Other - Diseases - February 2007

I'm looking for books or sites, etc. on issues dealing with obesity, whether they be objective (information on what obesity is and its consequences) or subjective (personal accounts of people dealing with obesity, moral and legal issues, etc). Anyone know of any?

2007-02-27 02:02:42 · 3 answers · asked by JudasHero 5

Synthroid helped my oversleeping and self-medication problems, but I have gained alot of weight

2007-02-27 02:00:34 · 7 answers · asked by ivorytowerboy 5

I am loosing someone to ITP..Not ITP exactly but my little cousin was diagnosed with ITP at 3 years old, but he's been getting really sick on and off for about 5 years now. My cousin is 12 years old and he is now in the hospital in PICU and he has been declared brain dead. The doctors say that the medicine that he was taking to keep his blood level stable caused him to get an infection in his brain, what they think is meningitis. I dont understand how this can happen. and me and my cousins are finding it so hard to cope with this. Has anyone ever lost someone to this? How did you cope and just learn to move on. He hasnt died yet because hes still on a repirator. He cant breath on his own and i know the parents are thinking about pulling the plug. How can this be? This is the hardest thing ive ever been through. If you have information on support groups please send em. I dont want to talk someone but i feel like im cryin out for help. I dont know wat to do n e more.

2007-02-27 01:36:55 · 1 answers · asked by Gee 2

2007-02-27 01:17:43 · 7 answers · asked by angieaje 2

Is there any sites that offers online test for people to know weather they are narcoleptic or not?? if so what's the url address???

2007-02-27 01:17:17 · 4 answers · asked by twowizdom 2

2007-02-27 01:06:13 · 14 answers · asked by kitty 1

Does anyone else ahve this conditiona nd how do they cope with it.

2007-02-27 01:03:36 · 2 answers · asked by libramoonboy 1

If physical symptoms can be found but a cause cannot - does this mean that your symptoms can be caused by anxiety? How do you know?

2007-02-27 01:01:10 · 3 answers · asked by gorse9 1

I need to know if a patient is on dialysis does the patient still have to wait the 30 month coordination period even if the patient has a kidney transplant before the 30 month coordination period is up. Any help is appreciated.

2007-02-27 00:47:45 · 1 answers · asked by crystallynn084 1

she seems fine now , but she is only weeks away from form getting sick with something. she has diabetis, cirosis of the liver, Hep c, and end stage cardiac heart failure. 11 trips by ambulance in one month for overdosing on prescription drugs, then withdrawal, ademia, and acites. now she is fine and i feel guilty that I dont want to bring her home. Help

2007-02-27 00:34:58 · 15 answers · asked by ? 3

I have been having numbness in my feet and legs for the past 3 weeks. Also, I started my period Fri. and it stopped on Sun., I've never had this happen before and am very worried about this. What are some ways to help poor circulation? Also, what causes it? I'm only 34.

2007-02-27 00:11:06 · 7 answers · asked by jaden2003 3

2007-02-27 00:05:10 · 7 answers · asked by Etienne - Christian 1

my friend has these flashes of light that pass before her eyes. She has been to several eye doctors to try and find out what causes them. She calls them orbs of light. There are no headaches or such when this happens. It just disturbs her sight. Has anyone had a similar experience, or know what causes these?

2007-02-26 23:49:00 · 6 answers · asked by jo r 2

My 86yr old mother in law had a mild stroke lastnight. She has had 2 others, the first one being more severe. She was severely confused lastnight during this, she thought that her eye was her ear, she didnt reconize her house, she kept calling me Betty, and my names not Betty. The list goes on and on. What I would like to know is, what can we expect with these little strokes? The doctors dont explain everything and I think that we have a right to know and what to expect. She also had dementia, but her memory has never been as bad as lastnight. Please help someone!!

2007-02-26 23:46:58 · 2 answers · asked by pebbles 6

Im not now but have done when I didnt eat much and drank a lot of wine a few years back. Just wondering long term effects and how my system managed that anyway?

2007-02-26 23:39:38 · 3 answers · asked by Scully 4

2007-02-26 23:38:50 · 2 answers · asked by bobbyblitz48 1

I have had a cough to go with my cold for 2.5weeks.It has been very annoying because you bring up phlegm all the time.Any one else really down with this virus going around?I've tried lots of things and nothing seems to be working!Anyone any suggestions for good remedies especially if you have this cough and found something that works?

2007-02-26 22:17:19 · 11 answers · asked by kas 2

2007-02-26 22:11:15 · 3 answers · asked by animesh d 1

I had a ceast on leftside at lower lip(Innerside of mouth). The ceast was amputted 4m there near about 10 yrs ago. Now i'm having some probs on my leftside portion of face. Muscles of leftsaide of face get cramped time 2 time. Its make problem to opn my mouth properly also.

2007-02-26 22:01:47 · 3 answers · asked by koushik b 1

Does this medication or condition cause me to get nervous &/or annoyed around loud noises, especially unexpected noises, sounds, etc. (alarms, sirens, screaming kids/babies, barking dogs, people who blow their nose loud, slurping noises, loud beeping/scraping/clicking/scratching noises,.....etc.

2007-02-26 21:53:42 · 2 answers · asked by strange-artist 7

It was a concern. And started in the afternoon. This morning most of the sensation had gone. They also felt very warm and numb.

I was going to see a doctor if it continued today but chose not to as most of the 'pins and needles' have diappeared.

I'm worried that it may be some circulation problem - which may also indicate some other more serious cardio-related illness.

Any serious advice would certainly be helpful. Thank you.

2007-02-26 21:10:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-26 19:29:50 · 3 answers · asked by lilymunster1974 1

My family and I have been swimming in our local pool in Coleraine Victoria it was infested with blue green algae blooms and we ingested them for about 8 weeks we are very sick with allergy symptoms cold sores muscle cramps and really itchy burning throats

2007-02-26 19:29:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it that this Rotten Government wastes £Billions of the Taxpayers Money , yet refuses the sufferers of this Terrible Desease -- which not only affects the Sufferer but Thousands of their Loved ones and Relatives The Paltry Sum of what amounts to £2-50p Per Day ---- Your Opinons -PLEASE ----Thank You

2007-02-26 19:23:01 · 11 answers · asked by ? 5

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2007-02-26 19:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by Debs 2

A feeling of excitability and palpitations and dry cough sometimes feeling like you cant breathe all that good especially when lying down and runny nose and constant itchy sneezes and pain in the right shoulder...can it be all just coincidence ? if you have had any of these symptoms, please share any diseases or problems that might have been diagnosed for them,,thanks

2007-02-26 18:26:46 · 3 answers · asked by sinful vampyra 4

last night I did wake him up..and it was hard for him to go back to sleep..have to alternate tylenol and motin every four hours. to keep his fever down. Is it possible that he can get a seizure while his sleeping?

2007-02-26 18:19:09 · 3 answers · asked by Angie29 3

I made out with this guy a little over a week ago and just found out today that he had mono a week or two before that. Is it possible for me to get mono and how likely is it that I will get it?

2007-02-26 18:06:15 · 4 answers · asked by liliaceae_aletris 2

Ok. This is embarrassing to say. But in relation to the post about my weird eyelash hair pulling habit and sometimes my eyebrows ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmxKuD9tYljaiYCYowQqZu7sy6IX?qid=20070226222206AAioOZm ), I realized that I also do something in my sleep a lot.

In my sleep, I find myself...... pulling out my pubic hair. It tends to itch down there a lot, so my way of relieving it is pulling out the hair..... I have NEVER told anybody that I do this. It's downright embarrassing and I've tried to stop. I really have. But I do this IN MY SLEEP!

I've had these weird "OCD" habits ever since I was really young... re-checking, random blashphemous thoughts, the need to keep things, pulling dead skin on my thumbs, etc.

Does anybody else do this?? (I'm mostly talking about the pubic hair thing...). I feel like I'm the only one. I think it's part of this weird Trichotillomania thing I have...

2007-02-26 18:01:20 · 17 answers · asked by Rita 3

I had surgery Monday 2/19 and recovered at parents house until thursday. Well at least once a day since Friday I have found myself having no other choice than to lift my 3 year old which weighs 48 pounds (he's tall). I am a single mother and if he falls asleep in the car, when we get home I can't leave him in the car. I have to pick him up and carry him inside. It is going to be almost impossible not to lift him occassionally. I wonder if anyone knows how worried I should be regarding my recovery from hernia surgery which was open surgery using mesh to fix two hernias and try to bring stomach muscles in closer as well. I don't have follow up with surgeon until this wednesday 2/28.

2007-02-26 18:01:19 · 3 answers · asked by sherbear1008 2