Medicine

Doctor, doctor can you help me it's only about smoking

what will happen to me when I quit smoking.-Your teeth will get whiter because the tar will no longer discolor it.Your skin got wrinkled because (1) tobacco causes the blood vessels to shrink and depr

Why are doctors so eager to prescribe anti-depressants before considering other options

I am in the UK. I used to suffer from depression, and when I went to the doctors he wanted to prescribe me with anti-depressants without considering other options like councilling. I turned down the m

Can i die if i do not take my synthroid medication

i was born without a thyroid and havent been taking my synthroid medication. what can happen if i do not take them??-You sure can die.Google myxedema coma and see what you can learn. Here is some inf

Where can i go to see a Doctor about a hearing aid

The city is in Kingston NY. 12401. I like to know. I need a right ear hearing aid.Kingston NY only.-You need an audiologist (not necc a MD); Costco has hearing tests & aids.

What classes to take to become a doctor

I want to become a ob/gyn. So I know it doesnt matter what specialty I want to be in college but what classes do I HAVE to take to make it into med school? And what classes would be helpful to take to

What will vicodin do to me

hey so i dont take vicodin for any reason (recreation or prescription) but i found some in the medicine cabinet and had no idea what it was. i just want some info such as what is it? what will it do?

How hard would it be to get a prescription for Alprazolam (xanax)

I am already prescribed ativan, but i find myself having to take like 3 1mg pills for it to even work, and it doesnt work to well, i mean it works but not well. Im 14...so idk if hed prescribe it? I

How do i known if my creams have dangerous ingredients

i am reading the ingredients and i am look out for hydroquinone and steroids and mercury ..but i realized they can be written in thousands of different ways>>> how do i know the different ways it can

Is it okay to take 4 Excedrin pills at a time

I have terrible migraines everyday for almost 2 years (Im 15). The doctors are terrible, and dont help at all. I barely took any medicine, ever, because I didnt want to get used to them but when I did

I have hypothyroidism - What should I do

I was diagnosed in January, and have been taking meds for a few months now.Of course not taking my meds could lead to some negative health effects, but the medicine Im taking (levothyroxine) has some

Do I have obsessive compulsive disorder

Here are my symptoms I feel like I have to emulate someone physically I have to be clean before I go into bed When I listen to a talk in church, i feel like I have to write every word down I have to e

Why dont more people want to be doctors

This is sort of a dumb sounding question..but a doctor is a great career I was just wondering why more people dont want to pursue it.-some people arent really sure about what they want to pursue until

Can a person survive without any salivary glands

Yes.I worked with a fellow who had to have them disabled (destroyed) by laser due to a medical condition.He had a tiny dot tattooed on each cheek which was used as a guide point for the doctor to aim

How long does a brain scan (MRI, CT) last? What is it like? Are you concious the whole time

1] both of these take about 30 minutes, in the machine 2] you must hold still for the entire test, so get comfy! 3] a CT is just a bit boring [ make a mental list of all the teachers you ever had; or

Is it possible for a human to breathe a liquid

In the womb we breathe amniotic fluid, is it possible for an adult human to breathe a similar liquid?-We dont really breathe in the womb- we receive oxygenated blood from our mother via the umbilical