I just bought a cat from a friend. she was shy at first but she sometimes scratches and bites a little. recently she would jump out the window and stay out side for the whole day, sometimes 2 days. I'm worried if she caught rabies and can transmit them to me. if so should i get checked or if the symptoms show will it be too late??

If a person is bit by a rabid animal, it takes a few weeks for the foaming-at-the mouth thing to happen. if that happens, it's way too late. right after you get bit, I would go to the ER or something and get the shot, because it would be better then than later on.

I seriously doubt your cat has rabies. Some cats just have an attitude. every rabid animal I have ever seen or heard about had to be killed to prevent it from attacking you. They cannot be scared away, as their brain has (deteriorated for lack of a better term) beyond the point of rational thought. you can get a mild infection from cat scratched though and should clean them with an antiseptic.

Is there any difference..? Or is it the same thing? Also, wondering what the symptoms are..do you KNOW when you've gone insane or have dementia? Because I think I just came down with a case of the "crazies" myself..;s

That is interesting because I'm starting to doubt whether there is a difference between a lot of things myself.

After reading about a disease called Multiple Sclerosis, which can also cause memory loss, (temporary) loss of motor control and a number of other symptoms that are also coherent with for instance insanity and dementia, but also with parkinson's and alzheimer's disease.

So now I'm wondering how many times an actual correct diagnosis is made and what really causes a malfonction in the body.

My wife sometimes feels like she's going crazy. she had 2 kids and hormones do have a big influence on the body. At night when she finally sits down to rest she gets the symptoms. in her case it was a vitamin B12 deficiency in the blood. so she had some vitamin supplements and steel tablets and the symptoms were gone.

So I'd say: go see a doctor and get an elaborate blood test done before you conclude that you're going insane.

not much

dementia is an older term, not well defined, except in the case of 'senile dementia"

and insanity isn't defined real well.
There is the legal definition ( can you tell right from wrong? can you assist your lawyer in defending you)

we can give good definitions to specific forms of insanity -
sociopath
schizophrenic
etc.

mostly, people use the word crazy for behavior that is nothing close to the mental illnesses that exist.

Those one suffer with painful kidney stone, they ever search simple solution for dissolve kidney stones. many of people suffer with chronic kidney disease but they don’t know whenever they don’t get any subtle symptoms. Kidney stone are not the chronic kidney disease but when you avoid it for a long time it may be converting in the chronic disease. the final result of chronic kidney disease is kidney failure.

If you want to take maximum benefit to get better result, then you have to be knowledge about kidney stone symptoms. if you have the sufficient knowledge about kidney stones then you can easily remove it by the natural home based remedy.

If any time you get any kidney stone symptoms then you not need to be worried about it. Just go to the doctor and clarify your doubt. to diagnose the stone doctor will suggest you blood and urine test. many of advance procedure are available to diagnose but blood and urine test is enough to diagnose.

Home remedies for kidney stones are preferred to take your primary action against stone. In a primary action you can start with the water. Drink good quantity of water and also increase the fluid intake. Kidney infection main causes are microorganism and bacteria. Drink the more quantity of water help to flush out such types of germs.

Another reason for kidney stone is taking high consumption of animal protein. the animal proteins are the main cause of chronic urinary infection. due to accumulation of such types of waste material take place in the form of kidney stone.

Lemon is another perfect natural resources to cure your kidney stones. Add the lemon juice to your daily life. Expert suggests it for especially when you are suffering with calcium based kidney stone. its acidic nature make easy to break calcium oxalate kidney stone and help to flush kidney stone.

Tomato juice can also be used as good home remedies. to make your kidney healthy you can take one glass of tomato juice with pinch of salt and pinch of pepper. Dairy product is strictly avoided during kidney stone.

How to natural product are help to dissolve kidney stones. why the natural things easily flush kidney stones. you can also read more about kidney stone remedy.

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In a recent workshop for RTLBs I discussed all of the different diagnoses which are given to children today with learning or behaviours difficulties.

We now have ADHD, ADD, GDD, PDD, ODD and PDAD together with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and Aspergers. The list seems to be endless and no doubt there will be more added as time goes by. However it has been my experience that these are just descriptions of symptoms. it is only in recent years that any real understanding of underlying causes has emerged. 

Development disruption

These ‘alphabet kids’ are all struggling with a neuro developmental delay which began in the first four months of life. Dr Robin Puac, a functional neurologist, has found that at four months of age there is a sudden change in brain development, with the sudden growth of spindle cells, heralding the unfolding of the frontal cortex. The alphabet kids almost all show a disruption at this crucial stage of development.

Audrey McAllen, who developed “The Extra Lesson” intervention programme for these children, also noted that the underlying faculties required for learning (spatial orientation and body geography) also begin to develop in this crucial period of life.

Sally Goddard, in “Reflexes Learning and Behaviour” found that the primitive reflexes babies are born with (to ensure survival after birth) should all be suppressed by the baby’s own movement on the floor in these crucial first four months. When these remain they interfere with the processes of thought and memory. A direct cause and effect relationship can be seen between specific symptoms and specific retained reflexes.

Learning struggles

So what has happened to our beautiful children? they are all struggling with their learning equipment. they are asking the question “how do I get into my body and make it work well for me?”

The Extra Lesson intervention, which I have used now for 11 years, effectively, gently and holistically removes the neuro developmental delay and restores to these children their true learning potential. how? by revisiting the entire sequence of early childhood movement patterns for the moment of birth.

For more information on Extra Lesson email or visit developlearning.co.nz

It is common for people to refer to their dog disease symptoms when describing what they observe with respect to how their dog is doing in relation to a matter of concern.  however, it is less correct to say that a dog is experiencing certain symptoms of a disease.  instead, the more correct means of describing what a dog an owner is observing in relation to illness in their dog is to say that he/she observes certain signs of disease. 

A symptom is defined as a departure from normal function or feeling, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality, which is noticed by the patient.  a symptom is subjective, observed by the patient, and not measured.  It is typically related to an illness and not a normal state of feeling.  Although there is little doubt that dogs experience signs of illness (dog disease symptoms), since dogs cannot readily express verbally what they are experiencing, it is difficult for owners to completely understand what dog disease symptoms they are experiencing.

The best example of this is when pain is a feature of disease.  Pain is something that can be only be felt by the individual experiencing it and would be considered common dog disease symptoms.  however, people who observe that a dog is in pain are not actually experiencing it, but observe signs of pain such as vocalization or lameness that are signs that the dog may be in pain. 

The correct way to describe what a person observes in relation to departure from normal function is to characterize it not as dog disease symptoms, but dog disease signs.   a sign is defined as a feature of disease that is noticed by other people.  Since people are the individuals observing and describing what is wrong or right with their dog, what they are witnessing are signs of disease.  Features of disease such as results of laboratory tests can only be measured and not experienced by individuals and are always considered to be signs of disease. 

To sum up, a symptom can be defined simply as a feature of disease noticed by the patient.  a sign is noticed by other individuals.  It is not the nature of the sign or symptom which defines it, but who observes it.  Since people are observing what is happening to their dog, they are by definition observing dog disease signs, not dog disease symptoms.

The days of coaches telling kids to “walk it off” or “skate through it” after getting their “bell rung” from a blow to the head appear to be numbered in Minnesota.

Instead, the mantra is becoming, “When in doubt, sit them out.”

And it might become law.

Bipartisan support has emerged at the Legislature for a proposal that would require young athletes, including in school-sponsored sports and most community and independent leagues, to stop playing if they have a concussion or are suspected of having one. The athletes would have to remain benched and potentially not attend practice, until all symptoms are gone and an expert has cleared them to play again.

The strong stance, which has been adopted by 13 states and is under consideration in 28 others, is the result of significant advances in the last decade in understanding brain injuries and the prevalence of them among athletes.

From pee-wee hockey to the National Football League, virtually every level of high-contact sports is rethinking rules, equipment and how the game is taught with an eye toward protecting the most vital body part, yet the one often overlooked because it’s out of sight: the brain.

A concussion — which is nothing short of a traumatic brain injury — doesn’t show up on an X-ray or MRI like a broken bone or torn ligament, but its effects can be far more serious, several doctors and sports medicine experts testified at a public hearing Wednesday.

“You don’t die from a torn ACL, but you can die from this,” said Dr. Michael Bergeron, director of the National Institute for Athletic Health and Performance and a pediatrics professor at the University of South Dakota’s Sanford School of Medicine.

Bergeron told members of the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee that a concussion, in which back-and-forth or twisting forces damage the brain on a cellular level, leave the organ in an “energy crisis.”

Dr. mark Carlson, who practices sports and occupational medicine at a Bemidji, Minn., clinic, said the only treatment is rest — both physical and mental.

“I tell my patients you need to sleep, or if you can’t sleep, pretend to sleep,” Carlson testified, noting that in many cases, a youth with a concussion should remain home from school, confined to bed. Even playing a video game can be too much stimulation, he said.

Failure to do that can lead to long-term problems, including headaches, an inability to concentrate and nausea.

The brain that’s healing from a concussion is more vulnerable to long-term or permanent damage if the player receives a second concussion.

That’s what happened to Kayla Mayer, a freshman at new Prague (Minn.) High School whose hockey career was cut short after suffering a concussion in 2009. her career, which began at age 3 playing on a pond near her house, might have lasted longer had her participation been cut short after her first concussion.

Kayla and her doctors believe she suffered the concussion while playing and then, because neither she nor her coaches were aware of the symptoms, continued practicing and playing for another 10 days. then during a practice drill, she was upended and smacked the back and top of her helmeted head on the ice. The next day she was dealing with a horrible headache and couldn’t figure out why. she asked her friends.

“They said, ‘Don’t you remember falling and hitting your head?’ ” she told lawmakers Wednesday. “As soon as they said that, then I remembered.”

She still tried to return to play, but her head was so sensitive she couldn’t put on her helmet. she was diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury, but don’t let the “mild” fool you. She’s given up hockey for good, and she said she’s given up a lot more than just the game.

“I have a headache every second of every minute of every hour of every day,” she said. “Sitting here testifying to you, I have a headache.”

She’s especially sensitive to sounds — even a car blinker’s click can cause trouble — and a compromised attention span has led her to spend no more than three hours in class a day. because of the noise in the school cafeteria, she said, she eats lunch in a school office, usually with a few friends.

“But sometimes they forget, and I eat alone,” she said.

Kayla’s travails — and the lack of awareness she said she and her coaches had about concussions — prompted her to become the poster child and lead spokesperson for what’s become known as “the concussion bill.”

In addition to requiring that athletes suspected of suffering concussions be pulled out of play until cleared by a qualified person, such as a trainer or physician, the bill would require coaches and referees to review concussion-awareness materials and take a free online training course offered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“This bill does not prevent sports concussions,” Bergeron said. “But it puts the right processes into place.”

He said the awareness of how concussions happen and how serious they are will probably prompt many coaches to reconsider drills and techniques that put their players at risk.

Perhaps the most obvious example is football tacklers who lead with their helmet — a technique that was considered unsound decades ago but has become more common as helmets have improved and weight training has allowed boys to strengthen their neck muscles.

Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, the bill’s chief sponsor, said he’s planning on modifying several aspects of the proposal to clarify that coaches, referees and school and sports officials can’t be held liable if they fail to follow the law.

“This is all about protecting our youth athletes by raising awareness,” Hamilton said.

The bill passed on a unanimous voice vote and is headed to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate.

Recently found on CT scan, have also had CT with contrast and nuclear scans – waiting for more tests and possible biopsy. Yet experiencing extreme lower back pain that is at times debilitating.

Liver lesions are often painless. Pain usually comes from infection or swelling and usually is felt below the ribs in the front on the right side. I would talk to your doctor about the low back pain, but would doubt it is from liver lesions.

i have two symptoms of prostate cancer they are dribbling after peeing and i need to urinate more often but im 16 should i be worried and go to the doctor?

im 16 too and i have to urinate like you, i don't have the first symptom. Anyway, even if you are young, you should talk with the doctor about it but i'm 90% sure you don't have prostate cancer.

if you have any doubt see your doctor. it can also be a bladder problem so go see a DOctor ASAP

just go to the doctor i dont think it will be prostate cancer

I think you may have a problem, but it's not prostate cancer…you might wanna have your blood checked for diabetes though.

You are not a "Wise man". off course, man. Running to take examination doctor. Your problem is grave! Now, go for Doctor!

I had that when i was about eight years old, it was just a bladder problem. it was simple to treat, and was cured within a few weeks.

Go to the doctor, at any rate you need a urine sample taken.

ur age is not suitable for prostate cancer, I opine.
after trying the following, if it persists, go in for ultra sound scanning of ur abdomen and pelvic region to rule out ur doubt.

OIL PULLING:

Utility— removes toxins from the body, more so from the mouth, gums, teeth etc.,
. However, U may use sun flower oil, ground nut oil or til oil, rice bran oil, mustard oil, etc.Procedure: every morning, in an empty stomach, take 2 tsp of cooking oil.
[saturated fatty acids and oils should not be used, like, Dalda/Vanaspati, coconut oil or ghee] and put it in Ur mouth and rinse it for 10 minutes; until it becomes white liquid. Spit it out and then rinse with luke warm water and then brush Ur teeth

ACUPRESSURE TECHNIQUES:

With ur thumb, press ur/his/her palms and soles, wrists and ankles on both sides. As a last point u must press middle part of each palm/sole; so that toxins, if any, shall be excreted/purged through urine without affecting the kidneys.
It should be done in an empty stomach or after 2 hours after meals. with this, all the endocrine glands and their hormonal secretions shall be regulated. all internal organs shall function up to optimal levels.

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only males who reached the age of 40 and above can be afflict by prostate cancer..and your problem doesn't involve your prostate.,it could be your bladder or your kidney, just consult your doctor and have a urinalysis report..

i do not think you will have prostate cancer but go to your gp to make sure im 95% you dont good look

Ignore the kooks and charlatans posting here "Wise Young Man" but do tell your parents you have a problem and would like a doctor to check you for a possible infection of some sort. As a " not so wise OLD man" with the "old Man's Disease" of prostate cancer I would bet all I own that you do not have prostate cancer!

P.S. lo_mcg nailed it!

I have respiratory problems asthma, pneumonia(1 time), Bronchitis (4 times) and Chronic sinusitis even after sinus surgery. I also have arthritis and joint problems. I know I am a carrier for Cystic Fibrosis but I didn't think that carriers are supposed to have any symptoms but I am only 25 and most people my age haven't had this many respiratory problems with out other causes. Any one know anything about this?

One in 27 Caucasians are carriers of the CF gene mutation. I would really doubt that is the case.

Do you smoke or live/work in a smoky environment? Are you on medications for joint problems? some of these can suppress the immune system leading to infections. There are other conditions that can lead to respiratory infections like Kartagener's syndrome.

It's just a coincidence. Carriers don't have any problems caused by the gene.

follow up with a pulmonologist for treatment and an education.

Caffeine is an inseparable part of the human lifestyle. In some or the other way, it comes creeping to the routine. Tea, coffee, cappuccino, soda, and other beverages, even chocolate – all consist of caffeine. without doubt, caffeine has become a very integral part of our daily schedules, such that we may be secretly addicted to the same. The amount in which we consume caffeine has a lot to do with addiction of caffeine. And now, enough of addiction; do you know something known as caffeine allergy also exists. Yes. Some people have an allergy of caffeine, so much that they cannot take any substance made of caffeine. People allergic towards caffeine show severe symptoms even at the smell or touch of any caffeine containing substance. Let us have a look at some of the most common symptoms of caffeine allergy.

Palpitations

This is the most common symptom of caffeine allergy, which is uncommon to any of the other food allergies. This reaction involves the functioning of the heart. there are experienced flutters in the heart beat process. The heart may seem to skip a beat after a several ones. And sometimes it seems as of the heart is racing. This symptom is not just specific to caffeine allergy, so let us look out for what is next in the list.

Hives and rashes

This is very common sign of any kind of food allergy. It occurs on the externals of the body, showing up redness and rashes. The skin may or may not seem to be itchy. but inflammation and irritation would be definitely there. This symptom is seen esp. when the allergic person comes in contact with caffeine induced substance, externally, i.e. via touch or smell. Tasting it, generally, causes internal problems like oral ulcers and burning of the throat and so on.

Inflammation

Swelling and inflammation are two more signs of caffeine allergy that are common to other allergies too. Throat, tongue, lips and other oral parts can encounter inflammation due to caffeine allergy.

Visual disturbances

This is something not quite common with food allergies. there are visual disturbances experienced due to caffeine allergy. Caffeine interferes with the blood supply to the brain and the optic nerves. This hinders the visual process of the body.

Other problems like muscular issues and mental disturbances are also prevalent among people suffering from allergy to caffeine. Severe symptoms notify increased anxiety, hyperactivity, insomnia, paranoia and so on.