what's more harmful smoking or chewing?

Question 1
what's more harmful smoking or chewing?...  Personally i think chewing is just cuz its so nasty, but i just wanna know what other ppl think:)
chewing tabacco ppls, thanks for bein a smart ass lol...

Answers
1)   Well chewing is kind of necessary to live, unless you live off soup, or have nutrients fed directly into your bloodstream by means of a drip. - Mr. Bobbleweed

2)   I would guess smoking because it can give you cancer and the smoke makes your insides black.

I don't really know the affects of chewing tho - :)))))

3)   that depends.....which one do you think is worse...mouth cancer, where you have to get your jaw removed, or lung cancer, where you have to breath through a hole in your chest? - Maven Scientist

4)   Both are harmful, but I would say smoking because it affects lung function.

Chewing tobacco and snuff contain 28 carcinogens (cancer–causing agents). The most harmful carcinogens in smokeless tobacco are the tobacco–specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). They are formed during the growing, curing, fermenting, and aging of tobacco. TSNAs have been detected in some smokeless tobacco products at levels many times higher than levels of other types of nitrosamines that are allowed in foods, such as bacon and beer.

Smokeless tobacco users increase their risk for cancer of the oral cavity. Oral cancer can include cancer of the lip, tongue, cheeks, gums, and the floor and roof of the mouth. - Terp09

5)   Everything is fine in moderation. I smoke occasionally, and usually when I'm smoking it's while I'm drinking. I chewed tobacco once but got too much of a head rush (happened also when I chewed that Nicorette gum).

If you're doing it all the time it doesn't matter. You're still doing alot of damage to your body. My advice is to stop all together. Or do what I do. - MarcusAurelius


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Question 2
swine flu vaccine ...my boos wants me to get the shot..should I?...  she came to me telling me that she is gonna give the shot to the kids...and because im a nanny live in
she wants me to have a shot too, we are talking about the swine flu shot,the one that killed people and some doctor was saying to think twice before to get it..
i said to her that i dont want the shot,she can do everything she wants with her family,but i want get a shot to my body couse i dont trust in that vaccine.
we end up with an argument and she said to think about it couse if i deceide do not do it, she will replace me with someone else.

what should i do?

any advice?

Answers
1)   DON'T DO IT!! the swine flu is not a major risk any more the vaccine is not worth it they didn't even test it befor they sent it out to be used it is not worth the risk - Brant

2)   I would get it but she is no right to obligate you to get it. Do you have a contract? - Michael

3)   *Is the 2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine safe?

No vaccine is 100% safe for everyone. People with allergies to eggs, for example, can't take flu vaccines because eggs are involved in the manufacturing process.

And flu vaccines cause mild but common reactions. About one in three people get a sore arm from the shot, some with a little redness or even swelling. Some 10% to 15% of people feel tired or get a headache; some may even run a low fever.

And vaccines can trigger rare but serious reactions, even among people with no apparent allergies or sensitivities.

*So if vaccines aren't 100% safe, why risk them?

Approved vaccines -- including the 2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine -- are calculated to be much, much less risky than the diseases they prevent. For example, out of every million people who get a flu shot, one or two will get a serious neurological reaction called Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS).

But flu itself causes serious problems, including GBS, in far more than two in a million cases. And since a large proportion of the population will get swine flu, the vaccine risk is far smaller than the disease risk. - Terp09

4)   I recommend you to see ----> http://healthcarehelp.notlong.com
I hope that will resolve your problem, keep using answers.yahoo.com - Dr Dave


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Question 3
Diagnostic Help??????????...  Here are the symptoms:
2 day old girl, has a twin brother who is normal.
Girl is cyanotic and is breathing heavily and rapidly. She has a cough and has blood pressure of 85/55. Her heart rate is 160, she's lethargic and not eating, and she has a heart murmur. Please help me! Her brother has no symptoms.

Answers
1)   What does her brother have to do with it? One twin can have a disease while another doesn't.

I think the answer is in your question -- heart murmur. - cyranae15243

2)   what is this? homework? i hope this is the case because if not, the baby should be in the hospital. This could be a congenital heart problem. - kyle d

3)   it is cyanotic heart disease, an echo cardiogram can reveal the mystery. - aziz


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Question 4
Blood Donation Question about TB?...  If my dad had Tuberculosis and it put into an arrested state before I was conceived, and I have that "gene," but it's not active(just resistant to TB), can I donate blood?

Answers
1)   im not sure if tb is a genetic disease, but it definitely isn't a transmittable disease if it is. ask at the blood clinic or blood bank, but you should be able to
and good on you for doing so ;) - Max

2)   TB is not a genetic disease , it's an infection. You should test yourself for TB , if free then you can donate blood

If you have more question, u can post them in:
http://med50.blogspot.com/2010/04/patient-education-program.html - ahmad h


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Question 5
we should bath or not in chicken pox and more care tips?...  pleas tell me?

Answers
1)   follow what your doctor told you to do...thats the best - psybug

2)   I had chicken pox before and I still bathed but tried not to touch or break those acne. - do95133


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