Diseases & Conditions - 22 September 2007

When I was in Africa I got a random scab on my wrist. Since then I've been getting random scabs on my body-on my ankle, over my knee, on my arm, and now i have a cluster of them on my calf. Is there some kind of disease or rash that can cause this? Because I can't think of anything I could have done to get these scabs.

2007-09-22 14:08:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Does age and weight (I am 53..5ft 8'' and weigh 9st 4lb)make a difference to how low it can go before you would need medication? its always been low... I have been told at my age I should be on medication.last blood pressure count 90/67

2007-09-22 13:26:50 · 9 answers · asked by ǝuoʎʞɔɐʍ 7 in Heart Diseases

2007-09-22 13:25:55 · 6 answers · asked by jojo 5 in Skin Conditions

Everytime I have a cold, my mom always tells me to have some hot tea with lemon. Does drinking some actually help?

2007-09-22 13:17:23 · 4 answers · asked by Bats 5 in Other - Diseases

It looks something has bitten me, only it is all over my stomach, behind my knees, in and around my armpits and on my scalp. It is dreadfully itchy!
Is there any relation between resuming meat consumption and this rash?

2007-09-22 13:12:20 · 5 answers · asked by cantik 3 in Skin Conditions

Has anyone had any bad symptoms from taking Trileptal? For example mood swings, confusion, etc. Thank you for any help.

2007-09-22 12:57:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

2007-09-22 12:49:35 · 3 answers · asked by sweetnlyte 1 in Respiratory Diseases

Just wondering what the symptoms of high blood pressure are?

2007-09-22 12:37:31 · 14 answers · asked by JOHN F 2 in Heart Diseases

i have this heart problem, dont know what is called yet (going to see the doctor soon) but its basically faulty wiring. most likely i will either a) have to get surgery to fix the wiring or b) take meds. which should i do?

2007-09-22 12:36:07 · 7 answers · asked by Q 2 in Heart Diseases

Question:

Say a person has, say 5% Heart Disease. O-kay?

Once a person gets that 5% damaged heart disease......there no way ever to get Rid of that 5% heart damaging, right?

I mean, I'm saying, once anyone gets 5% - 10% of their Heart damaged by Gum disease.....there no way to make that person's Heart 100% healthy again, right?

His or her Heart will always stay only 90% or 95% in good health. No retrograting back to 100%, right??

2007-09-22 11:59:28 · 13 answers · asked by SteverZ 3 in Heart Diseases

Is there something wrong with her? She's not overweight or anything?

2007-09-22 11:37:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

He used a condom, but i realized after i got up that ejaculate was seeping out, so right then i knew it broke. Today, i took a plan B pill and i'm going to take the second one in twelve hours. Still, what are the chances of the pill not being effective? and what are the chances of contracting an STD? He's only used a condom once before, but he has had sex quite a few times, with quite a few girls.
i know that you'll say " get tested!!!!!"
but, thing is, i'm only fifteen ( yeah yeah, i know, too young ) and i have no way of getting to a clinic or the doctor's office.

should i be worried?

2007-09-22 11:30:59 · 7 answers · asked by joanna 2 in STDs

This might be gross. Okay so about a month or so ago, i noticed my hair was shedding a lot more that it usually does. but i didn't really pay any mind to it. but then a few weeks ago, i got these like, patches of crap on my scalp and they are real sensetive and they bleed and stuff when i wash my hair and they burn and stuff. i don't know if the 2 have anything to do with eachother, i'm just wondering what might help those scabby things or what it even is.

2007-09-22 10:33:58 · 5 answers · asked by sparklenfin 3 in Skin Conditions

Since my baby was born, he has had shaking and jerking episodes. He had a seizure at 3 weeks that lasted a minute or two. The neurologist said that the light colored patches on his body are called hypomelonotic macules. Since he has also had seizures, he feels that he may have a mild case of tuberous sclerosis. He also says that 50% of people with seizures do show signs on the battery of tests that are given to determine a cause(MRI, EEG and CAT scan. Tuberous Sclerosis does not have cure and is in the clinical stages of study so the treatment is in the preliminary stage. I would just like to know if there are any other conditions that would have these signs.

2007-09-22 09:51:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Given how much evidence there is that smoking tobacco is dangerous to your health and can kill you eventually, do you think that smoking is a slow way of commiting suicide? I do. Smoking has been shown to give you Lung Cancer, as well as other respiratory problems such as Emphysema ( let me know if i spelled that wrong). It can also cause other types of cancer. For instance, my grandfather had bladder cancer last year (it is gone now) and the doctors said it was probably because he used to smoke. Also, my cousin's stepfather was also diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year, and the doctors said it was probably because he smokes. Smoking has been proven to reduce your lifespan. So, given all this evidence, it seems to me that anyone who smokes must either be suicidal or just plain stupid. What do you think?

2007-09-22 07:47:05 · 3 answers · asked by vh 3 in Respiratory Diseases

im always choking...not with something lodged in my thoat but just out the blue..ill be sitting there and my spit causes me to start coughing and choking...its hard to inhale...i feel like im going to pass out sometimes..its even happened to me wile sleeping... i feel my airway getting narrower or something. help!

2007-09-22 07:29:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-09-22 07:29:11 · 10 answers · asked by Dr.Qutub 7 in Heart Diseases

Could some one give me the site to inquire about clinical trials dealing with depression ?This is the site in the U.S.? Thank you.

2007-09-22 06:55:27 · 3 answers · asked by Jean 4 in Heart Diseases

i'm getting surgery this Friday 9/28 and of course i got a list of medicines not to take, but i didn't really look at the list, my mom did, and last night (9/21) i took sudafed, and of course it was on the list of medicines i cant take. Well i only took 1 table (this is the one over the counter) Will i still be able to get my surgery ?? PLEASE ANSWER ME IM FREAKING OUT !

2007-09-22 06:43:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

A friend of mine asked to use my nail clipper and i was a bit reluctant to it. Can sharing nail clippers, with different people, cause any type of infection?

2007-09-22 06:31:03 · 7 answers · asked by mikegfx8 1 in Infectious Diseases

I have a long oval type face and dark brown hair...I want 2 know if I should get dramatic bags that are really thick like that one chic in THE Devil Wear prada..(the main character..)

2007-09-22 06:25:36 · 4 answers · asked by Erica H 1 in Skin Conditions

I have had mono when I was sixteen and now I just turned 17. I was wondering if I could get it again??

2007-09-22 06:03:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

Sugar can decrease HDL and increase triglycerides from the high glucose, are there any brand names of juice bottles without additional sugar?

2007-09-22 05:59:41 · 1 answers · asked by toodd 4 in Heart Diseases

My partner keeps getting food stuck after he has swallowed it then he is sick but still in pain for at least 1-2 hours after, he chews food properly and its not just one type of food

2007-09-22 05:40:33 · 6 answers · asked by Blossom 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-09-22 05:34:13 · 17 answers · asked by michaelpc12 2 in Diabetes

asthma, arthritis and recently underwent c-spine fusion surgery. I have always believed that fibromyalgia was not really a disease, but in the last several months, have been completely disabled. I am unable to walk, drive and even cry when washing my hair. The rheumatologist I saw told me fibromyalgia is real, even though it cannot be verified by lab tests. I am going to start taking neurontin, along with my other meds. Does neurontin help and also, if the pain is so disabling that I am unable to do even simple things, what kind of prognosis do I have for things to get better?

2007-09-22 05:01:23 · 18 answers · asked by Jillian Barclay 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-09-22 04:57:43 · 5 answers · asked by jchiahs 1 in Cancer

I just moved and I think it may be the change of atmostphear that is making my skin so dry and itchy but the thing is that I cant find a way to avoid the itchy skin. At this point I will try any home remedy.

2007-09-22 03:55:02 · 5 answers · asked by jen 2 in Skin Conditions

last night my friend and i were locked out of her house around 7. so we had to sit there until 9:30 in her backyard. i have 72 mosquito bites- ive counted many times. most on my legs,arms,anklles and side. on my side there is a cluster of mosquito bites (cluster of 9) and 2 as big as a quarters. one with an opening in the middle(little hole). the opening looks like its bleeding, but its not. i am in terrible agony trying to scratch 72 extremly itchy mosquito bites. there are 2 more i have that are as big/bigger than quarters. one on my thigh, one my my shin. and there are atleast 30 that are as big as pennys. can i get any diseases from having these many mosquito bites? if you konw something that can help me please tell me. i'm so miserable. thanks <3dani

2007-09-22 03:50:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

My dad has been smoking a number of years..more than i was alive for..anyways, how can i make him stop! Ive tried threatning him, nicotine gum, and i just have run out of ideas! Please help me....best answer goes to the first person WITH the best answer

thxs a bunch

2007-09-22 03:44:20 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases