General Health Care - July 2006

I am going to Peru for about three months. I need to take malaria prophylaxis. I would like to know what people would recomend.
I see from the UK doctors gudlines that there are several different types of prophylaxis. Has anybody had expreience of these.
Also, drugs like malarone are prohibitivly expensive and there is no way I can afford it. A friend of mine suggested I use doxycycline but tell my doctor I was going for a few weeks, get a prescription for that amount, and buy the rest really cheap in Peru. Is this a good cost effective strategy, and how easy is it to get a hold of this in Peru.
I also realise that I need to take precautions against being bitten by mosquitos too.

Thanks for your help.

2006-07-26 06:48:19 · 1 answers · asked by scaryclairy 4 in Other - General Health Care

Should I drink a hot or cold tea, I'm at work and i can’t go home so I need to feel better, I took some Tylenol but I'm getting sweaty and I feel like I'm going to fall asleep any moment. So do I go with cold or hot?

2006-07-26 06:40:32 · 16 answers · asked by melinda 1 in Other - General Health Care

i like the heat, but christ its starting to give me the right hump now , no matter what you do its sodding hot and theres no wind or anything,its just that dry sticky humid heat,that gives you the right a hole as you just cant keep cool, tro top it all we are packing hous to move, so thats making us even hotter.

wish we could just have a storm and a downpour to freshen the air of something for a while at least.

2006-07-26 06:38:19 · 12 answers · asked by jennycamuk 3 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 06:24:28 · 12 answers · asked by judyson64 1 in Other - General Health Care

what kind of diet pills can you safely take with thyrid disease?

2006-07-26 06:15:54 · 21 answers · asked by sunshyne7769 1 in Other - General Health Care

Somehow, my 3 year old got ahold of a piece of fruit that had been stuck in a cabinet a few months ago. He ate some of it. How scared should I be??? (By the way, we keep a very clean house, we just don't know how this happened!!!)

2006-07-26 06:10:40 · 9 answers · asked by Sharon 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 06:01:38 · 1 answers · asked by drivemefar_13 1 in Other - General Health Care

The skin around my elbows and knees is darker now after I tumbled down a staircase. That was like two years ago and I still can't get rid of the blotches. Doctors in Kuwait suck and cant give me good treatment. Any suggestions? I need help seriously.

P.S.: I have very sensitive skin

2006-07-26 05:47:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-07-26 05:30:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 05:13:21 · 10 answers · asked by sweetpea39 1 in First Aid

It doesn't look deformed in any way, but it hurts (feels stuck) when I move it. I hit it yesterday while I was running on a tabletop. I'm not sure. Should I keep it straight (my comfort zone) or should I bend it (hurts)? Please don't just say doctor, elaborate.

2006-07-26 05:12:51 · 14 answers · asked by Arrigist 1 in Injuries

2006-07-26 05:04:50 · 13 answers · asked by julian_falcon 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 05:02:45 · 9 answers · asked by julian_falcon 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 05:02:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 04:58:59 · 18 answers · asked by SR 76 2 in Other - General Health Care

My step dad did yesterday and its so funny watching him walk like he **** himself

2006-07-26 04:57:01 · 9 answers · asked by 'Rickaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 3 in Injuries

2006-07-26 04:22:30 · 9 answers · asked by vincecadena 1 in Injuries

You can hardly read the prescriptions they give you. No wonder there are so many problems with pharmacies handing a patient the wrong drugs!

2006-07-26 04:22:24 · 15 answers · asked by Manrolls 4 in Other - General Health Care

Recently I have been going ot on my sundeck for 20 minutes of sun exposure. I figured if I used a sunscreen I would be out longer to achieve the same tan I could have in less time without. I know the dangers of the sun so I go out between 1:30 and 2:30 pm and I don't stay out to burn, I make sure to time it so I don't. I don't go out every week, just during the summer and not a lot. I don't seek the ultimate tan, just a light to medium one. My skin is average-sensitive, about a 3 1/2 on the scale to 6 (dermatologist chart).

2006-07-26 04:11:32 · 8 answers · asked by Mike H 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 04:11:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 04:04:30 · 10 answers · asked by ii337 3 in Other - General Health Care

Doctors-Do you use this Yahoo Questions and answers? If so what type of doctor are you?

2006-07-26 03:44:22 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - General Health Care

foaming pee, nipples swollen, headache, bumps on back, fever, back pain, stomach feels like its being stabbed, excessive sweating (brought on by fever?) and hot and cold flashes.

2006-07-26 03:43:57 · 15 answers · asked by cutestuff 2 in Other - General Health Care

okay...so I am 5'3" (5 foot, 3 inches), and I have some boobs...(32A), and a nice ***....okay well, not in my opinion..but everybody in school thinks i do..and all the guys in school are over me.... even the older ones....and of course the younger ones......okay..so i am going out with a guy in my class and he's like really popular...am i overweight or is my bf just making me feel loved???? plez help?

always--

kylie

2006-07-26 03:23:22 · 9 answers · asked by Kylie 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 03:08:06 · 20 answers · asked by monkees 1 in Other - General Health Care

Seriously, go smell it. Is there something in it that is also in maple syrup?

2006-07-26 03:00:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 02:56:08 · 5 answers · asked by charlie c 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 02:53:48 · 11 answers · asked by wondering 2 in Other - General Health Care

When i need to pee i keep myself for hours not to go to bathroom.is it harmfull

2006-07-26 02:43:33 · 15 answers · asked by Homeless 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-26 02:24:19 · 12 answers · asked by Angie 1 in Other - General Health Care