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Archive for February, 2010

I smoke and i dont care if i get cancer. I was just wondering how other smokers felt.
Good answer jackass i feel the same way. im 20 started at 15.

I never said cancer is painless ive seen a lot of relatives die. If i do get cancer i wont be paying for kemo or other treatment just alot of pain pills and alcohol

I don’t think that anyone wants to get lung cancer. 20% of smokers will get lung cancer and 80% will not. It’s a risk that everyone knows about.

Of course there are many other kinds of cancer that people get too–both smokers and non-smokers. For example, the chances of a man getting prostate cancer is almost as high (17%), whether he smokes or not.

I know the risk and I am going to continue smoking. I’ve smoked for 28 years and I’m one of those people who enjoys a good cigarette. I have no desire to quit. My father has smoked for almost 60 years (he’s 77). He knows that it is a health risk but since the average life expectancy is only 78 anyway, he really doesn’t mind taking that risk.

It is a personal choice that is no different from the choice that overweight people make everyday. Obesity causes more health problems and yet people continually choose to be obese. They choose to take that risk.

People with an enlarged heart are at greater risk of heart problems. Why is this? You’d think that a bigger, stronger heart would be good for you health, because blood can presumably be pumped round the body more easily.

Well, its bigger, so it can take up more space, and it can bet pressured, your blood pressure can go through the roof and it just isn’t good. My dog had an enlarged heart and then she died of a heart attack . Good question tho. But yeah, it does also take more energy to pump the blood everywhere and get it back to the heart. Bigger also doesn’t necessarily mean stronger. Bigger is a size. Stronger has to do with conditioning.

My friend wants to know what are her cousins chances of getting Diabetes? She is 11, she is pretty skinny, but she eats. A LOT. And hates vegetables. He grandfather and a few people before him had it. It skipped her cousin’s dad and aunt. How could we get her to eat healthier, and what are her chances of getting diabetes?

Try cook them different styles
stir fry. cosaroll. baked. roostered.
I am a fuss eater myself and now I eat a few more vege then when I was 11 or teenager.
Let her know that tasted buds change every 2 twos.
They say if someone in your family has diabetes you have a greater chance. When did her grand dad have it just at the end of his life. Or early in his life. Because old people get lot of sickness just from been old.

I’m a female in my late 20′s….so still young. But it seems my libido has dropped and it annoyes me and it bothers my boyfriend. I think that sometimes he feels I’m not sexually attracted to him. I have tried to talk to him about it but he doesn’t understand that well and maybe he just has too high of a libido for me. I love our intimate times but sometimes I’m just to tired even when I shouldn’t be. I may start taking B-12 for energy but I was wondering if there were any vitamin’s for women’s libido?
Haha! Thanks. I have actually have no doubt that this guys gonna stick around. I have been in enough relationships I know the difference between recreational sex and "making love".
Thanks for answers I will check into both =)

Think about something else for a minute. Do you want recreational sex for another few years, followed by being replaced by a younger woman?
I would speculate that you may have some uncomfortable feelings about your relationship’s future and that is what is bugging you.
If I am completely wrong, then I would suggest that you look at a high grade of Ginseng.

For my wellness class, we were asked to create a video over drinking and driving… the only problem though, is that it’s due on Monday and everyone in my group except for one other person has cancelled out. Since we can’t meet tomorrow, we need a good idea and FAST. So yeah; if you’ve got amy tips or ideas, that would be wonderful.

Btw, don’t say things like, "You should have done this earlier!" That wasn’t possible since most of us were gone for spring break and were busy…

maybe you should just present a video just filled with facts, or maybe you can just have a fake scenerio involving someone drinking and driving and then having an wreck or something. You still have tommorow to think of some good ideas, i’m sure you can comeup with something

Im always looking up home remedies and all out Beauty tips and tricks for hair, skin, weight, and over all health. Im having troubles finding sites with new and interesting tips; all i can find are the same old ones. HELP!

Get some magazines, or a heath/beauty book. If you live in the UK,
‘more!’ magazine is very good for tips.

Besides owning your own Practice which would be entrepreneurial. I was thinking Psychiatry or Family Practice but FP might be time consuming as are all M.D. Positions

Of course, if you are in a solo practice, you can set your own schedule. But in most cases, Family Practice is one of the most time consuming of the medical specialties. On average an FP will spend 60-70 hours a week or more working at the practice, not including call.

Patients now want to be seen after work or school, and often want weekend appointments. For this reason, many FP offices are open from 8-8:30 am through 7pm most days. Then you have additional hours, because you will not have time during clinic to review lab and diagnostic test reports, as well as every patient who is consulted out gets a report which must be reviewed. Then there is a significant amount of paperwork which is required by the insurance companies. I spend no less than 10 hours a week reviewing patient information, which does not include the information which can be managed by the office nurse (though I have to see and sign off on all of that).

When I say "linked to celebrities" I mean, if the celebrities actually have the "disease" or a family member that suffered from the disease that they are campaigning for? It seems that the celebrities that are "representing" these healthcare foundations out there are all getting paid…please give me the name of a few that are not and the healthcare foundation they represent. I am trying to find at least 20 different legit Healthcare foundations giving back to the patient and not to a pharma or medical company.

Thank you.

The Tom Green’s Nuts Cancer Fund

He actually started this one himself after he developed testicular cancer.

I had to quit my job to care for my mom who has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and I was wondering if the State had a program to pay me to take care of her. If anyone knows anything about the State of California rules relating to this I would really appreciate the input. Thank you!

yes you can get a carers allowance but first she would have to claim dissability allowance…good luck….

This seems very silly but, if you experience lots of fright, anxiety, mental health problems and heart problems, can watching a horror movie at a theater, or at home , cause your problems to get worse or possibly lead you into an anxiety/panic attack and even heart attack?

Can a horror movie be a source of stress?

It’s not like our bodies can tell real danger from fake danger, the same hormones I’m sure get released.

It has immediate and long term effects.
It can be a cause of heart attack or cardiac arrest.
It is a major source of stress & can precipitate the above conditions. I have seen people running out of theater in acute panic and some even pee out.
Long term effects are in PREGNANT LADIES THE FETUS IS AFFECTED, AS THE FIRST SENSE TO DEVELOP IS THE HEARING. ABORTION CAN TOO TAKE PLACE.
Hope answered your question, as sound wave are heard by the fetus too. Fasciniting isn’t it.