Diseases & Conditions - 18 September 2007

Annie is 53 and her father is 85. Any way Annie takes Kelp tablets and Alfalfa Tablets. Her father and she were talking about herbs. Annie's father said to Annie be careful when taking herbs. And that he thinks Annie should check with her doctor about herbs because Annie does not want to have kidney problems and if for example if a label on an herbal bottle says to take that herb for three months then it is what a person should do. Annie got a angry at her father. Annie's father said all that he means is Annie should follow the directions on the bottle. Annie said dad the herbs I take don't say anything on the bottle and if her father doesn't believe her he can read the label on her bottles, but her father said that was not necessary because he believes her. Annie then asked her father if he was saying that she should not take the herbs at all. and why did he say be careful with them. Her father replied I never said not to take them what I said is read the labels and the reason I said be careful was due to the fact you were holding one of your herb bottles in your hand when this conversation took place. Annie later on told her friends the story and asked them is my father saying I should not take my herbs. Her friends said no your father is not saying you should not take them all he is saying is follow the directions, nothing more. MY QUESTION: Do you agree/concur with Annie's friends and give me your reason?

2007-09-18 16:36:39 · 3 answers · asked by lover454 1 in Other - Diseases

I've had this off and on and the last few days is really annoying me. Directly below the center of where my ribs end, maybe around the upper stomach, I have this hard, full feeling. If I feel around it seems like something is there but I don't know if it's cartilage, my diagphram or what. I've been on Nexium for 4 months, had an endoscopy that came back normal. Could this be a side effect of nexium? I'm starting to get worried I have stomach cancer! My bowels are fine, no pain, swallowing is fine, appetite is fine. Any suggestions ?

2007-09-18 16:28:05 · 14 answers · asked by SoCal G 2 in Cancer

hi all,
this is just great. i have a bunch of ringworms all over my arms and a couple on my stomach. what do i do now?

i heard applying iodine and leaving it on for 30 seconds will help significantly. i just put some on, and its itching. maybe that means its working. ?

also, i touched things, slept on my bed, and wore my clothes, and sat on my couches and chairs. i don't want to catch ringworm again after its gone, so do i need to wash all of these things or something?

gosh, this is making me freak out.

2007-09-18 16:23:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2007-09-18 16:09:00 · 6 answers · asked by kdidorek 2 in Cancer

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2007-09-18 16:08:19 · 4 answers · asked by blondiieee 2 in Cancer

2007-09-18 16:00:51 · 4 answers · asked by laszlo_sun 1 in Heart Diseases

can you get an std from the tiolet bowl????

2007-09-18 15:37:49 · 14 answers · asked by LL 3 in STDs

They put a stent in my artery to my lower heart, and I am now on blood pressure meds and plavix and crestor,I am stopping smoking cigarettes, my question is it safe to smoke marijuana, since I have been smoking it since 1967, not in an abusive way but more casual

2007-09-18 15:33:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-09-18 15:30:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Hello. I started out as a very healthy person, who used to be very awake and alert more of the time. Ever since August, I have gotten sicker and sicker: Now I am homeschooled which means I usually get atleast 8 hrs of sleep & drink plenty of water, but every day I end up feeling very tired, dizzy, and feverish. I also get headaches 5-6 days out of 7 every week, and most of the time they develop into migraines, which make me very nauseous. I end up taking medicine to relieve the symptoms, usually it gets a little better, but everything starts over the next day.

My mother has hyperthyroidism (along with her mom, & her only brother and sister), and she believes I have it too. I also have a very bad bone density even tho I consume plenty of calcium (she said hyperthyroidism may be the cause of that).

Hopefully I am going to the doctor soon, but meanwhile, does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to feel better? Can any foods do this to you? Thanks!

2007-09-18 14:17:00 · 2 answers · asked by ♪Elan♪ 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-09-18 14:14:40 · 1 answers · asked by rjm 4 in Heart Diseases

He had diabetes, high blood pressure (except his last day he had low blood pressure) bloating everywhere, water in abdomen( had to take water out and gave him water pills to eliminate the rest). I am looking for closure iam unsure why he died so quickly he was in the hospital for 1 week, released and died the week later at the hospital.

2007-09-18 14:12:40 · 4 answers · asked by rene 2 in Heart Diseases

it is a beign tumor deep in the inner ear,that can erode the bones of hearing and the mastoid bone of the skull,with potential to cause great damage and infection

i have recently lost some hearing due to extreame history of ear infections ear nose throat specialist suspects that this is what it is,cat scan in october to determine size and damage. my understand is that it just needs to be sergically removed.an one experience anything alike,it is eating me up waiting for results and confirmation.

2007-09-18 13:58:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

mother had bladder cancer, sister had breast cancer,other sister had oviren cancer

2007-09-18 13:50:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

When I was younger I was some what promiscous. I was tested for AIDS when I found out I was pregnant and the results were negative. I calmed down a lot since the birth of my son. In later years though I've developed 2 separate cases of shingles. I'm learning that people with Aids get those. Can you just get shingles for the sake of just getting them or are they something that comes about from AIDS. I don't have any other symptoms other than shingles.

2007-09-18 13:19:38 · 4 answers · asked by sweet 5 in STDs

2007-09-18 13:02:34 · 5 answers · asked by jlpel2 2 in Diabetes

anyone get cysts? mine seem to be from ingrown hairs.
i had a doctor use a punch to take one out.
where this cylinder thing gets punched in your skin.
anyone have a dr just cut a slit. and take one out?

2007-09-18 12:52:28 · 4 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3 in Skin Conditions

I've been feelings weird these last months...i feel 24/7 dizzy....i feel asleep all the time.....but my sleep time is no good....i cant sleep properly...idk y ... and....i had acne cured....now it came back in different regions...i went to a lot of doctors they say all same....its fine....i think they are having wrong diagnostics.....i was not like this.....my eyes got changed too...theyre too dry....anyone in this world has the same symptoms?

2007-09-18 12:48:11 · 7 answers · asked by Eric R 1 in Other - Diseases

How I know, well I usually start getting a dry mouth/throat and it hurts too, I also produce more saliva (weird since my mouth feels dry). Is there anything I can take so that I wont get sick?

2007-09-18 12:33:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I am only 27 (female). I have been feeling pressure in the left side of my neck (sometimes down to my collar bone area) for quite some time, on and off. It gets worse when I eat alot and sometimes after I smoke a cigarette (I know, I HAVE to quit).

I went to the doctor who put me on a heart monitor and said everything was ok. This was about 2 years ago. I honestly dont recall if they did a sonogram. I have been having a weird 'pressure' feeling in my left lung area and they did a sono of that (it was nothing but I still feel it) so they might have sono'd my neck at the same time,,,i dont remember. They did x-rays of my chest, there was also nothing. I had kidney stones a year ago.

I do have high cholesterol. I am 5'9 190 lbs. I know I need to quit smoking, lose weight, etc but does anyone think they might know what this is? I started a new job and dont have insurance until Decemeber. Thanks.

2007-09-18 11:49:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

STARTING FROM THE CNS downwards!! it is very good if it is in diagram form.... anything that is related to potts disease.. just to give me ideas to interrelate it! thanks..

2007-09-18 11:38:46 · 2 answers · asked by CHarlie 1 in Respiratory Diseases

we're gonna play soon for my school and i need to get rid of my strep PLZ HELP!

2007-09-18 11:33:01 · 6 answers · asked by quikzinger 2 in Other - Diseases

How do you see when you have it? Do S's look like Z's? If they do, does the curvy-ness of the S remain in the Z?

2007-09-18 11:31:52 · 2 answers · asked by Black Fire 1 in Other - Diseases

like the countrys and yah

2007-09-18 11:28:40 · 1 answers · asked by Mahjabeen H 2 in STDs

I need to make a policy for class on running a daycare center and the health risks and hazards of head lice, hand washing and long fingernails

2007-09-18 11:26:57 · 2 answers · asked by vita1031997 1 in Skin Conditions

i keep getting a really really bad stomach ache and its been happening alot lately and for over 3 months now when i use that bathroom (bow movement) its really bloody my mom said its just the time of the month but i know its not and she still isnt doing anything about it!

2007-09-18 11:18:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

For those of you who are in relationship/dating/married with a genital herpes carrier and still clean, what are the precautions you and your partner take? (condom? oral sex? medication? kissing? outbreak? cuddling?) Are you still able to have fulfilling sex life? And how long have you been in this relationship?

2007-09-18 11:04:25 · 8 answers · asked by YucaKacamata 1 in STDs

they are small kind of like pimples and they are on both undersides of the wrists. What are they. there are alot of them and i have never had them before. they do not itch or hurt

2007-09-18 11:02:36 · 3 answers · asked by Fish&Rice 2 in Skin Conditions

2007-09-18 09:52:24 · 7 answers · asked by chilledmix 1 in Other - Diseases

it sounds discusting but it's something Ive always wanted to know. I've got a cold and it feels like that stuff goes on forever, honestly how much do we let out??

2007-09-18 09:34:39 · 2 answers · asked by Word up. 2 in Allergies