1999 Chronology

 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]