When a doctor requests a patient to have a blood test and asks, among other
things, for "blood count" and to check for anemia, liver and kidney
function, what information is generally given? Meaning what exactly is
"counted" and what can be determined?

there had been a recent warning by WHO that we are facing a probable
influenza pandemic in the next years e.g. at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3524824.stm
I have tried to find concrete estimates of the expected damage but didn't find

Seasonal Depression: Two Peaks: Winter and Summer: Low DHEA
Copyright 2004, James Michael Howard, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A.
In 1985, I first suggested depression may result from low dehydroepiandrosterone
(DHEA).  This has since been supported.  I have just recently had the ...

I was born this way, my mom said, like my dad. When I sit down and
touch my toes, my feet just fall sideways. When I walk they curve out.
When I run, they straighten out people tell me.
Is there anything that can fix this?

Is there any danger in taking iron supplements? I was "prescribed" them
after going through some internal bleeding problems. Should I be in a hurry
to get off them if my iron levels are back to normal or close?
Thanks

Hi, my dad is 57. He just few days ago had to have double bypass
surgery. He is also diabetic. He is overweight but has been on
medicine for many years which keeps his chloresterol lower than mine.
(Around 130)

I’m not sure if this is the right group but here goes.
About a week ago I started coming down with what I thought
was the flu.  My back and joints ached, I had a fever, I would
wake up soaked with sweat, not able to sleep and I had a vary

Yog Helpful to Some Fighting Cancer    
By Dan Gallagher, Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press
Friday, March 12, 2004

This Monday night I noticed a rash on both of my inner forearms,
consisting of small red bumps, extending for an area about 5 inches
long and 2 inches wide. It was itching but not to a great degree.
Tuesday morning it was still there, and throughout the day Tuesday the

Hello and sorry about the crossposting, but I thought this issue would
be
related to all the newsgroups.  My question has two parts, what is
legal and what actions can a person do if they feel wronged.

I received results from some blood testing today.  There were a few
things which were out of range.  I have no history of elevated levels
of these three things, and I'm not on medications and have no history
of disease and do not drink alcohol, etc. This was just testing done

Someone recently posted a long message (ostensibly from "Doctor Betty
Martini", the individual who is always posting messages about the
allegedly terrible effects of Aspartame, an artificial sweetener.
"Doctor" Martini has been doing this for years and appears to be on a

How does the SEGNPMSS (still existing German Nazi Psych Mindcontroller
Secret Service) train remote controlled germs? Someone asked me that
recently.
Well, I think you can train germs like you train big animals. Many of

I'd like to know more about when "epi" is used prior to surgery, especially
when injected along with the local anesthetic.  Is it virtually always used
provided the patient is not sensitive to it?  Are there any surgeries done
under local when it's normally NOT used?  How long has ...

A friend was admitted to the hospital with very low blood pressure
(70/40).  While they were monitoring it, the systolic would rise but
the diastolic would drop.
What might cause this to happen?