Other - Health - June 2007

I dont have a case or anything but I was thinking of applying to medical school here in the US. And it seems that anytime the outcome is bad...they sue the doctor. I understand that sometimes there is malpractice and the doctor has to pay...but also things can go wrong without being the doctors fault..or it could be human error. How can this be controlled?

2007-06-22 21:18:11 · 2 answers · asked by mandm 1

My ears are blocked and it's really annoying me.
My left ear more than my right.
Can anyone suggest what's wrong?

2007-06-22 19:46:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

is that normal

2007-06-22 18:51:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 18:33:39 · 5 answers · asked by Ness 1

2007-06-22 16:45:06 · 6 answers · asked by pinkviolinistofthelord 2

I smoked weed for my first time on tuesday and it now friday and i have to take a saliva drug test tomorrow for a new job. Would i pass?

2007-06-22 16:21:40 · 2 answers · asked by Chirs H 1

asked or is this just a rumor? Does anyone know if anyone has failed after the machine shutdown at minimum number of questions?

2007-06-22 15:06:15 · 6 answers · asked by Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes 4

I want to buy Modafinil (Alertec, Aderral, Provigil). If I do not buy in Canada, where I can get the best prices in the USA?

Thank you

2007-06-22 14:59:49 · 2 answers · asked by rroman1023 1

I've been buying ranitidine at Costco for a really nice price the last five years. My dad's doctor has him taking about five of the 75 mg. pills a day. Neither of us can find the cheap generic, but we can find the expensive Zantac. I live in Texas and he lives in Iowa. Did the factory burn down? Did they have sanitation issues? Am I going to go broke getting rid of my heartburn?

2007-06-22 14:58:59 · 4 answers · asked by KJ 2

2007-06-22 14:31:27 · 24 answers · asked by bonskelly 2

2007-06-22 14:22:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 13:33:07 · 13 answers · asked by Lizbohm 1

Tobacco:
-47 million in us. use it.
-438 thousand deaths every year (1 in every 5 deaths)
-More deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.
- Deadly Diseases: Lung Cancer, Heart Cancer, Chronic Airway Obstruction, Bronchitis, Emphysema.

-Pluses: ???

Alcohol
-175.6 million life time users in us
-9.4 million abusers.
- 64,000 deaths from harmful drinking (Accidents, Poisoning)
-Brain damage, Liver Cancer.

-Pluses: euphoria

Marijuana
-163 million worldwide
- Very little deaths from the actual marijuana, 120,000 ER appearances from bad judgement from marijuana.
-Affects memory
- 1 joint may equal 4 cigarettes, but most smokers smoke way more than 4 cigarettes between the time a casual pot smoker smokes 2 joints.
- Causes some similair effects to smoking

Pluses
-Euphoria
-Helps depression, Eye problems
- No recorded

2007-06-22 13:23:37 · 17 answers · asked by THE ROCK 3

i have had a really bad headache for the past 2 days and i've been taking tylenol but it hasnt been helping much. i think its a sinus headache cause its like behind my eyes/in the middle of my forehead. what would be the best medicine to take for that? we only have tylenol and ibuprofen. should i continue taking tylenol? try ibuprofen? or go out and buy something else/what should i buy?

2007-06-22 11:55:58 · 34 answers · asked by stacy354 1

My doc's office just called and told me my hemoglobin is 8.1. It was 10 at last check in March. Since then, I've become pregnant (I'm 3 months along now.) and they said that's probably why it has dropped. The increased my Nifirex to twice daily instead of once a day, plus I take my prenatal. They said if they don't see an improvement, we'll think about a transfusion.

Is that standard practice or a little bit hasty? I really don't like the idea of someone else's blood in me. Is pregnancy a valid reason to cause such a drop in a short amount of time?

2007-06-22 10:27:52 · 2 answers · asked by Prinsass 2

2007-06-22 10:03:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a interesting question..how is it possible that I can drink at least a pot of coffee and have no side effects from it, as a matter of fact, it makes me fall asleep as if it were a sedative?

2007-06-22 08:57:08 · 14 answers · asked by Sallie 3

I've tried everything and nothing is helping!!

2007-06-22 08:37:04 · 20 answers · asked by yumyum 6

I have been having heavy periods for some years now, i can't complain tho as they only last 3 - 4 days.
However the period before last was extremely heavy, i cannot even classify it as a period, more like an haemorrage, infact i had to call 911.
I was admitted to hospital and stayed in for 2 days, the bleeding did subside.
The hospital did do an ultrasound which showed a small fibroid and a bulky uterus
Strangely enough i never had any pain whatsoever with the haemorrage whereas normally with my periods i do have pain so not sure what that means.
Hospital referred me to Gynacologist who i saw about 1 month ago, i had an endometrial biopsy taken.
He told me it would take 10 days for it to come back.
Well now it is 3 weeks on, i just phoned office and was told results had just come back today. Drhas not seen them yet and he will contact me next week.
My question is to you ladies, have you had one done, and is it a bad sign when it takes so long to come back or is it positive?

2007-06-22 08:22:06 · 5 answers · asked by B J 1

yeah so these nasty abscesses of mine couldn't take the pressure, or maybe my skin couldn't so they burst like a volcanic zit and started to ooze out a lovely red/yellow -mustard/ketchup blend of funky cheese badness, it was really quite amusing to watch, I should have posted it on utube. so anyway now that they have died down and only a few remnants of the bacterial civilization remain, what do I do to make sure that it doesn't rise from the ashes?Is there some other topical cream to use other than neosporin or other things like it, like maybe honey or camel piss? but seriously please let me know so I can end this biblical infection..thanks...y'all....frankiedynomite

2007-06-22 07:29:33 · 4 answers · asked by frankie dynomite 2

2007-06-22 06:32:18 · 21 answers · asked by Horse Breath 1

My kids & I have had strep throat about 4x this yr! That seems like WAY to much to me!? How many times have you had strep this yr? I know one round of strepthroat is to much!!! Lol! Why do we keep getting this when otherwise we are all very healthy? What can we do to prevent getting it again?!

2007-06-22 05:09:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i smoked pot 3 weeks ago...and that's my first time smoking it..and i'm having a blood drug test maybe next week...i'm wondering if i'll be negative or not on my test?..tnx for answering!

2007-06-22 04:23:49 · 8 answers · asked by bolicles 1

2007-06-22 04:00:31 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3

This could be interpreted as physical and nonphysical.

2007-06-22 03:55:05 · 3 answers · asked by suzzieQ 2

I had a painful cold sore under my tongue and i tried to kill whatever bacteria is causing it (im not really sure what is causing it) ... so i washed my mouth with Listerene every 3 hours.

Well, after a couple of days, my cold sore is gone but now i feel that the tip of my tongue got burnt. To ease up the pain i stick the tip of my tongue in a cup of ice.

2007-06-22 03:49:43 · 2 answers · asked by Curious mind 2

im 19, slim build, male. what is going on, this has happend to me befor but not as bad as it is tonight, could i also be getting brain damage?

2007-06-22 03:33:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 03:31:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im 38 weeks almost 39 on Sunday. I have been dilated at 4cm since I was 36 weeks and lost my mucas plug then but the doctor said it could grow back. The past few days it appears that I have been loosing it again and I have these sharp pains across my lower back for short moments at a time could this be contractions? When I went to the doctors on Monday they said that my cervix had dropped which I guess is another step in labor and that was before I started to loose my mucas plug. Also yesterday I had soreness and leakage in my nipples which has never happened. I know my babys coming but does this stuff mean soon cause I dont want to go to the hospital and be sent home again? Also are my back pains contractions?

2007-06-22 03:20:28 · 9 answers · asked by kayla r 1

my brother has a second degree burn on his hand and wrist and we have the cream and bandages from a burn from earlier but this time it is on a joint and hand

2007-06-22 03:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by Meh 3