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The
Internet (January 6, 1999)
[QUACKERY HASN'T DIED - IT'S JUST RELOCATED TO THE INTERNET]
Public
Toilets (January 13, 1999)
[HEALTH RISKS FROM PUBLIC TOILETS PROBABLY EXAGGERATED]
Crohn's
Disease (January 20, 1999)
[NEW TREATMENTS FOR CROHN'S DISEASE MAY BE AVAILABLE SOON]
Depression
(January 27, 1999)
[A GROUCHY WOMAN MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DEPRESSION THAN PMS]
Iron
Levels (February 3, 1999)
[IRON IN RED MEAT SHOULD NOT WORRY READER]
Strokes
and Emotional Problems (February 10, 1999)
[POST-STROKE EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS NOT UNCOMMON]
Sinus
Problems (February 17, 1999)
[READER'S SINUS PROBLEM MAY ACTUALLY BE VASOMOTOR RHINITIS]
NutraSweet
(February 24, 1999)
[SUGAR MIGHT PROVE MORE DANGEROUS TO READER THAN ASPARTAME]
Back
Pain (March 3, 1999)
[BACK PAIN, PELVIC VEIN: IT MAY RHYME BUT IT'S NOT FUNNY!]
Morton's
Neuroma (March 17, 1999)
[READER MAY NEED SECOND SURGERY FOR PAIN OF MORTON'S NEUROMA]
Migraine
Headaches (March 24, 1999)
[SELF-DIAGNOSIS OF MIGRAINE HEADACHES NEEDS CONFIRMATION BY DOCTOR]
Dry
Lips Dry Nose (March 31, 1999)
["MOUTH BREATHING" CAN LEAD TO NIGHTTIME DRY LIPS AND DRY NOSE]
Neck
Pain (April 7, 1999)
[READER NEEDS MEDICAL TESTS TO PINPOINT CAUSE OF NECK PAIN]
Weight
Loss Drugs (April 14, 1999)
[WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS ONLY APPROPRIATE FOR "MORBID OBESITY"]
Bladder
Complications (April 21, 1999)
[SMOKING HARMS NOT JUST LUNGS AND HEART, BUT BLADDER, TOO]
Allergy
Medications (April 28, 1999)
[TREAT SPRING ALLERGIES WITH OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS FIRST]
Sunburn
(May 5, 1999)
[SUNBURN THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SICK SHOULD PROMPT A TRIP TO DOCTORS]
Communication
(May 12, 1999)
[COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO GOOD HEALTH CARE]
Sassafras
Tea (May 19, 1999)
[IT'S ALL NATURAL, BUT SASSAFRAS TEA CAN CAUSE LIVER CANCER]
Tennis
Elbow (May 26, 1999)
[PAINTERS AND CARPENTERS CAN SUFFER FROM "TENNIS ELBOW," TOO]
Poison
Ivy (June 2, 1999)
[Dr. Wolf offers tips to reduce your risk of POISON IVY]
Drowning
Risk (June 9, 1999)
[ALCOHOL, GENDER BOTH KEY FACTORS IN DROWNING RISK]
Epinephrine
(June 23, 1999)
[EPINEPHRINE CAN BE A LIFE SAVER FOR ALLERGIC PICNICKERS]
Cancer
Risk (June 30, 1999)
[CHERRIES, VITAMIN E CAN REDUCE CANCER RISK OF GRILLED MEAT]
Ugly
Toenails (July 7, 1999)
[NEW ORAL MEDICATIONS MIGHT HEAL READER'S "UGLY TOENAILS"]
Bicycle
Helmets (July 14, 1999)
[READER SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT SON WEARS BICYCLE HELMET]
Non-Symmetrical
Allergy (July 21, 1999)
[LARGER LEFT-SIDE AIR PASSAGE MAY EXPLAIN NON-SYMMETRICAL ALLERGY]
Functions
of the Spleen (July 28, 1999)
[FUNCTIONS OF MISSING SPLEEN DO NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH SHOTS]
Preventive
Check-Ups (August 4, 1999)
[PREVENTIVE CHECK-UPS MODERN REPLACEMENT FOR ANNUAL PHYSICAL]
Tobacco's
Song (August 11, 1999)
[TOBACCO'S SONG: "HOW CAN I HURT YOU? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS!"]
Head
Lice (September 8, 1999)
[SHARING HATS, COMBS AND BRUSHES SPREADS HEAD LICE AMONG CHILDREN]
Hemochromatosis
(September 15, 1999)
[HEMOCHROMATOSIS: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING!]
Coryza,
Uri? (September 22, 1999)
[CORYZA, URI? A COLD BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A COMMON NUISANCE ]
Bat
Houses (October 6, 1999)
[BAT HOUSES ARE A GOOD IDEA -- BUT DON'T STICK YOUR HAND IN ONE!]
Belly
Aches (October 13, 1999)
[READER'S BELLY ACHE COULD BE "ABDOMINAL ANGINA"]
Osgood-Schlatter's
Disease (October 20, 1999)
[READER'S PAIN CAUSED BY INJURY, NOT OSGOOD-SCHLATTER'S DISEASE]
Sciatica
(October 27, 1999)
[Rx FOR WIFE'S SCIATICA: BETTER CAR SEAT, MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT]
Mammograms
(November 3, 1999)
[A WOMAN'S "HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE" INCLUDES MAMMOGRAMS]
Incontinence
(November 10, 1999)
[READER'S INCONTINENCE MAY BE HELPED BY NEW DRUG]
Shingles
(November 17, 1999)
[MEDICATIONS CAN HELP READER AVOID SHINGLES COMPLICATIONS]
Diarrhea
(November 24, 1999)
[IF DIARRHEA LASTS MORE THAN A FEW DAYS, SEE YOUR DOCTOR]
Toxoplasmosis
(December 2, 1999)
[COOKING, FREEZING PREVENTS RARELY SERIOUS TOXOPLASMOSIS]
Myths
(December 8, 1999)
[MYTHS: ANTIPERSPIRANTS CAUSE CANCER, STRESS PRODUCES ULCERS]
"Dead
Flies" (December 15, 1999)
["DEAD FLIES" -- GOOD MEDICINE FOR HOLIDAY CHEER!]
Morton's
Neuroma (December 22, 1999)
[CRUTCHES, ANOTHER OPINION ADVISED FOR MORTON'S NEUROMA SUFFERER]
New
Year's Eve (December 29, 1999)
[PROPER PARTY PLANNING CAN PREVENT NEW YEAR’S EVE TRAGEDY]
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