Diseases & Conditions - 25 September 2007

How many people are diabetic in the uk?

2007-09-25 23:56:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

Tobacco deaths are more than all combined deaths, it is directly responsible for various forms of cancers, causes impotency, etc., etc. Still, cultivation of tobacco continues unabated, government itself prescribes annual growth rate of tobacco, cultivators even get support price from governments. It's use in public places is banned but people smoke with impunity. 6th standard kids are becoming victims and MNCs/NGOs/tobacco manufacturers are not sincere in their Corporate Social Responsibilities.
It is a shame on the part of "two-timing" policy makers who are victims of tobacco lobbies. They make helmets compulsory but are not bothered about the all pervading killer tobacco.
Drinking water is not available in villages/remote areas but availability of tobacco products are ENSURED in all corners of the world.
When will we ever learn? Once U R hooked, U R hooked for life. U spend money to buy cancer and again spend money to get the cancer cured. Either way U R the looser.

2007-09-25 23:00:55 · 3 answers · asked by Vasanthkumar Mysoremath 3 in Cancer

my nan has been taken into hospital with pancreatic cancer and im not sure what the circumstances are. Also is curable or not?

2007-09-25 22:28:39 · 13 answers · asked by Greggles 1 in Cancer

A year ago it was 7, now it's 6.4, my doctor told me I was 30% likely to have a heart attack in the next 10 years.
By taking a Symvastin pill, one every day for the rest of my life, it would reduce it to 10%. I'm 62 and still working.
He said it was my decision??
Is realise my diet has to change (yet again), and take more exercise, I'm prepared to do that.
Any advice is appreciated.

2007-09-25 22:18:52 · 10 answers · asked by Don the Wildcat 2 in Heart Diseases

I am a 30 year-old female. Not overweight. No history of heart disease in family. Ex-smoker, ex-binge drinker in my 20's. Now lead healthy lifestyle.
Have weird pains in my chest or stomach. I am not sure which - kind of just where the bra sits under boobs. Dull, heavy pain.
Have had chest pains on and off for a year. Get clammy and panicky when the pains start.
Been to a few docs. Had numerous EKG's, thorough blood tests etc. Am apparently very healthy.
Every doc seems to think it is psychosomatic as I have previously suffered from quite severe anxiety/somatoform (hypochondria) disorders.
Maybe my response level panic is high, but the pain is REAL and quite annoying/scary as well as actually quite painful.
Do any other women get chest pains before your period? I am now monitoring to see if it usually happens around that time of the month or not?
Has anyone experienced this kind of thing? How worried should I be?
Don't advise me to go to a doc, because I am going next week.

2007-09-25 21:20:54 · 6 answers · asked by hurricane197 4 in Heart Diseases

2007-09-25 21:08:58 · 10 answers · asked by irishjon1 1 in Skin Conditions

I've had noise-induced Tinnitus since March. If you know or have yourself experienced the sound suddenly going away, please let me know. I'd also like to hear other peoples experiences with tinnitus, as it can be quite frustrating a lot of times.

2007-09-25 20:13:26 · 5 answers · asked by bigd 1 in Other - Diseases

i was diagnosed with ovarian CA stage1c

2007-09-25 20:06:39 · 2 answers · asked by elven47 1 in Cancer

2007-09-25 19:46:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2007-09-25 19:42:38 · 3 answers · asked by bunny 2 in Skin Conditions

i have tried" mederma" but it is not satisfactory treatment i think

2007-09-25 19:13:22 · 2 answers · asked by LUKKY 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-09-25 19:06:55 · 4 answers · asked by ithankyou 1 in Heart Diseases

If come across a woman you don't know her very much and you wanna have sex with her, how can you determine whether she has STD or not, especially HIV-AIDS?

2007-09-25 19:04:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

i trid an online product "clear warts" and it didn't help. I'm embarrassed to go to the Dr. Please help.

2007-09-25 18:52:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

My doctor said I don't have a new case of herpes, but the test resulted that I have the 'virus'. He said the test does not clarify the location of the herpes. I've not seen anything on my groin or it's surrounding, and I did have a blister on my lip....which evidently 90% of us get at one point in our life.

Is there a specific test I can take to make sure I don't have type 1 or type 2 down there?

He said the tests specificially for type 2 where inaccurate and that if I didn't have painful blisters down there, that I shouldn't worry (about either type down there)....although browsing the internet tells me that you could get either type and have no symptoms or blisters.

Again, what specific test (name please)...tests if I have it down there? Or is it just a shot in the dark and I have to wait and see if I affect someone or not? I'd like to think there's a bit more clarity to this....

2007-09-25 18:45:18 · 3 answers · asked by Rick 4 in STDs

there is this this small patch on my arm, mabey the size of a small pencil eraser. its itchy and round and kind of scaly... i want to know could it be ring worm or just eczema?

2007-09-25 18:42:58 · 4 answers · asked by why me 1 in Skin Conditions

so, i feel like i'm diabetic.
the reason i say this is because
1) i'm slightly overweight. (BMI is way too high 5'4", 174lb)
2) my uncle has diabetes (the kind diagnosed when you're older)
3) i've had two yeast infections in the past month
4) i'm ridiculously slow healer. (i got cut with a pocket knife about 5 weeks ago, and granted it was a fairly deep cut, im still not healed.) (another example, i had a blister on the top of my foot from june to july, not as deep, and it still took a long time to heal. and even though it was like one layer of skin, it scarred)
5) i feel very slow. like, if i havent eaten, i feel dumb. haha like i take a long time to answer a simple question. and its been pointed out to me.
6) i never really feel hungry, just like i could drink an ocean. i will literally sit in the dining hall and just drink while all my friends are pigging out. it makes me feel anorexic, but im just so thirsty.
i dunno, maybe i'm just overreacting
but should i be concerned?

2007-09-25 18:17:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

I have a live in b/f of 1.5 years that has been taking care of his Mom w/ lung and now brain cancer. She has been given 6 wks to live and is scared but still fighting. He stays every other night (her wishes). I support him and help as much as possible. We r a team on that level, but everything else is crumbling. We bicker when 2gether, no intimacy. I feel like we can't wait for each other to leave, but then we miss one another. His father passed 10 yrs. ago, he is 26 and acting 16 when at home. Smart aleck, hateful, and then sorry. I feel like his mother. I keep feeling that if it were not for the circumstances I would kick him out! And I feel so guilty for that. We love each other, but there are rarely real smiles around here anymore when we are 2gether. He ignores me and everything else (but the dog!) until he needs something it seems, he is relying on me for Everything and wearing me out. I don't know what to do, any thoughts on death/caretaking or how loved ones acted are welcome.

2007-09-25 17:58:54 · 9 answers · asked by Elle 3 in Cancer

The area is pink, but in all that I have read it says you should be worried if there is a bump measuring larger then 10mm. Is it common to have redness at the sight of injection?

2007-09-25 17:31:47 · 7 answers · asked by lldd76 1 in Infectious Diseases

My mother has been going to chemo treatments, and she's experiencing a really strong burning in her throat. Has anyone else had this happen to him, and if so how did you treat it.

Thanks

2007-09-25 17:22:48 · 6 answers · asked by Samantha P 2 in Cancer

my mom died a year and half go i just wondering if anyone wanted to talk to about it?

2007-09-25 15:45:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

With the allergy season in full swing, I thought I'd get some suggestions flowing for allergy medications. Please tell us what you have tried, what you currently use (if any), what's worked and what hasn't worked, and the good and bad things about each one.. If possible, give both a brand name and a chemical/generic name.

Claritin/Loratadine - doesn't work at all for me, but it's supposed to be non-drowsy. It's dirt cheap, however - if it works for you you can get a 28-day supply at a dollar store for $1 and it's the exact same thing - even the same manufacturer.

Airborne Seasonal Relief - tastes NASTY! Not good if you're on the go, as it takes a while for it to dissolve. It worked a little bit when the allergens weren't too bad, for example in early spring.

Chlortrimetron/Chlorpheniramine Maleate - this is my #1 choice, and what I currently use! The package says it may cause drowsiness, but I haven't noticed that. It works fast too.

2007-09-25 15:41:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

My Bro Has Herpes and We Have Mosquitoes in the house and i am worried about getting it from him through mosquitoes

2007-09-25 15:31:17 · 10 answers · asked by HiWazUp 1 in STDs

can it heal itself?

2007-09-25 15:02:39 · 5 answers · asked by Memetics 2 in Other - Diseases

Yes, He is HIV Positive as I've just recently found out, and all we've done is kiss, but I hav a split lip...

2007-09-25 14:47:07 · 14 answers · asked by free_yourself628 1 in STDs

What foods or ingredients,instead of pills.

2007-09-25 14:43:37 · 6 answers · asked by Brian 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-09-25 14:37:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

Hi,

I am on ammocillian and i am getting bad side effects of really bad dioreah and nausia. I get tonsillitus frequently so i am always on it. I stop taking it after 48 hours as thats how long it takes for the sickness of the anitbiotices to kick in. Is this just a normal side effect of it ? By the way i am getting my tonsills out in 2 weeks so hopefully i wont have to take to much more of it.

2007-09-25 14:03:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

My daughter is allergic to something but the Dr's cant tell me what it is. She has allergic reactions ranging from mild to severe, one landed her in the ER twice in one day with a swollen face and big reg welps all over her body. She keeps a cold for rediculus amounts of time with a lingering cough and stuffy nose that keeps her up all night coughing. When she awakes in the morning she is tired and sluggish. Her eyes have dark circles under them like she has a black eye thats been going on for a while. I wanted some advice on what to do because I HAVE TAKEN HER TO MANY DR's and they can't tell me anything. They just put her on Clariten, Singular, and a 5 day dose of steroids to calm her broncial tubes down. SHe has gone to a allergist who tested her for allergins and that was a big waste of time. All they did was up her dose of Zertec. I'm so over this and so is my daughter. Any advice would be great. Thanks!

2007-09-25 13:53:57 · 9 answers · asked by skinfan23 2 in Allergies

2007-09-25 13:48:20 · 12 answers · asked by ash6529 2 in Diabetes