Diseases & Conditions - 28 August 2007

it is by far worse than poision ivy and or oak! It hurts and it itches. Outside of Calamine lotion and benadryl is there anything I can do to help it to heal? Please help! I'm dying! It's all down my throat, chest and spreading on to my arm. I want to cry.

2007-08-28 23:42:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I have a professor who really pushes that the HPV vaccine should be given to men. Her reason are:

Men can get it from women, and it can be spread (by oral sex) to the mouth, larynx, and lungs. The virus may cause warts even if it doesn't lead to cancer -- these may be genital warts or warts of the oral cavity and respiratory track. Unfortunately, the problem of laryngeal, tracheal, and bronchial warts is overlooked due to the focus on cancer, but the effect on the air way can become quite debilitating or life-threatening (often ruining voice and sometimes becoming fatal in the trachea, bronchi, and lungs due to blockage of airflow). Its unknown if it cause repirator cancer, but seen as possibe (since it infects those area). The vaccine is aproved for men.

This all makes sense to me. Also, men who don't become infected can't pass it to women.

Yet its pushed only as womans' vaccine -- any ideas why?

2007-08-28 23:40:02 · 2 answers · asked by Mr. Niceguy 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-28 23:16:57 · 6 answers · asked by ps1ed 1 in STDs

"Hey saw your post to a diabetic sock question. You should check out www.(namewitheld).com and click on their diabetic socks link. I am a diabetic myself and need wide socks for my swollen feet. These socks they sell are the best ive ever tried. Highly recommend them to you to try."

The reason I find this odd is that I didn't post an answer to a diabetic socks question. I have no particular interest in them.

Do you think someone is trying to do a little spam and advertising, perhaps?

2007-08-28 23:07:25 · 9 answers · asked by Mr. Peachy® 7 in Diabetes

2007-08-28 22:49:41 · 3 answers · asked by Itchykev 2 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-08-28 22:40:48 · 3 answers · asked by Balakrishna C 1 in Heart Diseases

What caused my husband feel of thirsty all times even he has just drink 4 glasses of water. He frequently drink 2 glasses every 20 minutes but he felt still thirsty. He has no UTI. He is worried about this.
He is 43 years old with medium built and normal body weighs.
Recently, he had tested for blood sugar count (PP) at 125 that his doctor's said normal.

2007-08-28 22:38:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

2007-08-28 22:12:25 · 8 answers · asked by Matapena 3 in Heart Diseases

2007-08-28 21:48:45 · 3 answers · asked by art b 1 in Cancer

I've suddenly started to get dreadfull dandruff! Maybe the change from very natural shampoo to normal supermarket brands started it? Now I bought Fructis anti-dandruff shampoo, but its not much use! I havn't had time to go to the health food store to buy the natural stuff, is their any other solution?

2007-08-28 21:34:37 · 14 answers · asked by camilla 1 in Skin Conditions

My friends and I have came across men in our lives that just could not use a condom because they immediatly lose their erection. I was wondering if this is actually true that some men just can't use condoms?

2007-08-28 20:41:28 · 20 answers · asked by Poizzen Ivy 2 in STDs

I have only had sex once, without a condom. She says she is clean but i dont know.

It has been 3 months and I have been goign pee a lot and it has been dripping.

I have no cold sores or blisters or warts on my penis. My balls sometimes though are sore and maybe im just paranoid but I think I see little white dots near the outer ring of the penis.

2007-08-28 19:38:30 · 7 answers · asked by thewho4533 1 in STDs

I have very very light skin and so i am very cautious of sun burns. I havent been burned in 3 years (not even just a little) Well I just got burned 2 weeks ago, it was so depressing. Anyway, the burn went away and i am a little darker.

I am concerned becasue there is this thing on my back (shoulder) at first it just looked like I was peeling but its STILL there. Its all red and brown around it, its almost looks like a bruise. Well i do have a mole on my lower back but it looks ok but it a little bit bigger than normal...do you think i am ok? or could it be skin cancer?

2007-08-28 19:19:15 · 5 answers · asked by Bet 5 in Skin Conditions

To get over a minor cold? (Minor runny nose, itchy throat/cough)

I mean a medicine that actually helps you get better and recover, not a medicine to just cover-up the symptomes.

2007-08-28 19:14:09 · 4 answers · asked by Oscar H. 1 in Infectious Diseases

I just got over Bronchitis about 6 weeks ago. It was rough and felt like I was hacking up a lung. To this day whenever I take a deep breath or yawn I have an uncontrollable urge to cough. it happens about 2 or three times a day. When it happens it feels like the lining inside of my throat is cracking. Other than that the throat is fine. It is not sore or anything. I can eat and drink just fine. I figure my lungs are ok too as I can run a mile or two and breath just fine. anybody out there know if this is just a normal symptom of bronchitis recovery.

2007-08-28 19:10:52 · 2 answers · asked by just wondering 1 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-08-28 18:41:14 · 4 answers · asked by rk 1 in STDs

I had some blood work done because I have multiple swollen lymph nodes, I was tired, and I had sore muscles.
The blood work came back positive for something called "valley fever."
aside from a little tired, occasional headaches, sore muscles and swollen lymph nodes... I feel fine.
So I was a little freaked out when I read on the internet that you could die from this, and that there's a "Valley Fever Survivors" web page.
Am I going to be really sick and possibly die? I'm only 17 and I feel pretty healthy...

2007-08-28 18:36:11 · 4 answers · asked by blueorchid_chic 2 in Infectious Diseases

I'm confused. My doctor said to take it when i think i'm having an outbreak and get that "tingling" feeling, the bottle says take twcie a day for three days, but i've recently seen commercials on tv that say to take it once a day. Any pointers?

2007-08-28 18:20:37 · 7 answers · asked by SouthernCali1974 1 in STDs

2007-08-28 17:47:50 · 5 answers · asked by judge5519 3 in Cancer

i have ms and was recently declared disabled and granted dissability but the place i worked for since i no longer have a check coming from them for them to deduct insurance from they droped me since i cant get medicare for 2 years i was forced to get insurance through my wifes work wich is very expensive and takes up about half her check a week. the deductible is high and the co pay is too and with all the dr visits, home health care,tests,expensive medications we have doctors offices and collection agencies calling non stop and with 3 kids and a limited income theres no way i can pay dr bills im canceling appointments and not getting the medicines im perscribed cause we have to pay mortgage,utilites, and other bills. all the assistance ive applied for has turn me down cause i have insurance even though its not really helping cause i cant pay copay,deductiple or the 20% after deductible so if any one knows of any assistance for people with insurance please let me know

2007-08-28 17:25:46 · 4 answers · asked by Teddy 2 in Other - Diseases

I had chest pain today and eventually went to the hospital. Other symptoms were pain in my upper lefthand back and more pain with movement. I did have a bit of sweating and a heavy feeling when I got up. Symptoms would increase when I exerted myself. They did the normal blood work and my D-dimer test showed a positive, somewhere in the middle is what the nurse said. I had a VQ scan that came back as a low possibility of clot in the lung, but it wasn't negative. Tomorrow I am having a ultrasound on my legs.

If they don't find anything, should they be doing anything else? I've read a little bit about it and it seems like there could a clot from somewhere else possibly, or even another underlying disease.

I can't imagine that this chest pain is just a fluke. This is not something that is common for me. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-08-28 16:58:29 · 4 answers · asked by Mellie 3 in Other - Diseases

k blood work for liver kidney thyroid pancreas and all blood count came back normal today what else can i check im still feeling sick!

2007-08-28 16:40:13 · 8 answers · asked by darylelacoste 1 in Heart Diseases

my great aunt is very sick and has cancer. She has been like a grandmother to me my whole entire life, and i can't imgine what its going to be like without her, and i just don't know how to deal with it all. And worst of all, now i rarley see her, and no one in my family talks about it and no one tells me whats going on. :(

btw its metastatic breast cancer
and she can't get better... :'(

2007-08-28 16:40:13 · 10 answers · asked by Dancer110 2 in Cancer

my friend and I are pondering somthing. theres a girl who has a breat cancer shirt. on the shirt it says "saving second base". How does that relate to breast cancer?

2007-08-28 16:35:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

2007-08-28 16:34:08 · 4 answers · asked by dirtbikeryzz 1 in Cancer

I'm a 14 year old boy and I have a lump in my chest right under my left nipple. I was just wondering if men can get breast cancer because I know that 2 of my aunts had cancer and my grandma died of cancer. Also is cancer always in the form of tumors? Thanx

2007-08-28 16:30:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

Do you think that the prostitutes in Guatemala are cleaner than the ones in the USA

2007-08-28 16:22:29 · 5 answers · asked by Chicago Bears Fan 1 in STDs

i dont chew and i no its nasty im just curious

2007-08-28 16:10:15 · 5 answers · asked by dirtbikeryzz 1 in Cancer

This happened a few years ago when I was about 19. Clearly if I felt uncomf. there was a problem. But i was just wondering if it is the norm to completly take off alll clothing or not. He just cracked my back into place and stuff like that. Nothing verry serious. Thanks

2007-08-28 16:06:36 · 6 answers · asked by Broccoli 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-28 15:59:56 · 6 answers · asked by Emmanuel M 1 in Cancer