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| My best friend has cancer and is in ICU..? |
His platelet count could be low causing the bruising. The other possibility is his liver could be shutting down which would affect his clotting factors. The liver is responsible for making some of ... |
| Need help to understand cancer? |
first of all i am a nurse and do private duty nursing and stayed with many cancer pts and seen how quickly that it affects the patients and their family. But no one really understands it til it aff... |
| Whats the best way to deal with a miscarriage? |
Wow, sounds like you have been through a lot for your age! I'm sorry to hear this happened. Some women have a very difficult time dealing with a miscarriage. It is nothing to make light of. I ... |
| Have hepatitis B but had the vaccine? |
I will try and clarify the immunology for you.
Hepatitis B virus has several different forms. Although your friend had the vaccination 10 years ago, it may not protect him from some of the newer v... |
| Can you get hepatitis from just drinking heavily for years and years(over 20)? |
I'm sorry to tell you this, but you can get a form of hepatitis from chronic drinking. One of my former patients just passed away from this. The other ways to get hepatitis involve passing the... |
| I think i have hookworm my doctor thinks i am anaemic because i dont eat meat? |
If you in UK you can have nearly anything and get treatment for completely different conditions. Try to get an appointment to the hospital (not your GP) and hope for someone like Doctor House to be... |
| How can a baby with HIV who has already been born infect his mother with HIV? |
Does not seem possible to me unless like you said blood to blood contact, but i would guess it to be some bs. ... |
| Getting a second opinion? |
If your doctor objects to a second opinion then you need a new doctor. You are the consumer and you have an absolute right to get as many opinions as you want and can afford. Any legitimate docto... |
| My sister-in-law had the bypass surgery, she loss a lot of weight....? |
Gastral bypass, like any surgery carries it's own risks and problems. The primary problem for most who undergo this procedure is adequate nutrition. I suspect her underlying problem is malnu... |
| Emergency! Can anyone help me? Treatment advice for Dengu Virus Complications...? Low Platelets? |
I really don't know much about the food supplements to help but I don't think it would be a good idea to take Omega-3 at this point. There is some evidence that large doses of Omega-3 ca... |
| I am afraid of diseases like HIV and hepatitis, but should I be? |
You should be. These are incurable devastating illnesses. With your present lifestyle you have 0 percent risk of contracting either illness.
The only people that you should date are person tha... |
| Can two virgins get an STD through oral sex?.....If? |
The risk is very low, but you should worry about other things other than just ST D's when it comes to oral sex, use a condom even though she may not like it its safe. try flavored condoms that... |
| Does anyone have any new information about ATTP?(Acute Thrombosesis Thrombotnec Purpura)? |
This is the latest report of research, I copy it here for you.
1: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Sep 18;50(12):1138-43. Epub 2007 Sep 4. Links
Two mechanistic pathways for thienopyridine-associated... |
| What are the only ways you can get trichomoniasis??? i know i sound stupid .. please help? |
Trichomoniasis is caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite, Trichomonas vaginalis. The vagina is the most common site of infection in women, and the urethra (urine canal) is the most common s... |
| HIV negative? |
No. From what you have described you are not at risk. ... |
| How is HIV / AIDS transmitted? |
Uh, I don't think this is the place for your question, let alone some of the answers you might get. Seek professional advice. ... |
| Anemia.... 8.6 hemoglobin? |
Normal hemoglobin levels should be 12-16 for women and 13-18 for men. Anything under that is reason for concern. The lower the numbers, the more dangerous the situation. The problem is that hemoglo... |
| Are there other ways of getting an STD? |
Any of various diseases, including chancroid, chlamydia, herps, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are usually contracted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact with a person having... |
| Chromes disease.? |
I have treated this condition many times as a doctor of Naturopathic medicine. Please show her the information I'm enclosing. This is going to help her not experience so much pain and suffer... |
| Severe arthritis tips,elderley care advice? |
My husband has arthritus in his ankles. He is taking Glucosamine and it is helping him. You can buy it at any drug store or Walmart or Costco. My husband is 58 - I would suggest you check with h... |
| Should people who whine about "western medicine" be banned from getting chemo if they get cancer? |
A lot of Eastern practises are preventative so they can stop you getting serious illnesses like cancer in the first place. You have to be a bit more selective - these Eastern practises have their ... |
| When the kidneys stop working will they ever start? |
Well it looks like she isnt going to be around much longer. So just make she very comfortable and give her what ever she wants. remember that shes gonna want to sleep a lot in her last days because... |
| Concerned much? |
Your risk is extremely minimal.You cannot get HIV from kissing of any kind unless there is biting involved.You really should be more care full in exposing your genitals.If you are going to engage i... |
| Bleeding after C-Section (Kinda Gross, just warning you)? |
what you are experiencing is normal postpartum bleeding...
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| Children with Sickle Cell? |
Foods that are high in iron, thiamine and folate will help her keep her blood count high. Spinach and other green leafy vegetables, red meat, etc.
Your doctors are correct to recommend splenect... |
| I'm on birth control and...? |
Depends on the amount of blood that you are losing. Even on birth control you will have a period, some will allow you to have no periods but you will spot bleed for a while until your body becomes ... |
| Female Plasma may be linked to mysterious lung condition? |
Yes, I've done some reading on that subject, and the thought has crossed my mind that maybe transfusions might have played a role in my daughter's development of lung disease. Of course,... |
| Hiv test donors read asap? |
Thanks for the novel!!! ... |
| If hiv spreads thru xchange of syringes by drug addicts sufferin wit aids,Y can't it spread thru dog's bite? |
If a dog bit an infected human then before the virus could die bit an uninfected human it is possible for a dog to transmit HIV that way. Difficult to do since the dog would have to get enough bloo... |
| Am I allowed to.....? |
No you can't ... |
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