Diseases & Conditions - 29 November 2007

please help, primary care clueless..infectious disease doesn't seem much better.

2007-11-29 23:59:23 · 2 answers · asked by kfn 1 in Infectious Diseases

My baby's hands just got burnt. I think its a 1st degree burn. Any suggestions will be helpful.

2007-11-29 22:59:56 · 13 answers · asked by Pila 1 in Skin Conditions

We seem to be contributing to pollution rather than controlling it. What should we do to stop this?

2007-11-29 22:31:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-11-29 21:45:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

2007-11-29 21:24:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-11-29 21:14:12 · 26 answers · asked by ~Lucky#1~ 2 in Other - Diseases

...that the CAT scan did not show everything? I know the doctor knows how to read the scan, and I don't, but I am concerned that there may be something wrong with my brain. I hope not, as he said the scan looked fine with no problems. Should I press for an MRI. I am taking Avelox for infection and antivert for dizziness. I am still pretty worried. Please, serious answers only. Thank you.

2007-11-29 20:52:16 · 5 answers · asked by BB 1 in Other - Diseases

If the reasons of Cold, Pneumonia, and sore throat are bacteria, viruses or fungi, etc. then why everyone says that wear warm clothes or keep warm in winter or do not eat these things or those things to protect throat from soreness?

I am confused whether these are myths or facts?

2007-11-29 20:29:45 · 5 answers · asked by A1OPUS 1 in Respiratory Diseases

Do you belive that positive thinking can help mild depression? im trying to start saying positive quotes to myself now to clear my head....i feel a little down and worry to much i think i could have mild depression and dont want ot go to a doctor or a counceller....do you think it can help? i feel so negaitive and worried i feel my nerves getting bad :-(

2007-11-29 20:27:21 · 10 answers · asked by Pinkywinky 1 in Other - Diseases

Ok, im fourteen years old and have suffered from acne for about three years now, some ways i've learned to control it but... still SUFFERING... Ya, i Cannot stand it, although its not terrible, but a little bit above common. Sometimes i feel like i'm being thought of in a different, more secluded way, even though no friends have mentioned it to me yet.

From a person almost never had this problem how does it appear to you? Is it worth rapidly dropping my self esteem?!

2007-11-29 19:16:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

On the front page of Yahoo right now is a blurb about how scientists have now found evidence that the graveyard shift at work causes cancer. I've also heard in the past about the link between cancer and eggs, stress, sitting too long, soda, getting bruises too many times, depression, sunlight, etc... the list goes on. Truth is they just don't know, so why all this hatedred toward us smokers? If 3 out of 10 people that smoke get cancer, then 7 don't. People do get lung cancer that don't smoke as well, but they are not recorded. So what's the connection there? Doctors get gov't grants to prove smoking causes cancer, which means if they can't come up with something to that effect, they get no more grant money. No one gets paid to show negative results. In hospitals, if someone dies of any sort of repiritory cancer or disease, they mark them down as death due to smoking!
More people die of car accidents than cigarettes every year (if you believe the cigarette death stats), ban cars?

2007-11-29 19:03:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

2007-11-29 18:44:33 · 7 answers · asked by ln_vu 2 in Cancer

I am 24 years old, around 150 lbs and my cholesterol was 236 today, TG- 65 HDL- 78 LDL- 144 I have been watching my diet, am active and in good health otherwise. Should I get on prescription cholesterol meds?? my mother has high cholesterol also....professionals only...

2007-11-29 18:38:35 · 1 answers · asked by Cristy B 3 in Other - Diseases

hi i'm 18, and i've found a bump that is visible on lower left breast of mine. the thing is, this bump is not big, and its visible. kinda like extra skin. but im a bit worried cause i can feel it. is it possible cancer??

2007-11-29 18:23:43 · 11 answers · asked by icygurl205 1 in Cancer

i hav white lumps around my right nipple and they are very small. I only saw them last night and more have occured. please help as im ver scared 2 talkto anyone. please dnt just say go to the doctors

2007-11-29 18:06:52 · 15 answers · asked by Leah S 1 in Cancer

2007-11-29 17:44:05 · 6 answers · asked by pzlian 2 in Skin Conditions

2007-11-29 17:39:15 · 11 answers · asked by gold_miners_daughter 2 in Skin Conditions

My mum is 44, she didn't have her period for about 3 months. She finally started, then she got an ultra sound, they said her ovaries look fine, but when they looked inside her uterus with a ultra sound camera, they said it was inflamed & they couldn't diagnose it, they asked her to leave the hospital & the doctor will call. Also, her uterus is also swollen.

P.S. We live STRESSFUL lives, but this has never happened before, the types of cancer that has run in the family are Heart Canver, Lung Cancer, & Colon cancer.

PLEASE HELP

2007-11-29 17:31:02 · 7 answers · asked by Angel Victoria Jacques 2 in Cancer

I have this um... "thing" on my rear end, I think it's some kind of cyst, and it's growing directly on my tailbone. It's excruciatingly painful to sit on, and it's slightly inflamed as well.
I'm sort of too shy to tell my parents, and I DEFFINATELY don't want to have a doctor look at it. (Too modest.)

Do you have any information on this kind of skin abnormality?
If so, is there any way that I can treat it myself?

2007-11-29 17:29:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

what is the kidney percentage of a bout 77 year old man?? i need help please..

2007-11-29 17:27:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

last night on my wrist all these white bumps appeared on my wrist itching a lottt
i didnt go anywhere yesterday, i just sat on my couch all day :|
all night my hand itched like crazy

now tonight all over my arms are huge red bumps which itch alottt and theyre really white in the center

theres some on my legs too


i havent used any creams on my skin or anything
and ive already had the chicken pox before

and i havent eaten anything im allergic to??

2007-11-29 17:00:23 · 4 answers · asked by dkgjdfkgfd 2 in Skin Conditions

And I decide to take zofran (nausea medication that works in the brain to keep you from feeling nauseated- often given to cancer patients) to keep from tossing, will that cause a problem in the long run? Like if I had the flu and I used the zofran to keep me from getting sick. ( I am terrified of tossing, especially when I am alone in the house) Would there be any negative impact on the illness because I didn't void like my body obviously wants me to do?

2007-11-29 16:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I'm anxious to know how long i must wait for my hair to start to come back . i took carboplatin, taxol and taxotere,

2007-11-29 16:41:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

2007-11-29 16:39:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

I'm 16 and I would get these tiny red dots all over my leg (and just my leg) every month. It's horrible! It's always unbearably itchy which makes it worse. Sometimes they get inflamed and i feel a burning sensation. Half of them are just flat... itchy red dots (no its not chicken pox) and half of them are bumpy like (kind of like a mosquitoe bite but its not) and in the middle is a tiny hole. Look for yourself.

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2007-11-29 16:33:16 · 10 answers · asked by Vball_addict 2 in Skin Conditions

Can Post-Nasal Drip cause minor chest discomfort and breathing difficulty..I know that mucus can sometimes get into your air passages...The mucus is clear and I don't have a fever, but I do feel mucus down my throat that gets worse at night.

2007-11-29 15:59:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

If yes why and if no why?Have you researched it or do you just do whatever the Doctor says?Do you know what is in the vaccines or that kids have died from them?

2007-11-29 15:43:15 · 6 answers · asked by Sunshine 2 in Infectious Diseases

I have a family history of cervical cancer. Almost every female on both sides have had cervical cancer, and two have died from it. I was at my OB today, and they have it posted that they recommend it from 9-26.
The doctor suggested that I go ahead and start her on it now. But, I am not sure. I DO NOT want her to have to go through what I did. ( it was rather bothersome, and the recovery was not any fun. :( )

2007-11-29 15:42:45 · 6 answers · asked by lilblutoaster 1 in Cancer

some1 i know has been drinking for a long time they want to stop dos any1 know the symtoms they will have because they want me to help them

2007-11-29 15:31:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I get this every year, and I recently moved to a new apartment and had to sleep on the floor a few nights until my new bed arrived.. I developed a cold, and this was a week ago or so.

Yesterday I started coughing and now I get this yellowish stuff coming up.. gross I know.. and my breathing seems to be a little restricted. I went to the pharmacy to get something for over-the-counter and so this inhaler helps for all of 2 hours.

The thing is I don't want to miss work because I teach music and we have 7 days left before our concert and they're not ready... is this something that can wait until monday or what do you think?

2007-11-29 15:31:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases