Diseases & Conditions - 30 December 2007

Does anyone know if insect-repellent sprays can trigger photoallergic eruptions??

I have searched the net but can't find too much info.

For those that don't know, a photoallergic eruption is severe skin rashing and burning caused by the combination of sunlight and some chemical.

My mother keeps getting these eruptions when she goes to my dad's house and we're trying to eliminate all possible causes, but don't know where to start so we thought that maybe insect repellent could be the cullprit as my dad uses a lot of that.

Your help would be appreciated!

Thanx!!

2007-12-30 07:48:37 · 3 answers · asked by madmax 1 in Skin Conditions

like i said, how many people were infected by chicken pox by 2006? was it fatal(number of fatalities) and in what countries? PLEASE HELP! this would REALLY help me for my science work. thank you ...

2007-12-30 07:43:16 · 1 answers · asked by kimkim567711 1 in STDs

a1c 5.4 is that a reading that any of you would feel good with or would you be scared by the numbers and get another test????

2007-12-30 07:34:11 · 4 answers · asked by mommachelle 1 in Diabetes

Hi can please someone tell me how much hydrogen peroxide should i use for sore throat. I have red spots back of throat, not hurting just irratting feels like sometimes not right in the throat.
Went to doctor he don't think it's strep,because he said there no infection then what is it. I have this more than 6 months now. I could talk, eat but i never had this in my life before only first time. Kissed unknown girl on april 2007 also she did oral on me. Now i'ts dec i still have the red spots back of throat could i have got something from her herpes, or hiv

2007-12-30 07:21:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

My blood pressure is 175 over 103 and I think the biggest culprits are salt and alcohol. I f I give up booxe and cut right down on salt how long will it take for my blood pressure to come down?. Can I expect it to come down straight away, well, after say aweek of giving up the booze?. Thanks. Also are there any effective alternetive remedies I could try to help. Again thanks.

2007-12-30 06:35:25 · 16 answers · asked by dobbinesque 2 in Heart Diseases

2007-12-30 06:32:57 · 4 answers · asked by daisy2217 2 in Other - Diseases

i am a 27 year old girl who suffers wit anerexia but not to bad i have been having chest pains and waking during the night needing tolite and feeling sick, yesrerday i had this bad pain in chest and my head and arms went numb and legs. i went all cold and clammey and felt like i was gonna faint i went to the hosp and they told it it was panic. today i am feeling really weak and keep having the same symptoms, am i having heart failure or are the doctors right, i had an ecg and it came bak o.k. i am scared im gonna die. any advice please

2007-12-30 06:31:51 · 11 answers · asked by unique c 1 in Respiratory Diseases

I have been on medication for 12 years for my thyroid problem. I NEVER have any energy. I am always tired. Energy drinks, coffee, sugar just mask the problem. I've tried vitamins, energy pills, everything. This disease has stopped my from doing so much. I'm only getting older. Any suggestions would be a great help to me.

2007-12-30 06:18:10 · 5 answers · asked by lilbeck25 1 in Other - Diseases

Im doing a 20ish mile walk in a week. Is there anything i can do beforehand and on the day to prevent blisters? I get them on the balls of my feet. Oh, and im not buying new boots-mine are fine. Ty

2007-12-30 06:15:05 · 8 answers · asked by xMwahahahahahahax 3 in Skin Conditions

how long could you live with colon cancer at stage 4? how can you cure spreaded colon cancer on a 31 year old?

2007-12-30 06:13:54 · 8 answers · asked by I AM JOE JONAS'S FUTUER WIFE 1 in Cancer

I have been suffering with bronchitus and an upper respitory infection for 7 days and feel almost as bad today as I did when I first came down with it. I went to the doctor on the 4th day because the coughing hurt so deeply and I could barely breath. He gave me cough syrup with codeine and an inhaler to help me breath. He told me that since I was almost "done" he wouldn't give me the antibiotics. Well, I'm most certainly not almost done. My chest is on fire and when I breath I have a rattling in my chest. I feel like a wet dishrag all worn out.

In the past I've received antibiotics and was better in a day or so. Why this new take on the drug. I'm suffering but am now too sick to even drive myself to the doctor.. Any ideas about this?

2007-12-30 05:57:20 · 3 answers · asked by Creole38 4 in Respiratory Diseases

Preferably in person. I have PCOS and having a hard time dealing with it.

2007-12-30 05:56:03 · 1 answers · asked by danielledspence 2 in Other - Diseases

The whole family have had it all through xmas.

2007-12-30 05:54:51 · 24 answers · asked by ? 5 in Infectious Diseases

I'm asking because recently my husband has started to have heartburn every day. Nothing has changed about his diet. He eats a balanced diet, is not under stress and only drinks 1 cup of coffee each morning.

So what could be causing the chronic heartburn all of a sudden?? We're puzzled!

2007-12-30 05:52:44 · 7 answers · asked by Veritas 7 in Other - Diseases

I got a very itchy-rash allergic reaction after 2 glasses of beer, help anyone? its been 2days already...and i already took an anti-histamine but no good. :(

My respiration's alright but i developed a very very very itchy rash from my torso down to my thighs. Its so itchy (and painful in a way) that i could barely concentrate on anything. Hell..

I also noticed my skin to be a little more water-resistant when i take a bath, can't really explain it. And i get goosebumps every now and then which is very distracting and wierd.

Help anyone?

2007-12-30 05:40:36 · 0 answers · asked by delta qc 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-12-30 05:24:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

or do I need to boil fresh vegs?
Thank you.

2007-12-30 05:23:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

my son was born with it. he is 3 now. i was wondering what will happen to him as he gets older?

2007-12-30 05:15:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-12-30 05:00:25 · 2 answers · asked by edmund m 1 in Other - Diseases

A friend of mine is going through cancer treatment and is having a large number of people over (at a restaurant) for lunch.

I have a minor cold (mostly sniffles), could I go without having an impact on him?
He is well enough to fly...

2007-12-30 04:38:26 · 11 answers · asked by hydra1970 2 in Cancer

2007-12-30 04:36:57 · 7 answers · asked by cerabimangel4ever 1 in Infectious Diseases

5. A 45-year-old man who has had a myocardial infarction is found to have a serum cholestrol of 6.4 mmmol/l.His triglycerides are normal and the LDL cholestrol is the fraction raised.He is given a low-cholestrol diet but his serum cholestrol does not improve over the next three months.Will lowering the patient’s serum cholestrol substantially reduce the risk of further episodes of ischaemic heart disease?

2007-12-30 04:32:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

I was diagnosed with glandular fever about 7-8 months ago. Is it possible that I still have it? I do feel very tired and my limbs ache from time to time. Should I have a blood test to see if I still have it?

2007-12-30 04:19:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

i am one who is very,very cautious about my oral health.I brush 2wice,brush my tongue very well do just any thing to make my oral health the best but there is still problem.I have contacted my ENT specialist,and after treating me said he cant notice any bad breath,but my true and honest friends say they do smell it when i talk and i still can smell it.I use antibacteria loxenges,it goes about 2 months of usage and comes back again,can it be that am a quite type and dont talk much?it cant be bcos my other friends are very quite than i am,but dont have any trait of bad breath,what can i do?

2007-12-30 04:03:54 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

Must have caught at nursery poor thing, we have Anti-fungal cream for him but I want to know if he is ok to be around his baby brother of 7 months? I don't want him to catch it too.

2007-12-30 04:02:17 · 18 answers · asked by Smoochy Poochy 6 in Infectious Diseases

My wife was just getting over bronchitis when she had a setback. She thinks she caught it a second time from me. I came down with it 3 days after she did. If she's right the cycle may never end.

2007-12-30 03:26:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I'm a smoker myself and would like to quit

2007-12-30 03:24:56 · 10 answers · asked by G 5 in Respiratory Diseases

There has been studies suggesting Brain cancer, lymphoma and leukeima have been developed as result of consumption of Splenda while other studies have been refuting that. What is the real truth?

2007-12-30 03:09:13 · 16 answers · asked by pezheshk 1 in Cancer

My child went to a podiatrist for a small bump that looked like a bunion coming in and he ended up with a steel barrel implant to make an arch, lengthened achilles tendons, and pins in big toes to correct what he said was flatfeet and now my child's feet are all messed up with no arch still, a huge bunion, and his toes are crossed! 2nd opinion said he will need more surgery. I am pissed! Mom says I should get a lawyer but isn't it hard to prove anything against a doctor? My child had beautiful feet and now they looked totally deformed!

2007-12-30 03:01:15 · 4 answers · asked by badmamajama 2 in Other - Diseases

Ok, I've been having cold symptoms for couple weeks, starting 2 months ago -sore throat, general malaise/weakness, feeling tired and coughing (dry cough).

While all other symptoms went away on their own....the cough persisted and has gotten worse. Feels like it's coming from somewhere deep now, like the lungs, not sure. I cough soooo hard that my lower back HURTS. I even wondered if it's kidney pain I was/am feeling.

A week ago, out of the blue, I woke up with the most severe throat pain of my life. So I went to a walk- in- clinic. They gave me antibiotics (amoxicilin) and did a Strep test.

My question is: I just got the Strep test results -positive. The walk-in clinic is closed until Wednesday, there's no one to tell me what the result means. Today I am feeling kinda sick again, with sore throat pain coming back. So what does Strep positive means???? What could be the complications or problems from it? How is it treated?

2007-12-30 02:44:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases