2007-08-27 05:18:54 · 3 answers · asked by dnbgrrly 2 in STDs

i heard that 80% outgrow their childhood milk allergies. can kids outgrow lactose intolerance to?

2007-08-27 05:00:51 · 5 answers · asked by Sarah 3 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-27 04:48:58 · 10 answers · asked by eskinder e 1 in Diabetes

Day 9 with my 2mm stone, which is apparently now hiding behind my pelvic bone(s).

I'm wondering if the intermittent pain I'm having indicates that it's moving? Or does it just hurt now and then because it's a painful thing?

I really want to believe that the pain is caused by its movement......

Also, has anyone tried the "jump and bump" method to get it to pass? Did it work?

And last but not least, does the location of the pain change as it moves? I'm still having pain in the same area of my back, but yesterday my butt started hurting a little too. I'm hoping that's a sign that it's on the move.

I do plan to ask my doctor these questions as well - I just didn't think of them the last time I saw him and my appt. isn't until Thursday.

2007-08-27 04:47:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

On saturday, my urine was a weird yellow/orange color. I drank some water and a couple of beers Sat. night, and it was clear. The next day, same thing, and after the day progressed it cleared up. This am., dark yellow, but now clear after I draink a few cups of water. I have searched the net, and a lot of the answers say dehydration, but also possible liver problems. I had a function test conducted four months ago, and it was normal. My question is this: if it were a liver problem, would the dark yellow color be consistent, or is it likely dehydrations because the urine becomes clear after I drink water? Also, I feel fine. Thanks.

2007-08-27 04:47:02 · 6 answers · asked by WR J 1 in Other - Diseases

Im not sure if you can or if it would work. But im wondering, if anyone has an allergy woth cats but is/can take medications for it? WHat kind of medication, specifically? Does it help?

2007-08-27 04:46:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

It said enrich with vitamin e and heal the burn faster. Prevent it from infection.

2007-08-27 04:43:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Does braking when driving release asbestos? I am just curious. You would think that if it did, than these brakes would be banned. I had to hard brake last night when I had the windows down and is there any risk of asbestos exposure to it?

2007-08-27 04:41:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I have multiple sclerosis, I work at the hospital the ambulance took me to. All they did was a drug test(NEGATIVE) and a CT scan. Everything was normal. But my eyes are puffy, I can't see very well, and I am exhausted. PLEASE PLEASE help me. My neurologist won't do the MRI that was suggested, and my hospital does not have MRI equipment and facilities. I am scared to go back to work, what if I just fall like I did before or become paralyzed on one side again? Did I mention that I am also very dizzy and my body feels very heavy. I have a headache that comes and goes, but maybe that is from the stress. SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE . I usually enjoy humor, but I am very scared right now. Thank you in advance,

2007-08-27 04:35:52 · 8 answers · asked by momfirst101 4 in Respiratory Diseases

I'm unsually tired this morning. I do take blood pressure medication daily for the 9 mo. This morning checking my blood pressure at home it read 106/58, and pulse was 56. I began using flaxseed two weeks ago. I know it has many health benefits, including for blood pressure. Is this number a normal number, or low? I intend to monitor it for a few days, but do not know what represents a low enough number to call my doctor.

2007-08-27 04:29:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-08-27 04:19:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

hey...i have had trouble sleeping randomly over the oast few months...every so often I cant fall asleep..i lay in bed for as much as 8 hours and i cnt sleep..i am not worried or thinking about anything and i tried to see if there was a pattern between something that i ate or did the day and night before i cnt sleep and i got nothing..its about two to three times a week and i dont know wuts goin on..i am always exhausted the day after and it suxxx...school is coming up and i need help??????????

2007-08-27 04:15:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2007-08-27 04:09:29 · 5 answers · asked by rk 1 in STDs

Yesterday, my partner and I had sex. I then took a shower. For the last two days, my pee has been burning. This morning I woke up to pee, and my vagina started itching. This has never happened to be. I've had UTI, and yeast infections, but never both symptoms at once. I did a search, and saw that these could be symptoms of Chlamydia and gonorrhea. I'm scared to death it may be that. He said he's clean, but then again, hes used a condom with all of his other sexual partners. If I'd have gotten it from someone else, I believe I would have had symptoms much earlier than this. Could I have an STI like this, or do you think I'm just overreacting and it's just a UTI or yeast infection? I'm going to the doctors today, but if I can get answers before 9AM, it might ease my mind.

2007-08-27 03:59:54 · 8 answers · asked by oamlkcarecin 1 in STDs

2007-08-27 03:38:23 · 9 answers · asked by JiveMan 2 in Cancer

He has always been overweight, but after 8 years of marrige and his recent 30th birthdday, he is at least 50 pounds heavier than when we married, maybe more. I htink he weighs at least 310 pounds and is 5'11'' he gets tired all the time now, when he comes home from work he just crashes. the only things he does anymore with enthusiasm is cook and play video games. He seems like he is just fading away.
Now I can't explain this: on his elbow he keeps developing these little bumps of skin, size of a pencil eraser or slightly larger, they are raised and open sores that bleed, he picks at them as though they itch, they have left scars that look like chicken pox in the past, but I know the one he has now has been there at least a month. Not only are they kinda gross, but I am afraid it is a sign of diabetes. His mom is non insulin dependant diabetic, as well as his oldest bro: 45 and now his dad recently diagnosed. He does not care for his body and I do not want to lose him! he neverseesdocs

2007-08-27 03:38:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

My cousin has these symptoms and the Dr.s do not know what is wrong with her.
Yellowy skin tone
extreme lethargy
sensitive skin on her feet
has gained 60lbs in the last 2 years
can no longer drive
dry dull hair

2007-08-27 03:34:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases