I have a friend that is seriously damaged from a test that went wrong. He went in for a normal eye check at the eye doctors. When putting liquid eye drops to dilate his pupils, he has never recovered. His vision is some what of a prism effect. He has horrible headaches and there are [...]
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Eye Damage from Pupil Dilatation?
Thursday, August 31st, 2006Pinched Nerve Symptoms?
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Dear Dr. Joshua, I’m 34 years old. I’ve been experiencing tingling/ pins and needles in my hands - pinky and ring fingers, and a bit up the forearm. It started about 3 years ago, while I was pregnant, and just came on if I fell asleep on my back. The tingling is now constant, worse [...]
Continue readingVery Early Pregnancy Symptoms While Nursing
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006I am a 31 year old woman and have a 8 month old daughter whom I am still nursing up to 3 times a day, but my milk has nearly vanished completely and I have been having abdominal pain quite frequently, like I did early on in both of my pregnancies, and I have [...]
Continue readingHow Much Should I Weigh? Body Mass Index Calculator
Monday, August 28th, 2006How much should I weigh?
Weight is one of the most significant factors that affect your health, and, even more importantly, this is one factor you can actively do something about.
Below you can find a simple calculator. Use it to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI). Enter your height and weight, then look at the [...]
Selective Mutism Medical Treatment
Sunday, August 27th, 2006My 11 year old girl has selective mutism, a social anxiety condition and has been on Zoloft, Seroquel, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, and counseling over the last 6 years with no improvement. Looking up anti anxiety meds on the Internet listed none of these meds, but listed benzodiazepines as the medication of choice for extreme anxiety and [...]
Continue readingChild with Lump on Bicep
Sunday, August 27th, 2006I have an 8 year old son who has a small lump on his right bicep. He is playing tackle football and there was a small bruise above the lump. However, there is no pain associated with the lump. Could this be a sign of cancer? I have made a Dr. appointment [...]
Continue readingSharp Pain Under Ribs
Sunday, August 27th, 2006Hello i have had a pain under my right rib for about three months now sometimes it feels like a sunburn under my skin sometimes the pain is sharp but it is always there, its never gone. The pain is from right under my rib to all the way down just above my hip i [...]
Continue readingDifficulty Urinating and Pain
Sunday, August 27th, 2006Hello. I am a 21 year old male, white, about 5′10″, around 125 lbs. I am not sexually active. I have experiencing several worrisome symptoms that have been occurring since last fall. Some of these symptoms occur on and off, while other symptoms are more constant. First of all, I [...]
Continue readingChild with lumps on neck
Sunday, August 27th, 2006My son is six years old. A couple of months ago, we noticed two lumps on the back of his neck and one behind his ear. He has no fever or anything like that. He seems perfectly fine, other than the lumps. I took him to the doctor and she told me it’s probably [...]
Continue readingMenopause, spotting, heavy bleeding
Saturday, August 26th, 2006I had a D & C last May (2005) due to heavy bleeding (month and a half)and on the verge of anemia. I have normal menses all my life. No hysterectomy or anything. All tests resulted in everything being normal, no cysts or any abnormality. I am 51 year old female and know I [...]
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