General Health Care - August 2006

There are alot of people that would love to be able to have healthcare coverage but cant afford it.

There are others that have had healthcare coverage for so long that they think that it is a right. These people tend to not follow directions of their medical providers, which makes them sick again, and then their back wondering why they are sick again.

If your not going to follow the advise of medical providers then either find a new physician that understands your needs or withdraw from the healthcare plan.
It is people like you that are unhealthy that require alot more personal attention that are keeping costs high for those of us that would like to pay less for healthcare.

A word to the healthcare providers.
If your patients dont listen and follow your advice or instructions then you should drop them as your patient and make them go to another physician. If they dont want to listen to the 2nd person then they need to be dropped from the plan all together.

2006-08-14 04:17:53 · 11 answers · asked by creskin 4 in Other - General Health Care

I spent 5 years working as a contractor in London hospitals.
The people who allocate the contracts out ask for bribes to give out the tenders.
They skim NHS money to feather their own nests and the Hospital staff have more managers than doctors and nurses.

2006-08-14 04:16:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

My cat scratched me pretty bad just below my neck. I'm getting married in a month and really don't want a scar. Plus, I spend a lot of time outside and I've heard the sun makes scars worse. What is the best way to prevent a scar? Neosporin? Just a band-aid? Nothing? Thanks for your help...

2006-08-14 04:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2006-08-14 04:11:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I always get a good night's sleep (7-9 hours) but then at work, when I'm sat at my desk, I always feel tired, and have sometimes fallen asleep. What should I do?

2006-08-14 03:51:38 · 43 answers · asked by Billybob 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-14 03:49:46 · 9 answers · asked by Farima 3 in Other - General Health Care

she is 20 months old and yesterday i noticed like really red spots on her tounge, it alomst looked as if she was bleeding but then i looked again later and they were like blisters or sores on the bottom of her tounge, and she has red bumps all over in her diaper area, are they related and what is it? and how can i get rid of it? she is constantly in the doctors office since birth and if it is nothing i really dont want to take her back there...please help

2006-08-14 03:48:47 · 15 answers · asked by stacey 2 in Other - General Health Care

The skin tag is loosely attached to me under my armpit area. How much bleeding, if any, will occur if I pull it off? Should I pull it off slowly or fast?

2006-08-14 03:46:31 · 17 answers · asked by R M 1 in First Aid

2006-08-14 03:38:28 · 1 answers · asked by harvinderdevgan 1 in Other - General Health Care

Are there any good books out there for someone who's not a professional, who just wants to be prepared if a situation comes up. So I can know what to do before the ambulance arrives or if help is going to be awhile. I've looked at some wilderness first-aid books but they don't describe how to know the difference in sypmtoms if someone was having a heart attack or a cardiac arrest. Those are just examples. Thanks for any help.

2006-08-14 03:37:02 · 7 answers · asked by Elliot Ness 2 in First Aid

I was reading an insert in my newspaper advertising "Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things" by Readers Digest. I don't want to buy the book but was wondering if anyone knows how to soothe a tongue after it has been burned. The insert says "Burn your tong on hot pizza, soup, or coffee? This secret stops the pain immediately!" I was wondering if anyone knows the "secret."

2006-08-14 03:36:51 · 6 answers · asked by ????? 1 in First Aid

I think I might have pulled a tendon. I wrecked on a dirtbike this weekend and now my left leg had a tendon constantly pulled out and it hirts to bend it and it hurts to touch it. I overjumped a 40 foot double by like 30 feet. I did not realize how small the jump was, and I am used to big jumps. So what does it feel like to pull a tendon? It feels like that muscle or whatever is sticking out is loose.

2006-08-14 03:29:29 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan T 2 in Injuries

I am 62 female.. Drs have tested my heart/ lungs , have had ct scans and b-12 shots..ultra sounds ect... dont believe its blood clots as it has been going on for almost a year now..
I am "mildly anemic" with the blood results being hemoglobin 11..
have checked everything but emphysyma .I believe the term is "intermittant claudication" but all the info I find on that is related to heart problems and my heart/lung check out fine... ekg normal,ehco gram,normal ,echo -treadmill stress normal..
anyone with any suggestions ...have had anemia all my life...iron defeciency...the last time i had intermittant claudication was after chemo and radiation 3 yrs ago. corrected that with blood transfusions.
I think i need to be higher on the hemoglobin scale to function but my drs seem to think if I am in the range 11- 16 that is good enough..
also lost one kidney to cancer ..
have gained weight due to lack of walking and have problems with edema in my legs and hands/feet....help ! info !anyon

2006-08-14 03:27:39 · 7 answers · asked by newlady 1 in Other - General Health Care

For like the last 3 weeks i have been experiencing something i never have before. I have been getting these pimple looking things on my body. They are like tiny little pimples(pus filled but tiny) They only itch when i first notice them for like a second and then it just stays like that.They usually happen at night when i go to bed.I notice when i get up in the morning. In a span of 3 weeks i have maybe gotten like like 8 no more than like 12 i believe. They dont erupt or anything i usually pick at it and it goes away.I left one alone and it did nothing just stayed the same way.Its kinda scaring me a little but i dont know what to think.I live in arizona and i think i noticed it started happening when it started raining but i dont know ive been thinking what if its a disease of some sort but then they would turn into sores right. Can anybody help??

2006-08-14 03:19:31 · 6 answers · asked by daisygurl326 1 in Other - General Health Care

to tell fat ppl on the street to stop eatting, it's killing them? They seem to wanna tell smokers every five minutes.

2006-08-14 03:05:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

exept maybe through a football around( on sun. aug. 6th), the only other thing is that I got kicked in the thigh reallllyyy hard, it didn't bruise but fealt like a charly horse for a couple of days(this happened tue. the 8th).

Now, the problem is that it feels like I have been stabbed in the ribs undernieth my right pec. It hurts when I breath or in any way stretch my chest, and it hurts the most when I lie down, especially on my back, I can't sleep. Also, my right shoulder feels like it needs to be cracked constantly, but it won't crack. I can still use my right arm normally, it's just that my shoulder has a constant dull pain, nothing makes it worse or better. I'm in a lot of pain, nothing that I can't deal with, but it gets frustrating when I can't sleep. I first noticed the pain on the afternoon of fri. 11th and it seems it's still just as bad now on mon.

Any doctors on here have an idea what's wrong, I'd hate to go spend $2000 for a them to tell me they can't do anythiing.

2006-08-14 03:04:42 · 6 answers · asked by stingray4540 2 in Injuries

2006-08-14 03:03:26 · 20 answers · asked by chikoo s 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-14 03:03:14 · 8 answers · asked by Frank L 1 in Other - General Health Care

I was told that smoking thins your blood which is not good for having anesthesia, but I'm not sure how much time is needed for your blood to return to normal.

2006-08-14 03:02:42 · 3 answers · asked by Brian 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-14 02:56:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I'm not planning on taking either, just that it was a discussion that I had last night, I thought coke was worse cos it messes you up, but my boyf thinks weed is worse because of the long term affects of doseyness and paranoia etc

2006-08-14 02:49:03 · 17 answers · asked by Girly Girl 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-14 02:40:03 · 35 answers · asked by Girly Girl 1 in Other - General Health Care

age is of six year.on start she got 101and 102 we take her to doctor he gave antibiotic temp go down to 99-99.4then we change doc he gave diffrent antibiotic and third time gave antibiotic injections but temp is still 99-99.4

2006-08-14 02:39:50 · 11 answers · asked by khizra64 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-14 02:32:09 · 3 answers · asked by hospitalstaff 2 in Other - General Health Care

i am on drugs to thin the blood & i banged my hand

2006-08-14 02:30:00 · 5 answers · asked by geraldine o 1 in Injuries

2006-08-14 02:20:56 · 22 answers · asked by Alan D 1 in First Aid

2006-08-14 02:11:19 · 10 answers · asked by lan 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-14 01:57:51 · 4 answers · asked by Myself. 2 in First Aid

2006-08-14 01:28:05 · 11 answers · asked by khizra64 1 in Other - General Health Care

I am suppose to donate blood plasma today, but I have some blood tests to take in a couple weeks, will this affect my test results ??

2006-08-14 01:20:21 · 3 answers · asked by Sharon Lee 1 in Other - General Health Care