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| excess mucus production | 9/19/2008 | Tina |
Q: what is the cause of excessive sinus drainage and the mucus builds up and lodges in the throat which ...
A: I have been asked this question alot lately about excess mucus. There are other answers you can ...
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| didnt know where to put this. | 9/15/2008 | Tina |
Q: i wasn't sure where to ask but i need some help getting information on Tourettes syndrome for a ...
A: It is really hard for people with tourette's. Your friend may feel self conscious, not want to ...
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| disease type | 9/12/2008 | Tina |
Q: What is the likelihood that there are disease causing microbes out there that we have never seen ...
A: I'm sure there are alot of disease causing microbes out there that have never been diagnosed. Take ...
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| didnt know where to put this. | 9/11/2008 | Tina |
Q: i wasn't sure where to ask but i need some help getting information on Tourettes syndrome for a ...
A: Tourettes syndrome is also known as Tourette, Tourette Spectrum Disorder, and Tourette Disorder. ...
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| severe edema after knee replacement | 8/17/2008 | Tina |
Q: About the four day after my surgery, I began to have severe edema in my calf, ankle, and foot in the ...
A: First off have you had any swelling prior to the knee replacement? Also, is there any other members ...
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| Rickets | 8/17/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am a 16 years old male that has genetic Rickets from my mom My Right arm is curved with little ...
A: The bumps could be from small fractures that cause scar tissue, cysts, osteoid bumps, many causes. ...
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| noonan syndrome | 8/14/2008 | Tina |
Q: I was wondering if there is any connection to noonan syndrome and a parent's exposure to agent ...
A: A parent could carry the gene but not be affected but again with alot of conditions and illnesses, ...
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| Rickets | 8/11/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am a 16 years old male that has genetic Rickets from my mom My Right arm is curved with little ...
A: Not all people with rickets are short. X-linked hypophosphatemia is another name for hereditary ...
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| Rare and undiagnosed condition | 8/7/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am writing about my mother who has suffered from a degenerative and yet undiagnosed condition for ...
A: The best place to find a specialist for lewy body disease would be the Mayo clinic. I'm going to ...
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| Human de-worming | 7/21/2008 | Tina |
Q: Got three cats. Found out one of them has worms, and it isn't the one cat who is allowed to go ...
A: I would take one of the cats to the vet and have the type of worm diagnosed, you need to treat all ...
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| Daughter not breathing | 7/20/2008 | Tina |
Q: My 9-yr-old daughter has a condition where she just stops breathing altogether (she can't exhale). ...
A: It sounds like an apnea type problem, maybe trachea caudal displacement and it's possible that she ...
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| rabies? | 7/19/2008 | Tina |
Q: I live in a suburb of Illinois. The other day, I was walking out of my office about 3:00 in the ...
A: How big do you think the item was that hit you, did it feel hard like a baseball or more soft? Bats ...
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| Right side pain | 7/18/2008 | Tina |
Q: I'm hoping you can help shed some light on my problem. I have had pain on my right side since ...
A: I'm sorry you are having pain and it sure is frustrating to not know where it's coming from or what ...
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| A question for you | 7/17/2008 | Tina |
Q: A few years ago, I started not feeling right and went to see my doctor. After all kinds of tests ...
A: There's a few different kinds of metabolic disorders, there's Addison's Disease, Fabry's, ...
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| rabies fear | 7/15/2008 | Tina |
Q: Greetings from Turkey.Let me explain my biggest fear.About one month ago i saw a little pretty cat ...
A: First no your wife cannot get the virus from you and I highly doubt you even have it nor will you ...
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| Myelofibrosis | 7/14/2008 | Tina |
Q: My mum was diagnosed with myelofibrosis. her symptoms were very low red blood cell count, easily out ...
A: I'm sorry your mom is not feeling well. There is no known cure for myelofibrosis, but there are ...
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| Hyperinsulinism/Hyperammonemia GDH | 7/13/2008 | Tina |
Q: Our daughter became the 20th child with this diagnosis, in the nation. There is no cure for her. I ...
A: First I would say the injury is at least temporarily disabling, so you would be eligible for ...
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| persistant testicular pain | 7/12/2008 | Tina |
Q: i have been having persistent left testicle pain for approx. 10 months. In a 1-10 scale of pain it ...
A: It sounds like it could be some type of noninflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome, maybe ...
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| superficial thrombopheblitias | 6/14/2008 | Tina |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am 25 years old. I have been suffering with calf pain for almost 7 years ...
A: has your doctor referred you to anyone else or just tried to treat things himself? You should be ...
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| Autoimmune problems | 6/13/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am 61 years old, have been treated for autoimmune problems, with chemo and plasma exchange (no ...
A: Kenneth, what type of autoimmune problems were you diagnosed with? Is it of a leukemia type, or MS? ...
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| chronic jaw pain | 6/7/2008 | Tina |
Q: Since having a wisdom tooth extracted (in 2003), I have been in constant pain; is excercebated when ...
A: I apologize that I didn't reply sooner, family emergency. Leg discrepancy can cause all sorts of ...
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| multiple lipomas | 5/21/2008 | Tina |
Q: Do you know of any successful therapies (holistic or otherwise)for multiple lipomas? Thank you so ...
A: The standard treatment for lipomas is either steriod shots, liposuction or surgery to remove the ...
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| generalized lipodystrophy | 5/15/2008 | Tina |
Q: My brother suffers from generalized lipodystrophy since childhood. Since it is a rare disorder I ...
A: Tell me a little more about his health, what other problems and conditions does he have? What tests ...
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| staph | 4/6/2008 | Tina |
Q: My daughter had a complete hysterectomy last July and contracted staph in the hospital. Since that ...
A: Greetings Pam, the best bet is for her to see the infectious disease specialist. They need to do ...
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| Acute Transverse Myelitis | 3/24/2008 | Tina |
Q: Even getting the diagnosis was an unbeliveable experience, but basically, he had an intrathecal pain ...
A: Your husband has had a rough time, it's very hard not only physically but emotionally for him as ...
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| lymph edema | 3/16/2008 | Tina |
Q: I have had lymph edema for a few years. I had total knee replacement surgery 01-30-08. I did fine ...
A: I have known many others with lymphedema that have had knee replacements. It's mixed results. Some ...
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| head,facial, eye and ear pain | 3/8/2008 | Tina |
Q: Here's my issue -- I have been in terrible eye,ear and facial pain for over 6 years now. I can't ...
A: I'm from NY too, it was a very traumatic experience to see the planes hitting the towers and the end ...
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| Finger Injury | 3/6/2008 | Tina |
Q: Three months (Dec 07) ago I poked my finger with a knife that was soaking with silverware patients ...
A: I can give you my opinion but I can't diagnose. What probably happened is a soft tissue infection, ...
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| uncontroled mucslesmovement | 3/6/2008 | Tina |
Q: I'm Patricia, 34 years old. Since I was 16 my muscles in my body started to move (bouncing up and ...
A: I'm a little concerned, what tests have they done to rule out other problems ? Restless leg ...
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| two diseases I am trying to learn about | 3/5/2008 | Tina |
Q: Have you heard of a disease where a cucumber seed gets stuck in someone's body ? Do you have any ...
A: it could be that seeds of many different kinds do stick in the body, mostly in pockets in the colon ...
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| TESTICULAR PAIN | 2/27/2008 | Tina |
Q: I was am suffering from left testicular pain sometimes in right from last 1 month i went to ...
A: shehzad, When the pain first started, what was happening in your life? What do you remember doing ...
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| TESTICULAR PAIN | 2/25/2008 | Tina |
Q: I was am suffering from left testicular pain sometimes in right from last 1 month i went to ...
A: First off, have you had any injuries? vasectomy? are you active in sports? I'm just tossing ...
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| guinea worms | 2/22/2008 | Tina |
Q: can the guinea worm kill you in any way?
A: Greetings, Sean Death from the worm is very unlikely, unless there is some other complication such ...
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| fist disease | 1/30/2008 | Tina |
Q: My 3 1/2 year old daughter was just diagnosed with fist disease. She has the red cheeks, but no ...
A: Greetings Kelly, Fifth disease is caused by parvovirus B19, it's a virus and behaves similar to a ...
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| rare diseases should hmos pay | 1/23/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am writing a paper on the health care system of the United States, and to my understanding HMOs do ...
A: Greetings Paul, I believe that insurance companies should pay for experimental testing because of ...
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| sick nephew with a multitude of symptoms without diagnoses | 1/20/2008 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: My nephew is 3 yrs old now, but his health issues began at infancy. At less than 6 months, he had ...
A: He might have an autoimmune condition. These symptoms are not ALL linked, but his propensity toward ...
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| fibromyalgia | 1/10/2008 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and rosacea, but my doctor is doing tests to rule other ...
A: Considering the information you have given me, I would suggest Lupus. Lupus causes a rash, joint ...
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| wots going on?...its stil going on! | 1/10/2008 | Tina |
Q: i wrote to u in august regarding my absent periods,breast milk etc..wel,im stil non the wiser but ...
A: I would go to your g.p. and tell him/her that you want a referral to an endocrinologist because they ...
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| wots going on?...its stil going on! | 1/10/2008 | Tina |
Q: i wrote to u in august regarding my absent periods,breast milk etc..wel,im stil non the wiser but ...
A: I think you need to find an endocrinologist who will take a closer look at your pituitary gland, you ...
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| death by hanging by the leg | 1/10/2008 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: Sorry for the weird question, but my son was asking how long it would take to die if someone were ...
A: This is sort of out of my area of expertise, but I think I can answer it anyway. Hanging someone ...
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