I recently pulled rankings for top searched health concerns and wow, was I surprised to see what people searched for!Health concerns are certainly no laughing matter. However, I thought it'd be interesting to show the top searched health topics that people generally don't talk about. Check it out for yourself and you'll see what I mean.
If you happen to have any of the health concerns listed below, you probably talk to your close friends and your doctor (I really hope you do talk to your doctor!) about them. However, it's extremely rare that they make it in your casual conversations. Can you imagine strolling into the office one morning and when your cube neighbor asks a polite "How are you?" you respond with, "Fine, thanks. Except for the [fill in your health concern here] that I just got diagnosed with!" Can we say awkward?
Anyway, if you're diagnosed with any of the health concerns below, or if you're just curious to see what they're all about, the Internet is a great thing. Hello, privacy! Go to AOL Body or search for these topics on AOL Search, such as depression symptoms, STD testing and hair restoration.
AOL's top searched health concerns that you don't talk about from this week:
1. Depression
2. HPV
3. Yeast infection
4. Genital warts
5. Genital herpes
6. Urinary tract infection
7. AIDS
8. Constipation
9. Erectile dysfunction
10. Hair loss
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Reader Comments (Page 6 of 6)
101. Dear Mia, you are a beautiful girl. Guard your heart
for out of it comes the issues of life . and the things that change yor life the most are the books you read and the people you meet . Harry Potter ,is designed to promote , demonisam ,and destroy lives.
You do a great job at your assignment . ,but all of it is vanity . The rich and famous , will end in spiritual proverty ,and pease of life will flee from them .
Pro 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
I pray or you to find true pease . In God . Even the new discovery of ( secrets) with out Jesus is vanity . God's order comes through Jesus Christ .Any one seeking for truth and life , I have the answer for them. Just try me . Pastor Richard .
Posted at 6:49AM on Aug 2nd 2007 by Richard Johnson
102. CAROL, Where the heck have you been? -- Depression is a first cousin to the The # ONE Killer! Anxiety! Leading to either heart attacks, strokes or suicide!
Far far ahead of cancer and social diseases!
Posted at 8:19PM on Aug 2nd 2007 by Jay
103. I was glad to see depression on the top of the list. So many people have it and are to ashamed to admit it, let alone go see their doctors about it. And alot of people have it and don't even realize thats whats affecting them. I hope some people read these blogs and go to their docs and get the help and treatment they need. And lastly, blogger # 9 NICK, I have FIBROMYALGIA, if you'd like to talk about it sometime, give me a holler, or anyone else with it. I would like to get all the info on it I can. kbeckyrg@aol.com. Best of health to you all. Becky
Posted at 10:58AM on Aug 3rd 2007 by Becky
104. if i were asked, another issue would be hemmoroids. not the real bad ones, but the ones that just stick around and annoy and itch
Posted at 11:37AM on Aug 5th 2007 by kathy dobbs
105. TO h7482,
IF THAT WAS WHAT HE THOUGHT, HE WASN'T WORTH YOUR SPIT. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OVER THE HEAVY DUTIES, CLEANING, WASHING WINDOWS, AND GROCERY SHOPPING. HE IS WONDERFUL AND I AM VERY BLESSED. HONEY, THERE STILL ARE SOME GOOD ONES OUT THERE. JUST DON'T TRY TOO HARD. LET THEM COME TO YOU.
GRAMMYGAIL
Posted at 1:23AM on Aug 13th 2007 by Gail
106. One night when I was 55, I was doubled over in pain, vomiting, even water. My husband took me to emergency and it was time for the gall bladder to go. That was the start, about 1 day later I had the Asian flu, then I got shingles on top of my stitches from the surgery. I went to a gut doctor and it was Crohns, IBS, so many ulcer scars, my linning looked like Swiss Cheese. Then it was carpel tunnel. I fell and I have 3 pinched nerves in my butt, and I pulled every muscle in my neck. I have been depressed from the time I was 18 years old. Good days were not bad, but bad days were psychotic. I got Social Security on my own the first time. No I am 59 and all that has happened in 4 years. I have a wonderful neurogolist that has got my blood pressure, sugar, & cholosterol under control. I take 27 different pills 2 or 3 times a day. But I'm ok. My doctor put me on Effexor twice a day, and Lexapro once. WHAT A DIFFERENCE. I also have fibromyalgia. What the 2 of those medications did for me, was nothing short of a miracle. Keep up the great work. And sorry for rewriting War and Peace.
Grammy gail
Posted at 1:28AM on Aug 13th 2007 by Gail
107. 5. It's a shame also that this article places depression above all the sexual and eliminatory disorders.A skewed view.
Posted at 9:19PM on Jul 22nd 2007 by carol
To carol: Shameful? Skewed?! Depression was at the top of the list simply because it's the most-searched-about illness! People are seeking information to help themselves and their loved ones. I'd call that responsible, intelligent and caring.
Posted at 4:04PM on Aug 23rd 2007 by mary4
108. To the Lady that was numer 22 (catwalk)I totally understand where you are coming from. My daughter has Chrones! It has made her employment very hard & is also very embarassing for her. She had to have surgery for hers, Lost almost half of her intestine & will have to take meds till the day she dies.
My heart goes out to you because I totlally understand what you are saying! Donna
Posted at 10:38AM on Aug 27th 2007 by Donna
109. oh wow, I would agree that depression would be one of the biggest ones. But people shouldn't be like ashamed if the have a sexual disease. I would rather go to the doctor then live with it secretly, even when it can be deadly....
Posted at 4:00PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Joanne