General Health Care - July 2006

drinking soft drinks everyday may cause some problems or not ?

2006-07-12 18:08:03 · 22 answers · asked by HANASOGE M 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-12 17:40:34 · 23 answers · asked by Soccer Stud 1 in Other - General Health Care

How to relieve constipation?

2006-07-12 17:27:36 · 23 answers · asked by Brittany R 1 in Other - General Health Care

Since nurses have access to confidential medical information, are they required by law [the same as doctors] to keep that information confidential?

2006-07-12 17:20:45 · 19 answers · asked by Magdalene 3 in Other - General Health Care

I have an 11 mo. old who has been sleeping through the night (10 - 12 hours, plus one 3 hour afternoon nap) since 2 mo. The problem is me....I will go to bed, get up two hours later from tossing and turning, stay up an hour to an hour and a half, then go back to bed for three to four more hours. This has been ongoing since I was about 5 mo. pregnant, so roughly a year and a half. Any suggestions on how to go to sleep and stay asleep. I'm running on empty with only 4 - 6 hours and running after an almost toddler all day.

2006-07-12 17:07:00 · 5 answers · asked by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 in Other - General Health Care

As you might have noticed, everyone is going older.
How to stop aging. Atleast, STOP skin changes, dental changes,
bone brittleness etc.
Are those meditation, yoga really work?
How about embryonic shots? did you know?

2006-07-12 16:54:30 · 4 answers · asked by Jose M 1 in Other - General Health Care

If so, what is your age and your realage?


I'm 37, realage 43.

Guess I need to start making some more changes in life.

2006-07-12 16:47:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-12 16:31:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

It's proper name is hypothyroidism. I was just told I have this earlier this afternoon. I have a meeting with my doctor and further tests Monday, but I want to know all I can now. Anyone else dealing with this? I'm worried it will effect my fertility. Please help if you can. Thanks in advance.

2006-07-12 16:28:56 · 15 answers · asked by danac210 5 in Other - General Health Care

Does anyone else ever get a really painful bump on their tongue every now and then? I've been getting these bumps most of my life...and one or two just pop up from time to time. I can feel it if I rub my tongue across the roof of my mouth or my teeth. They are sometimes hard to see, but occasionally are slightly whiter or pinker than the other taste buds...or receptors on my tongue.

Anyways, I've had them since I was a kid, so I don't think it's related to an STD...I thought they were something everyone got, but none of my friends know what I'm talking about.

Any ideas what it is or how to get rid of them or what causes them?

2006-07-12 16:17:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-12 16:15:40 · 9 answers · asked by googi 2 in Other - General Health Care

rest in bed, nap, walk, stay at yahoo answers( joking)
I know that's because of digestion

2006-07-12 15:45:38 · 8 answers · asked by Theta40 7 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-12 15:44:49 · 8 answers · asked by dude 5 in Other - General Health Care

please tell me!!! Will they hurt for a long time?????

2006-07-12 15:41:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-12 15:37:25 · 1 answers · asked by rapturefuture 7 in Other - General Health Care

I'm fighting a bad cold that has left me with a horrid cough at night and I can't sleep. I've tried cough syrups and lozenges. Any other ideas?

2006-07-12 15:36:57 · 6 answers · asked by plantfanatic 2 in Other - General Health Care

The human body has an amazing ability to heal itself, yet when you get swelling, everyone always says.... gotta take down the swelling, gotta use ice, gotta take anti-inflammatories. Also when you have swelling, in the knee for example, it hurts like hell. So why is the body swelling up? It must have a useful purpose, but what is it?

2006-07-12 15:23:57 · 7 answers · asked by torylocker 2 in Injuries

I'm not sure that what I'm experiencing is in fact a muscle spasm, when I wasyounger (13, I'm 21 now) I went to an emergency room and was told that's what it was. But you know how ER doctors can be..(crappy)

Periodically I will have an intense pain in what i consider my 'upper back', directly behind my breasts. Sometimes it feels like it starts on my back and resonates through my chest.

My boyfriend has rubbed it when it happened, and remarked that my muscles felt extremely tight, and he could feel them moving.

I'm wondering if there's any sort of home treatment I can do because I don't have insurance, or a way to pay for physical therapy or a good chiropractor.

I don't know if this matters but I'm very busty (DDD), and I have wondered if maybe I'm just not wearing a bra that's supportive enough, because the spasms are always located directly behind my breasts.

I also work in retail and I'm constantly on my feet. The pain is intense, but it doesn't last very long.

2006-07-12 15:19:38 · 3 answers · asked by onegirltimestwo 2 in Other - General Health Care

it must be terrible for those who have it, but is it genetic or a typeof mental illness what? my step-son has a mild form, and I would like to understand they why's and how's of it so I could be more tollerant

2006-07-12 15:19:32 · 5 answers · asked by DonnaDoop 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-12 15:00:27 · 11 answers · asked by bugs0215 1 in Injuries

I remember seeing a study awhile back that indicated they were not safe because it was telling your brain that you were cooler than your body actually was and you wouldn't sweat as much as needed, resulting in heat stroke. I've searched the Web, can't find a thing on it now.

2006-07-12 14:58:22 · 5 answers · asked by Okiekatt 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-07-12 14:55:15 · 16 answers · asked by tamilynn 3 in Other - General Health Care

Me, with the broken toe questions again! I broke my little toe about a week and a half ago. The swelling is gone and I'm no longer taking ibuprofen, but it still hurts a little and feels lumpy. Basically, doctors tell you to do exercises that don't cause pain...however, my little toe still feels like it's being smooshed into an athletic shoe when I put it on, and I walk with a slightly more pronounced limp when I have sneakers on, but I can do the stationary bike with only minor twinges every now and then (no mind-blowing pain.) The problem is that I'm still limping slightly worse after I work out, but it usually goes away after a couple of hours. How can I tell if I'm reinjuring it or making it worse instead of better?

2006-07-12 14:52:40 · 2 answers · asked by athena1213 3 in Injuries

i ate too much cheese, and now i cant poop! what should i do?!?

2006-07-12 14:44:26 · 7 answers · asked by Dan H 2 in Other - General Health Care

Before answering, think about this .... in the medical field, employees are to always assume all paitents have infectious dieases, even, AIDS, so we are to protect ourselves...but int he heat of the moment, someone may be dying..would you stop and wonder about protecting yourself..before helping someone else....????

2006-07-12 14:22:34 · 22 answers · asked by sarahi77009@sbcglobal.net 2 in First Aid

I lost my right foot about 2 years ago. I have heard that at Texas Institute they are 'playing' around with a new development to help amputees. They are calling it a bio-hybrid, which will supposedly eliminate the need for the socket of a prosthetic leg. Has anyone else heard of this and if so where can I find more information?

2006-07-12 14:17:27 · 1 answers · asked by lilbitadevil 3 in Injuries

what are the other kind of stones anus?

2006-07-12 14:11:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I bit my lip (on the inside) twice a few days ago. Now I have 2 cold sores and they hurt bad. I know about the 'swishing salt water' but it has not worked. Thanks.

2006-07-12 14:08:58 · 21 answers · asked by sweetorchidrain 1 in Other - General Health Care

my left leg drags around behind me. it hurts at all the joints like my ankle, knee, and thigh and my footpoints outward instead of pointing forward like my other leg. i got it crushed when i was a goalkeeper for a half and i was a forward. i cant stay away from soccer. now, im stuck in keeper but i can still be a forward for maybe half a game. i feel like the cripple of the team but im still strong and lean. people keep asking "whats wrong with YOU?" what approach should i attempt?

2006-07-12 13:52:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My eye felt like I had a hair in it. I looked and there was nothing in it. So, I thought that maybe it was scratched. All day it has felt like dry and kinda itchy or like something was in it. And its getting sore now with redness and red veins running through it. The only place I was aroung other people was at a church meeting Monday and I don't remember anyone there having it. Does it take 2 or 3 days to show? If so, I guess I'll have to see a Dr. in the morning. In the meanwhile is there something I can do to relieve the pain? I used a saline rinse and that made it burn worse. Thanks!

2006-07-12 13:47:59 · 5 answers · asked by noseygirl 5 in Other - General Health Care