Open Question: Stat Question -Probability?
Bad gums may mean a bad heart. Researchers discovered that 76% of people who have suffered a heart attack had periodontal disease, an inflammation of the gums. Only 30% of healthy people have this disease. Suppose that in a certain community heart attacks are quite rare, occurring with only 12% probability.
A. If someone has periodontal disease, what is the probability that he or she will have a heart attack?
Probability =
B. If 36% of the people in a community will have a heart attack, what is the probability that a person with periodontal disease will have a heart attack?
Probability =

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:17:36 GMT
Open Question: what does this poem mean?
My Soul is Dark, by Lord Byron
My soul is dark - Oh! quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear;
And let thy gentle fingers fling
Its melting murmurs o’er mine ear.
If in this heart a hope be dear,
That sound shall charm it forth again:
If in these eyes there lurk a tear,
‘Twill flow, and cease to burn my brain.
But bid the strain be wild and deep,
Nor let thy notes of joy be first:
I tell thee, minstrel, I must weep,
Or else this heavy heart will burst;
For it hath been by sorrow nursed,
And ached in sleepless silence, long;
And now ’tis doomed to know the worst,
And break at once - or yield to song.

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:40:26 GMT

Open Question: Sickness or disease plz help?
Is there a sickness or disease where you feel random pains at the heart like a needle stabbed you? oh ya i have been feeling these pains since i was like 7 i thnk and im 13 now. please help me.

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:48:16 GMT
Resolved Question: What do you think of the beginning?
Here is my beginning of my story-
Pain. I felt sharp needle like feelings run through my body. I wondered if it was possible to survive such circumstances. My heart pounded in my chest as if it was going to explode. It was strenuous to breathe.
I looked around the room, dark, cold, a place where a rat might want to live. I had no intention of living. My life was done, or so I thought. Shadows shifted along the walls, the white window panes the only color in the dark room. Voice was all I could hear, they were low murmurs.
As I tried to support my weak body the pain came again, worse. I saw a new figure. He had dark shaggy hair and unforgettable deep sea blue eyes. He hurried over to me ignoring the other figures in the room. My heart pounded as loud as an alarm clock. My breathing became abrupt, inhale exhale inhale exhale! It was so quick that I instantly stopped breathing. My eyes closed and everything blackened.
I knew I was still alive. I could hear the talking in the room. I could hear but not comprehend. I heard my name once or twice but I thought I was hallucinating. A soft, warm hand touched my cheek. I opened my eyes again, still not breathing. It was the boy with the dark hair. I had to breathe, for him. Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale. I slowly restarted my system.
More talking that I did not understand. I heard my name. Several times actually. In a row. I guessed someone was calling my name. Who? I had no time to answer questions; I didn?t even know where I was. A new figure stepped in the dark murky room, his stance angry. More talking. More hearing my name.
I took a deep breath and tried to make out the words, ?She has to go! Emrys you can?t change her! She?s human and that?s what she?s meant to be!? an angry voice yelled. I saw something fly at me. ?I?m sorry,? was the last thing I heard.
Tell me what you think, why you think that, and if you don’t like it how can I make it better?

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:05:29 GMT

Open Question: i am in deep trouble, pls help me?
i am guy whose is in very confused. i am married since 4 yrs back n having 1 doughter.now due to some big issues i am staying separete with my family. means my wife n doughter. now my mom wants to come back to home & stay with them . bt my wife don’t wants that.
my mom is suffering from heart disease. n she loves my doughter very much. my wife is not taking care for my doughter properly. she always wants to sleep. N do nothing . if i tries to say something then she replies give divorce n send her to his parents home.
pls suggest what shuld i do now?

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:06:56 GMT

Open Question: Anyone have any info on breakthrough bleeding issues like mine? Please read my story. Thank you for any help.?
These are my symptoms:
Previous was two weeks before period ? one-three days ? very light sometimes brownish and sometimes fresh bright red
Now ? two weeks before period and one week before period - one to three days ? one day enough to wear pad and add?l days a light to wear liner
Having lower back aches and a feelings of pinching and light burn near inside of hip.
Birthcontrol changes ? yasmin, tri-clycen, generic yasmin ? yasmin is best for while
When intercourse lots of fresh bright red blood. This happens during those weeks. On the only good week ? no blood with intercourse.
In certain sexual positions sharp pain with each thrust.
Every time after intercourse have feeling best described as ?reamed out? with very light ? not enough to really bother cramping
Have had a clear healthy vaginal sonogram already
Moods ? week before and week of period ? feel like if someone looks at me wrong I could cry. All around just slow or kinda? down feeling.
Symptoms/reasons for concern for possiblilty of thyroid or diabetes:
Dry skin ? mostly hands and legs
Shaking ? gets very strong if not eaten
Digestive problems ? constipation if fiber not taken ? can go 2-3 days w/o movement and then suddenly can?t stop going
Flatulence ? worst at first wake up, around 5-6pm, and after dinner
Strange dreams
Coldness when everyone else is hot
Lethargy
Irregular periods ? break through bleeding more often (see questions for other appt.)
Headaches ? if not eat on time
Light-head feeling ? if not eat on time
Family history ? see below
Frequent urination - I drink a lot of water so it may be why
Sensitive gums
Bruise easy ? sometimes will have bruises that don?t know where came from
At least two incidences of almost passing out
Family history:
My father: Diabetes Type 2
High blood pressure when I don’t take my pills.
High cholesterol
Thyroid problems
Gall Bladder removed
My sister: gestational diabetes for all pregnancies
Insulin on the last three
Doctors told her they found it odd that she had this problem at the young age of 17 for her first
My grandmother (Dad): Diabetes Type 2
Thyroid problems
Ovarian cancer
My grandmother?s siblings (Dad):
All three brothers and sisters had heart trouble
Two brothers had diabetes
Uncle Harry (Dad): Heart problems (had open heart surgery)
Aunt Karen (Dad): Hypoglycemia
Ovarian cancer
Thyroid problems
Aunt Rosie (Dad): Diabetes Type 2
Thyroid problems
Great-grandfather (Dad): Diabetes Type 2
High blood pressure
Great-grandmother (Dad): Bright?s Disease
High blood pressure
Great-great grandmother (Dad): Breast Cancer
Grandfather (Mom): Prostate Cancer
Either great-great-grandmother or grandfather (Mom) not sure which one: Diabetes Type 2
Great-grandmother (Mom): Diabetes Type 2

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:11:16 GMT
Open Question: I bought a dog and then return it cause my child no longer wants it. I am so sad. Should I get it back?
I bought the cutest shih-poo. I gave into my daughter after so many years. When I took it to the vet, I found out it had grade 1-2 heart murmur. Vet said it may grow out of it, but I returned it to the store cause my daughter (who is 14) no longer wanted the responsibility of taking care of it. Now,I am so depressed. I have been crying and missing the dog terribly. But, my daughter still does not want it and can’t understand why I can’t get over it. I know that we only had it for 3 days, but I was already atttached to it. What should I do? If I go back and get it I know my daughter will resent the dog in the house.And how long will it take to get over it?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:39:00 GMT

Open Question: hows my research essay?
please tell me what grade you think it deserves
Please if somethings wrong with it tell me so i can fix it
(i have no conclusion paragraph so far)
Jordan is one of the few remaining hereditary kingdoms in the Middle East; that has chosen a path of modernization. This has allowed the nation to experience changes economically and culturally. Jordan has emerged as a leading and influential Middle East country. Jordan is a very interesting country and there are many historical events that have occurred in Jordan.
Jordan is an Arab country, located in the heart of the Middle East. It is bordered by Syria in the north, Iraq in the northeast, Israel and the West Bank in the west, and Saudi Arabia in the east and south. Apart from that, it also shares the coastlines of the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Jordan also has an access, though narrow, to the Red Sea, via the port city of Aqaba.
The capital of Jordan is Amman. There are over 2 million people living in Amman alone. The population of all of Jordan is 6.05 million. The main cities in Jordan are Amman, Zarqa, Aqaba, Irbid, and Salt.
King Hussein was the longtime ruler of the nation of Jordan. He went to school in Egypt and at the British Royal Military Academy in Sand Hurst; the king was 18 years old when he took the throne in 1953 after the death of his grandfather, King Abdullah. King Hussein spent six months in the U.S. being treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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He died from the disease in February of 1999, leaving his eldest son Abdullah II as his successor. All together King Hussein ruled for 47 years.
The Jordanian flag symbolizes the Kingdom’s roots in the Great Arab Revolt of 1916; it is adapted from the revolt banner. The black, white and green bands represent the Arab Abbasid, Umayyad and Fatimid dynasties respectively, while the triangle joining the bands represents the Hashemite dynasty. The seven-pointed Islamic star set in the center of the crimson triangle represents the seven verses of Surat Al-Fatiha, the first sura in the Holy Qura’n.
The summers in Jordan are hot and dry. Although they have cool evenings. In Jordan, the climate is dry and hot desert with rainy seasons in west from November to April. Winters are cold and wet. Most rain falls between October and March, and snow can occur. The climate is influenced by Jordan’s location between the subtropical aridity of the Arabian Desert areas and the subtropical humidity of the eastern Mediterranean area. January is the coldest month of the year.
The official language in Jordan is Arabic, Although, English is widely spoken. Ninety eight percent of people in Jordan are Arabic. Jordanian citizens are up to ninety three percent of the population in Jordan. Ninety eight percent of people in Jordan are Sunni Muslim.
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Jordan has been Independent for 62 years. Jordan?s Independence Day is on the 25 of May. Not only is this a particular moment in history when Jordan gained sovereignty back from English Mandatory power in 1946. It is the day the Great Arab Revolt 90 years ago, which was a revolt lead by the grandfather of the Hashimites & the King of Hijaz, Sharif Hussein Ben Ali, against the Ottoman Empire, a great day for the entire Arab world.
The Constitution that was known in 1952 was improved in 1974, 1976, and 1984 remained in force in 1989. ?It declares Jordan a hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary form of government and defines the people as the source of all powers.? The people are officially stated as being part of the Arab nation. Islam is the official religion of the state and Arabic the official language. In nearly forty years of experience with the Constitution, adherence to the fundamental law of the land has varied in spirit as well as in practice from time to time, depending upon domestic and external circumstances.
In AD 1263, the Mamluk ruler, Baybars, enlarged and built a tower on the north-west corner. In AD 1840, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt captured the castle and destroyed much of its fortifications. The castle extends over the southern part of the plateau. It is a notable example of Crusader architecture, a mixture of European, Byzantine, and Arab designs.
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Its walls are strengthened with rectangular projecting towers, long stone vaulted galleries are lighted only by narrow slits, and it contains a deep moat from the west, which completely isolates the sit

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:12:04 GMT
Open Question: Is there something wrong with my heart?
I’m 15 years old (boy) and when I was 13 I had Splenectomy (Removal of Spleen) because my brother pulled me down the stairs, made me turn and hit the bannister at the bottom of the stairs. Now I don’t know if these are heart murmurs, but somethings my heart does an odd beat or something, then it comes back to normal but really fast. Say when I’m resting in bed, at random times, it’s like I feel it in my body, sometimes it happens twice a day, sometimes no times a day, but recently a lot over the past say.. month? I don’t have any heart problems as far as I recall but I’m not sure!
I’m scared that I’m going to have a heart attack.
Those beats don’t bring pain, they just feel weird, irritating and uncomfortable. I do admit, I was watching p— the other night when this beat came, then my heart kept beating fast for a bit, I was really scared, I couldn’t sleep for hours.. can someone tell me if I should worry? I actually want to watch duhduhduh now but I’m so scared, why is my life so bad what have I done, I’m gay, I hardly have any friends and my brother is better than me at everything, except drumming and computers. Tennis, basketball, football, making friends, letting people like him, you name it he can do it and I can’t do a thing, I cry every night because of this. (off-topic sorry)
I have thought of killing myself/committing suicide a few times but I’m scared for my family. It’s just that my life is so unperfect and I think my health isn’t good (I eat healthy, I exercise occasionally and I’m not fat) but I don’t feel right. When those beats happen it makes me want to breathe in, it’s like it quickly steals my air for a second, that’s what makes me notice it.

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:32:43 GMT

Open Question: is it bad im only fourteen and iv had sex with…?
im fourteen, iv slept with 4 people. iv been tested after each one, so i know i dont have a disease, but iv only dated one of them. and i love him with all my heart. weve been dating for 11 months. and iv been totaly honest about how many people iv slept with, and he says he doesnt care. but how do i know if hes telling the truth. one of them was is ex best friend……
hes sixteen
btw i am an honor student.
he says he wants to marry me once im out of high school. i love him alot.
im on the pill and iv used a condom with every day iv ever slept with except my current bf. i just got tested a week ago.

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:41:08 GMT
Open Question: When do male cats start spraying? Also, at what age does a kitten become a cat?
My kitten is about 10 months old (i don’t think you can call it a kitten anymore) so we took him to the vet and he asked my family and I if he had sprayed yet. He was surprised when we said no and told him he was 8 months old (this was two months ago.) my cat is now 10 months about and it hasn’t started spraying yet? when do they spray and is there some kind of problem with my cat? All we know is that he has a murmur (a hole in the heart) but im not sure how that can affect the problem. PLEASE HELP!
also, he is an indoor cat.

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:10:25 GMT

Open Question: Why does my female cat murmur?
By murmur, I’m not talking about the heart condition, I’m talking about speech. Why does my female kitten (almost cat) murmur more than she meows?
She sounds like this when I touch her, call her, or give her a fright:
“mmmrrrrr” - In a high pitch soft voice.
Is this because she is female?
Also, she is friendly sometimes, but shes not much of a people person. is there anything I can do to make her like people more, and be more out-going and friendly?

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:51:04 GMT
Open Question: Please answer these questions if you’re 50+. I have to interview someone about changes in technology. Plz help?
I really really really need help to get this project finished my plan to interview my grandma fell through and I have to turn this in tomorrow! Please help. thx If you answer this then I’ll answer as many of your questions as I can and the first person to answer will also receive best answer in addition. Thank you so much everyone! This means a lot to me!
1. Television/ Home Entertainment:
A. How many television sets did your family own when you were in the eighth grade?
B. How many channels did your television set receive?
C. How much television on average did you or your family watch per week?
D. Do you remember when you or your family first owned a color television?
E. What did you notice most about the change from black and white to color?
F. Recall the first time you saw/used/owned a VDR player. (a DVD player?)
G. How did you watch movies before VCR rentals?
H. How did you generally listen to music?
I. Would you recall for me the first time you saw/used/owned a CD player? (an mp3 or iPod?)
J. Would you tell me about transistor radios and/or other portable music players?
K. Do you recall when televisions and radios used tubes? Can you explain these?
L. Do you recall reel to reel tape recorders? Did you use one? How did they work?
M. Would you describe the way movies were shown in school?
2. Computers
A. When you were in junior high, high school, or college how did you prepare final papers? (hand written, typed, etc.)
B. Do you recall computer punch-cards? What was their purpose?
C. Would you describe the first computers you saw/used/owned?
D. Please describe your first impressions of the internet.
E. How have computers changed the way you communicate with friends and relatives who live outside of the area?
F. Would you describe the first computer games you remember seeing. What did you think of them?
G. Do you recall your first calculator? How big was it? What functions did it perform?
H. Did you ever use a slide rule in school or at work? How did they work?
I. What are your feelings about today?s computers?
3. Medicine
A. Do you remember the first human heart transplant? Would you tell me what you remember about it?
B. Do you remember the first human test-tube baby? Would you tell me what you remember about it?
C. What childhood diseases did kids have when you were young, that most people my age are protected from?
D. What was polio and do you remember the first vaccines to prevent it?
4. Conveniences
A. When you were younger how did you dry and/or curl your hair? (If this is papa answering then what do you remember about your mother or sister?s hair routines?)
B. Would you recall for me the first time you saw/used/owned a microwave oven? What were your thoughts?
C. Would you discuss cooking and baking before the mixes and prepackaged foods we have today. (early cake mixes?)
D. When you were my age how did you make popcorn?
E. How many phones were in your home when you were my age? How were they dialed?
F. What was a party-line?
G. Would you describe making calls across the country or over seas when you were my age
H. Would you recall for me the first mobile phones? (car phones?)
I. How have cell phones changed communication?
J. Do you remember the first time you used an ATM?
K. How is banking different since ATMs have become common?
L. Discuss life before debit cards.
M. Before computerized cash registers, do you remember how clerks in the grocery store checked items out or processed credit cards?
N. Before Kinko?s and Xerox machines in most offices how did most people make multiple copies of documents?
O. Before pampers and other disposable diapers how did parents and babysitters keep babies clean and comfortable?
5. Other
A. When you were younger did you take pictures in black and white or color?
B. How long did it take to have your pictures developed?
C. Would you recall the first time you saw/used/owned and digital camera?
D. Do you remember man landing on the moon? What were you thinking and or feeling
E. Do you remember the first space shuttle landing? What were you thinking and or feeling?
F. Before shuttles how did astronauts return to earth?
G. Discuss you thoughts about cloning
H. Discuss your thoughts about genetically altered food crops or meat animals
I. Are there other things that used to seem like science fiction but are now common technologies? What?
J. What do you feel has been the most important technological advancement in your lifetime? Explain.
K. In what ways do you believe technology has changed our culture? Explain.
L. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:12:27 GMT

Open Question: Various Health Issues / Need Some Advice?
ok well i have not reached my 20’s yet , but uh for about the past year i’ve noticed blood in my spit when my throat isnt dry, because there is more salivility being produced by my body , its really strange because its not like i have a bad cough of any sort , but i have been smoking for 4 years, now the smoking has been getting worse and worse, because of my high anxiety level 2 packs a day, what i want to know is the blood coming from my lungs or my throat, or could it be my heart?? because as i’ve noticed my heart is at 110 bpm at resting level
when i get up and aabout its usually at 130 i dont know if thats because i might have something like heart arythmia or the anxiety , this worsens at night , when i try to sleep, i start to see shit and i feel like hands are on my neck and i start to have these uncontrollable shakes and twitches all over my body to the point were i need a another smoke to calm me down but its not because i want to smoke it makes me sick to my stomach to smoke i literally just chain smoke at night so i can pass out due to the nicotine and not shake i dont take any meds, and i have been clean of drugs for about 6 months not that i did any hard drugs anyways just weed and shrooms could it be some neuron transmitter has fucked up the myelins in my brain and ah shit what shoudl i do , i have been avoiding a doctor for so long, and to top it off theres blood in my semen now
smoking was never an issue though
it just felt like its helped me more than when i didint smoke when i didnt smoke i was a chornic insomniac , i couldnt control my bipolarity and borderline schizophrenia now ive reduced it to just shakes and tremors

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:35:23 GMT

Open Question: who can solve this problem?
I have read ” who get the heart?” and I cannot solve the problem. Can you help me?
Read:
You are members of the heart transplant surgery team at a university hospital in Washington, D.C. At the moment you have six patients who desperately need a transplant, if they are to have any chance of living. All six patients are classified as “critically ill,” and could die at any time.
You have just received the news that the heart of a 16-year-old boy, who was killed in an auto accident, has become available for transplantation. Speed is extremely important as you decide which of the following patients is to receive the heart: not only might one of the patients die, but also the donor heart will soon begin to deteriorate.
The age and sex of the donor has no relationship to the age and sex of the recipient. In other words, the heart of the 16-year-old would work well in a 50-year-old woman.
Decide:
1. Peter Jacoben, male, age 42. His family has a history of heart disease. He has aldready had one heart transplant operation. Since his body rejected that heart. He has been kept alive by an artifical heart. Never married
2. Elena Rodriguez, female, age 23. She grows up in the slums of NY. Unemployed and on welfare. She has 4 children(ages 8, 6, 5, 1)
3. Franklin Johns, male, age 34. He works for U.S government as a researcher for th Central Intelligence Agency. He is being kept alive on a heart-lung machine. He is unmarried.
4. Carlos Wahnon, male, age 12. Carlos is a student . He is also being kept alive on a heart-lung machine.
5. Amegneza Edorh, female, age 57. She has been confined to bed for the past five months with steadily deteriorating health.
6. Alicia Fagan, female, age 27. Her heart problems is similarly affected thought recent seem to have a genetic basis in as much as her twin sister. Unmarried
7. Galia Feinstein, female, age 27. She is Ms Fagan’s twin sister. Her condition differs from that of her sister in that her kidneys have not been affected.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:01:55 GMT

Open Question: Heart palpitations and other feelings…?
Ok, Ok, I am going to the doctor for this soon but.. need opinions.
I have gotten funny feelings in my chest and heart for many many yrs. I am almost 35. It feels like almost a racing and sometimes will slow and race one right after another. Also, sometimes, it feels like my heart skips. My heart rate is nromal during these times but sometimes you can even feel it in my neck (the skipping and racing).
I do drink a lot of caffeine. HOWEVER, this has occured WITHOUT use of caffine. I have noticed it a lot lately and it always always happens after I exercise for a while (like a month let’s say) and i stop exercising for a few days… and it’s back like clockwork, especially when I lie flat.
Also happens when I sit up.
Any opinions before an appt ?
I have a very very strong history of heart disease (my mom had a heart attack at age 51) but these are not symptoms of a heart attack!!
I have had this since age 20 (at least from what I remember….)…
I also have fatigue… whever I can take a nap, I sleep….

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:04:49 GMT