Diseases & Conditions - 20 December 2007

I have two very small red marks on the side of my penis they have been there for a while never gets worse or better the marks are more noticeable when erect. I have no stds, it just seems like broken skin. What kind of cream would heal this. I tryed neosporin but dryed my skin. ?

2007-12-20 14:28:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

My mother is over fifty years of age, and is quite fragile. She sometimes has pains in her chest that radiates down her left arm and up the left side of her face, but the doctor says this is iron deficiency. I'm pretty sceptical.

My mother also has great pain in her right abdomen and lower middle back, near the area of the kidneys, and blood in her urine. The hospital has done a scan of the area, but they haven't found any kidney stones. Are there any other sorts of illnesses that causes this kind of pain?

Also, she is often short of breath, especially around strong, cloying smells, suffers from insomnia and often lacks energy. Now, all this is VERY worrying to me, but even after a year of visiting her GP there has been no progress, except a few iron tablets. Also, it's not just this GP, but I find that New Zealand hospital care is generally very slack. Anyone got a solution, or a suggestion about what my mother might be suffering from?

Thanks in advance.

2007-12-20 14:25:57 · 3 answers · asked by genesis105 2 in Other - Diseases

I don't know what's in my own laptop's battery, but mom's laptop says hers has cadmium in it..a cancer causing metal right? So if I sit my laptop on my stomach to watch movies couldn't I maybe develop cancer in my stomach or ovaries from that? The battery would be *right there*.. I don't know..I just thought about it and it kinda creeped me out

2007-12-20 14:12:38 · 4 answers · asked by Yuka 2 in Cancer

I am getting a little annoyed with my coworkers. I cannot wear perfume, have a candle, use air fresheners, use can of air to clean my keyboard, use spray cleaner on my desk, etc to accommodate my asthmatic coworkers for fear of a potential "life threatening" attack yet THEY SMOKE! They are outside the building puffing up a storm every 20 mins and I have to breathe that in. Don't they have asthmatic attacks from smoke? Why does perfume and chemicals bother them but not smoke?

2007-12-20 13:55:05 · 25 answers · asked by I_Luv_Jamiroquai 2 in Respiratory Diseases

im 16 and my doctor thinks i am hypoglycemic. i have to go back tommorow to get a glucose tolerance test? im really nervous. i have never really had anything wrong with me before and come from a healthy family so what would cause me to become hypoglycemic? would it be because i eat unhealthy. i eat a lot of sweet and salty foods. i am going to start eating healthy from now on though. im just really scared i dont like getting my blood drawn or anything like that. i dont even know what this test is?? what will they do and how long will it take? does it hurt? sorry im just nervous, i dont like going to the doctor.

2007-12-20 13:24:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

No, I haven't been eating poop but my boyfriend says my breath smells like I have been! What do I do? Help!

2007-12-20 13:18:39 · 19 answers · asked by kid pink 3 in Other - Diseases

this pain has been checked with an ultra sound scan which showed inflamation in the area of the appendix but because i did not display the a-typical symptoms associated with appendicitus was treated for pelvic inflamitory infection and prescribed 3 types of antibiotic for 10days eventually the pain died down but about 10 weeks later the pain has returned and has lasted now for about 3 weeks twice during that time the pain has defied even the morphine i take for joint pain. my dr has given me anti spasm drugs to rule out that cause which has helped with some minor tenderness i did not even realise i had but has had no effect on the pain i have described is it possible for the appendix to grumble without going on to burst if left untreated i have a slight temperature up between 1 to 1.5 degree c and am suffering with nausea and sometimes vomiting how can you tell if your appendix is in danger of bursting. what i eat does not seem to make a difference so can i rule out gall bladder

2007-12-20 12:55:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-12-20 12:53:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2007-12-20 12:52:44 · 2 answers · asked by Danielle R 1 in Heart Diseases

I know you are only supposed to use it for three days at the most. It has gotten to where it bleeds but he wont stop using it because he cant breath. Why is it doing this? Has anyone had this before?

2007-12-20 12:47:53 · 8 answers · asked by Danielle L 1 in Allergies

After just 3 laps around the track, my asthma gets out of control and I don't know what to do. Can my lungs just adjust or am I stuck stopping, using my inhaler, and running another lap before having to use my inhaler again?

2007-12-20 12:47:28 · 12 answers · asked by zztopspin 3 in Respiratory Diseases

Ive been doing it for years, have got some acne, but i realize is this the problem? its a bad habit, so does biting the inside cause it?

2007-12-20 12:37:40 · 6 answers · asked by YHNIE 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-12-20 12:23:38 · 3 answers · asked by gremlin_boon 1 in Skin Conditions

my great aunt has metastatic breast cancer and has had it for 1.5 years and people with that live on average 2 years, how do i deal with the fact that i might lose her very soon. ?

2007-12-20 12:12:37 · 18 answers · asked by Luvs2Shopp 1 in Cancer

I am not sure where to go to find more information on wheather it could be.

2007-12-20 12:01:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

im not feeling quiet right. I have to go on a plane tonight, so should I take a few bags or a towl with me? (going to vomit)

At home if I feel like im going to chuck should i...
rush to the toilet and bend over or sit on the floor or stand up at your normal height or hold the seat while bending over?

Or do you sit with a bucket an throw up.

Or do you get a towl and heave into it?

In the sink mabey?

I know this is an odd question but please answer, also tell your stories of what has happened before you vomit.

2007-12-20 11:39:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-12-20 11:37:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

okay i pretty much have your average cold. mild fever, conjestion, cough, sneeze, headache, and no voice. please help me! i have a school play in jus a couple of days!!! and i'm a big part of it!! my family doesn't have enough money to take me to the doctors so home remedies would be best.

2007-12-20 11:20:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

She is 8 and she used to pull out her eyelashes and now she pulls out her hair (and is starting to develop bald patches in the back of her head). Her mother spanks her for it but she is so sweet that when you ask her why she does it, she simply says, "I can't help it." Is this some sort of disorder? I feel like if I can bring some tangible evidence to her mother, maybe she can quit spanking her and take her to a doctor!

2007-12-20 11:17:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Hi! My mother is considering her options but the doctors have not told her a price! We have no insurance, we have the means to pay cash. We are just curious as too how much it really is. Thank you!

2007-12-20 11:16:36 · 2 answers · asked by goofy fish! 3 in Cancer

Help... ive been told i have coliacs disease...
It started with not being able to eat wheat...
Then anything with glucose
Then random other stuff like chocolate

But now i can't eat anything :S
Im loosing weight fast because whatever i eat, my body just chucks out as quick as possible...

Im 16 i need my food as im growing :( and face it, its tearing me appart inside... im terrified to eat now because i could be sick... but i know i have to.

I drink bio yoghurt to keep up my bacteria to try fight this, but its not really working :\

Any help would be great thanks? or anyone whos had this too?

Thanks for any good helpful answers i get, best one will get best answer x

2007-12-20 11:09:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Does fatty, salty, and greasy foods really cause acne? Because I've had people tell me no food has been proven to cause acne and I've had people tell me it does. So which one is right?

2007-12-20 10:59:08 · 6 answers · asked by NinjaSquirrel 5 in Skin Conditions

2007-12-20 10:48:41 · 5 answers · asked by peggy 1 in STDs

2007-12-20 10:48:34 · 6 answers · asked by kelcie h 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-12-20 10:42:44 · 21 answers · asked by kelcie h 1 in Infectious Diseases

My mate got treated for clamitia and the person who gave it to her doesnt no he did how long before he becomes infirtile?

2007-12-20 10:39:07 · 2 answers · asked by Tamara B 1 in STDs

2007-12-20 10:33:34 · 3 answers · asked by staceydv4 4 in Other - Diseases

My husband had a biopsy of a mold done about a month and a half ago. He had his follow-up today and she told him it was precancerous. She then removed a larger/deeper portion of the skin. I know that this means that it had a higher chance of becoming cancer, and I was just like "oh thank god she caught it". But then my mom (i don't know why i tell her anything) was like, "oh my god, does he have to have chemo, that's so serious!" and she's a nurse! she totally freaked me out.
has anyone had a precancerous mole before? what happens after the diagnosis, anything? should we go for a second opinion...I don't want to find out in 2 months that we should have done more and that he's dying....
any input would be great! :)

2007-12-20 10:14:46 · 7 answers · asked by AddieMom13 5 in Cancer

I asked this because while researching information on the drug I recieved a very long list on what not to eat...and most of it is what I eat on daily basis like tuna, bananas, cheese, avocados, etc.....Please help me I'm starving!!!!!!!

2007-12-20 10:13:57 · 2 answers · asked by Inquiring Mind 1 in Other - Diseases

I want to know what the difference is. Like, why are the expensive ones expensive? Does it make a difference to your health? Thanks.

BTW, stents is what they put in your heart during angioplasty.

2007-12-20 10:10:41 · 3 answers · asked by ... 2 in Heart Diseases