Diseases & Conditions - 28 November 2007

i've been sick with a cold for a week now and i don't wanna go to a doctor because of the long waits. my symptoms are watery eyes and headache and runny nose i also have chapped lips and red around my eyes. i doubt its allergies because noone in my family has had them. what is the best home treatment for trhis cold. i have been drinking fluids like OJ, eating Chicken soup,sleeping with a vaporizer,and using chapstick but no signs of improvement what over the counter medicines and home treatments are good for me. i can't seem to get any rest or sleep becumse my nose running keeps me up all night. what is best medicines for the nose and humidifier or vaporizer

2007-11-28 02:36:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

Im female, 24. I go to the gym, i eat healthily but smoke. I drink approx. 3 cups of tea & 3-4 pints of water a day. I rarely drink fizzy/sugary drinks & drink alcohol in moderation. For a few months now ive noticed i need to pee pretty much straight after ive drank something. If i drink a pint of water i can go 6 times in an hr & always have a full bladder. It is always clear & i never have pain or burning etc. I can have a full bladder, go to the loo & then 5/10 mins later have a full bladder again without drinking anything. Its as though im peeing more than im drinking. I don't wake in the night needing to go but once im up and have a drink im on the loo non stop. I don't feel unwell, tired or dehydrated, im not pregnant, my periods are regular, i suffer with period pain but always have. I have had the same sexual partner for 4 yrs and don't have an std. I am away from home so can't see my doctor until christmas. Any ideas?

2007-11-28 02:29:17 · 3 answers · asked by sarah 1 in Other - Diseases

Ok well my soon to be stepfather has colon cancer and the doctors removed 4 feet of cancer. He is going to undergo radiation and I would like to know his chances of survival. Hes 40 if it helps.

2007-11-28 02:23:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

like as in going blind *shrugs*

2007-11-28 02:23:51 · 5 answers · asked by ﷲ G ﷲ 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-11-28 02:18:55 · 2 answers · asked by lexi 1 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-11-28 02:14:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Today I stayed home from school. My nose is runny and my throat hurts. My throat started hurting like a week ago and I kept gargling mouth wash and then it would go away. But 2 days ago it came back over night and had progressed to far to be cured by mouthwash. Usually when I have a cold I get a sore throat 1-2 days before the cold and then it goes away when the cold symptoms come. This time the cold symptoms are mild (3rd day) but my throat still hurts. It doesn't hurt much today but yesterday it hurt rlly bad. And i have a lot of mucus build up/post nasal drainage going on in my throat. I've had strep once before but that was a long time ago

2007-11-28 02:08:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

My grandma was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. I am going to college near her and spend weekends with her. She is my second mother. I have seen her before she had this and now have slowly watched her decline in health. She became in remission last year and started to feel like her old self again. Now this semester her cancer has come back and she is not seeing an end to chemo in sight. I am with her every weekend and see how bad she is doing. I care for her and cook for her and it's very hard for me to do emotionally. I end up crying when I come back to campus and have lost a lot of motivation for going to classes. Is this a valid excuse for "personal issues" for missing classes and asking my professor to allow me to make up a few assignments? I am now failing this class.

2007-11-28 02:07:22 · 7 answers · asked by marinebiologystudier 1 in Cancer

My parents are making me go to a malaria invested place, could the prevention pills that i take have a defect on my heart? Im really scared about this, cause my condition is quite rare and severe. Links to websites will be very helpfull. please help.

2007-11-28 01:59:21 · 2 answers · asked by Bunny 1 in Heart Diseases

My 2 yr. old son has had diarrhea on and off the last couple of days, and it looks alot like either dirt or coffee grounds, very gritty looking. Anyone know what might be causing this? He hasn't ate anything out of the ordinary.

2007-11-28 01:57:44 · 21 answers · asked by Heather S 2 in Infectious Diseases

ever since i was little i think i had this.. my dad has it too.. i think it passed down to me. is there a way to stop it?

2007-11-28 01:39:39 · 2 answers · asked by kuramathefox 1 in Skin Conditions

Is there any way to simply get rid of that allergy? I'm quite troubled by it.

2007-11-28 01:36:40 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

I'm trying to understand the extent of the differences between the races in regard to the frequency of sexually transmitted disease. At this moment, I am not concerned with the social significance of those differences. I am asking only about their existence and, if they exist, about their magnitude.

It might be helpful to know the per capita rate ratios (Black to White) for infections with HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and herpes. Does anyone with ready access to such data have these ratios at their fingertips? I'd like to familiarize myself with that information.

Also, it would be interesting to discover whether the per capita infection rate ratios observed in the United States are typical of similar ratios worldwide.

2007-11-28 00:44:04 · 3 answers · asked by elohimself 4 in STDs

2007-11-28 00:24:27 · 26 answers · asked by eaabban699 1 in Respiratory Diseases

If so how long did it took you.?

2007-11-28 00:20:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

Apparently in my magazine they may have found a cure for cancer!

2007-11-28 00:09:21 · 6 answers · asked by Lynzy 5 in Cancer