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baby's dreams

I work with babies daily. This is more of a question, but couldnt figure out where to send it..anyway..When babies sleep..say from 3 months ..do they dream? and if they do..when they wake up crying like its been a scary or bad dream..what in the world could a little helpless baby dream about? Help..xoxo judith ann in TEXAS...

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Blue Baby Syndrome/Methemoglobinemia is a Nitrate Allergy and can Affect Adults

Blue Baby Syndrome/Methemoglobinemia is a Nitrate Allergy and can Affect Adults3/14/10 Blue baby syndrome, also known as methemoglobinemia, is caused by a nitrate allergy and causes the body to not be able to deliver sufficient oxygen. This allergy affects babies and adults. The skin can turn blue in severe cases, and it is life threatening. More moderate reactions can mimic depression and anger. Nitrates can appear on labels as nitrates, vitamin B1, B1, thiamin, thiamine,...

Ringing in the Ears 24/7

I have ringing in the ears 24/7 and it does not goes away. At times is very loud and is very bad and annoying. Went to the doctor and sent me to an ENT and after doing tests and all they told me couldn't find nothing wrong. They told me I suffer from tinatius but they did not tell me what to do about it and how to get rid of it. Since the moment...

bunion, extremely painful

Hello everyone, I am wondering if I can get some feed back on painful bunions and surgery options. I have had my bunion on my left foot since I was a teenager, now in my late 40's it has enlarged greatly and causes os much pain. I have always had to buy my shoes in wide because of this but now getting the wide shoe is not helping much. I stand on my feet all...

Sister's Cancer Part #13 Not Doing Well

After ger tuff day and audience with the dr. she has had a serious downturn. She has been drugged heavily since she returned to the hospital and has not been really awake since 4pm yesterday. It is nnow 6pm. A nurse wwent to her room and tried to put her on the bphone but she was too out of it. Since I have an impending problem here at home, I can't get there. SO I...

Dr. Travis Stork dating Carrie Underwood

Dr. Travis Stork is dating Carrie Underwood. Carrie Underwood is dating Dr. Travis Stork. It is all over the web and it was on inside editon. I even read it on Carrie Underwood website. Inside editon saw Dr. Travis Stork backstage of Carrie Underwood's last concert in TN and they asked him if they were dating and he said yes. They were ever seen having dinner together and Dr. Travis Stork was holding her hand....

Dissolving Staples

I am 54 years old and had a total abdominal Hysterectomy. They used dissolving stapleswhat are they made of and how long to they take to dissolve.

Internal Bra

I have searched for hours now and found everything but the info on the INTERNAL BRA segment featured I THINK week of 26 Feb. 2010. Can anybody tell me how to find the segment? I have tried archives, episodes, procedures, etc. and being a baby boomer just have to ask for help now, sooooo tired and have to take these old eyes to bed, LOL. I do not want to purchase the dvd, just want the...

Sister's Cancer Part #12 Bad Day Gets Worse

We knew this day was coming. Thinking positive and hope and prayer notwithstanding ... she and I are realistic. I might be part romantic, schemer / dreamer, but we knew ... The dr. decided to stop any more chemo. He was afraid to do it again because it would only make her physically deteriorate more. I am officially holding a letter that says, "incurable malignancy". I had thought I was prepared to hear it, and...

Mononucleosis

I am 48 and have Mono, I have not been around anyone with mononucleosis, but I have been run down and did have a sinus infection, and don't know if that could have lead to further complications. It is amazing to me how much people in the medical field do not know about this virus. I received so many different answers, but the worst is the chest pains, they keep telling me its anxiety, but...

TURN CLOCKS

Just a reminder to TURN THE CLOCKS AHEAD SATURDAY NIGHT !! Melissa.

Suicide rates according to type of migraine

They can ignore the real treatment for migraine headaches but they have to know that every moment one migraine patients think about suicide. http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band67/b67-5.html Please vote for my idea to stop all suicide because of migraine once and forever. http://www.thedoctorstv.com/produce/idea_comment/4581 Thank You

What luck

I am glad to say the depression has lifted somewhat, but am still a bit in the dumps.. Especially now that they turned off the cable and I cant afford to get it back, plus I dont have the money for those converter boxes. So I can twiddle my thumbs all day now.. Cant watch any of my shows now,,, Dr Phil, Dr OZ, The Doctors, nothing. It hasnt been as warm today, plus it...

My Day..what do you think?

I had been sleeping for 2 1/2 hours in a dead sleep, had the ringer off, and the door blocked like i usually do with a crutch placed so a person can't open the door from the outside. Anyway, I wake up to this pounding on the door and someone using a key to get in // fiddling with the lock and I fly out of bed and yell "Who is this?" (wasn't expecting anyone)...

An Answer To BarbRNPhd

Thank you for your comment. I do have friends, and I am not alone. I am, however pretty self contained. If there are square pegs that don't fit in round holes, I am happily one of them! I HAVE PREETY MUCH ALWAYS SET MY OWN GOALS AND RULES, LIFE LONG AND i HATE TO BE CATEGORIZE. lol!!! I do not attend a church, but am very religious, outside of Christianity. But I also do not...

3rd weigh in

Hi everyone. Yes it's that time again. Weigh in day. I lost 4.25lbs this week. So now I've lost almost 15lbs in 3 weeks & honestly I'm still not feeling it. My hunger pains are finally starting to go away, I only made it to the gym once this week. But that still pretty good with the weight I've lost. I wish I had a support system in place for me. Other than this trainer...

Need help with a weight situation

I am extremely over weight. I am 5'2" and I weigh 259 lbs. At this height and weight I am as round as I am tall. Both of my knees are bad and I cannot even walk as my knee caps will slide /roll and try to pop out of the socket. I was told to swim but I do not have access to a pool (I cannot afford memberships). What type of exercises can...

Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) If you have asthma and your meds don't help it may actually be this!

Hey ALL! So I was diagnosed with Vocal Cord Dysfunction on Monday. For all of you who were like me until I was given the assignment by my doc to look it up before my testing and don't know what that is I will explain because I think its pretty important. VCD or Vocal Cord Dysfunction is a rare disorder occuring more commonly in women than men. In VCD a trigger sets off an abnormal...

Sister's Cancer Part #11 Bad Day

Really bad day today. Her stomach tube is infected, she was "out of it" really bad,talking oout of her head and crying over the tiniest thing. She resembles herself B.C. (befire cancer), momentarily. Sunny, my sister, has actually become someone else. The transport to do a proceedure never happened, but they moved her to a non=private room. She is so unhappy to do this, as her privcy is diminished. She did a little PT today...

sinus procedure

I can't believe they finally have this surgery. I have had sinus problems for 25 years and always said if they could just open that area with a tube or balloon. I can't wait to find a doctor in Orlando that does that procedure. Dr's thanks for showing this procedure on your show

gluten free diet

I decided to start the gluten free diet even though I was told that i don't have celiac but i wanted to find myself to see if my symptoms improve. i was told by my doctor that i may have IBS. I feel strange because the blood test that i did came out positive and when i did the upper endoscopy it was normal. i was told by another doctor who i don't know she...

Question

If anyone would like to help.. I have a health problem and I can't figure out what is going on with me.. I have no insurance and not that much cash to see someone. I have bee getting a tighens in my chest and shortness of breathe. I get sweaty and really hot.. It last about a hour and then quits.. It has happened to me twice in a week. So if you have any...

Another day has come..

First i'd like to thank everyone for their support. For some reason right now i am unable to upload pics or edit my info, but am working on it! Bear with me. Today i woke up and don't feel so bad. Before i went to bed last night, i took 2 ultram, 2 flexeril, and 2 aleve. I was expecting to be sore as i had been shoveling clay into horse stalls yesterday. Was a...

Mood

Well with the warm weather comes a better mood... The depression seems to be a little better.. I havent been laying in bed as much... I have been out of the house quite a bit. Walked Saturday around the lake, then Sunday went back and had a picnic by the lake... Went to see mom several times. Spent most of today outside. Now the mood is better I wish the pain would follow suit, but...

FOSAMAX WARNING!!!!!!

Hey! A warning to all of you that are taking Fosamax! There was just a story on my local news about how people who have been on fosamax for a period of 4 years or more are expericing severe displaced femur fractures. The company that makes Fosamax is looking into the large number of incidents and they believe that fosamax initally works to prevent bone loss but when you have been on it for an...

Sister's Cancer / Part #10A/ More complications

I ended up not being able to see her today. Partly because she was going to be transported off property for a test and having a nasal tube inserted at the hospital. She has developed a possible bowel blockage and "something" in her stomach and an allergic reaction to "something" causing blistering on her body. The other part was because it was too cold for me to go out, in the power chair, and we...

Questions regarding a Calorie Counting Diet

I am attempting to count my calories, and burn more calories than I'm consuming, in order to work off some lbs. Do I count the calories of all foods, or do I not include the calories I consume as fruits and vegetables? Also, If I am burning more calories than I'm eating, just by the calories I'm burning on my treadmil is that suficient enough? Does there have to be a significantly higher number of...

The Power of Commitment ...

Commitment starts with desire. You have a want or need -- something physical perhaps, or emotional; even if you're not entirely clear on where it is your desire will lead, you recognize and desire a change. I liken desire that seems to align itself as recongnition that to obtain desired results change needs to occur soasnotto end up in the same place in the end - especialy when the end is not where you desired...

If you take a daily vitamin as an approach to better health - What is the average percentage of the one-a-day vitamin is assimilated and used by your body or brain? Vote Now!

help!

i goes to the toilet 8 time a day -i think that too much and sometime i goes 2 time in 2 hours ! plz help

What Would You do for Love?

Travel 35 hours, 3 planes, 4 meals, one movie, a 3 hr dirt road trip, sleep in a tent, shower outside in the cold, drink instant coffee for 3 days then turn around and make the same trip back home???!!!?? (BTW, your 2 and 3 yr old children would be joining you to be reunited with their father who has been gone for 5 weeks).My answer is HELL YES, what about you?If you are like...