 "ATHLETES
& HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (June 26, 2002)[ATHLETES CAN STILL EXCEL WHEN TREATED FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE] |
| "AVACOR
& NEW HAIR (JULY 31, 2002) [CAN WIDELY ADVERTISED AVACOR GROW NEW HAIR ON READER’S HEAD? ] |
| BAKER'S
CYST (AUGUST 28, 2002) [BAKER'S CYST MAY HEAL ITSELF OR REQUIRE SURGERY, TIME WILL TELL] |
| BEE
STING KIT (JULY 24, 2002) [TO "BEE STING KIT" OR NOT TO "BEE STING KIT," THAT'S THE QUESTION] |
| BURNING
MOUTH (OCTOBER 30, 2002) [BURNING MOUTH MAY BE TREATABLE, BUT OFTEN NOT CURABLE] |
| "BURNING
MOUTH SYNDROME"(JULY 10, 2002) ["BMS" -- LIKE PEPPERS -- CAN SET YOUR MOUTH ON FIRE!] |
| "CAT
SCAMS"(JUNE
5, 2002) [HEAVILY ADVERTISED CAT SCANS MAY BE “CAT SCAMS” ] |
| "CEREBRAL
ANEURYSM "(MAY
29, 2002) [WIFE'S SYMPTOMS MAY REQUIRE TESTS TO RULE OUT CEREBRAL ANEURYSM |
| "CHOLOESTEROL
THERAPY"(APRIL
17, 2002) [ADVICE TO READER ON CHOLESTEROL THERAPY: STICK WITH WHAT WORKS] |
| CHRISTMAS
RECIPE (DECEMBER 25, 2002) [DR. SIMPSON DONS CHEF HAT, CONTINUES HOLIDAY TRADITION] |
| "CHRONIC
CONSTIPATION" (JANUARY
30, 2002) [FIBER, EXERCISE AND MORE WATER MAY HELP CHRONIC CONSTIPATION ] |
| "COLONOSCOPY"(APRIL
10, 2002) [DESPITE READER'S CONCERN, COLONOSCOPY BENEFITS OUTWEIGH RISKS] |
| CORNEAL
ABRASION (SEPTEMBER 18, 2002) [CORNEAL ABRASION IS PAINFUL EYE INJURY, USUALLY HEALS QUICKLY] |
| "COUGH
CPR"(APRIL
3, 2002) ["COUGH CPR" HAS SOME MERIT, BUT NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CPR TRAINING] |
| "DEEP
VEIN PHLEBITIS"
(FEBRUARY
20, 2002) [ DEEP VEIN PHLEBITIS CAN BE DEADLY, NEEDS PROMPT EVALUATION] |
| "DIET
PILLS"(MARCH
20, 2002) [DIET PILLS NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR NURSING MOM -- OR THE REST OF US] |
| DISCOMFORT
AFTER PROSTATE SURGERY(SEPTEMBER 11, 2002) [READER MAY HAVE TO LIVE WITH DISCOMFORT AFTER PROSTATE SURGERY] |
| DIZZINESS
( NOVEMBER 13, 2002) [SOLVING ENGLISH PUZZLE FIRST KEY TO READER'S DIZZINESS PROBLEM] |
| "DIZZY
SPELLS" (FEBRUARY
13, 2002) [KEEP WORKING WITH DOCTOR TO FIND THE CAUSE OF "DIZZY SPELLS"] |
| DRY
NOSE (JANUARY
9, 2002) [WINTERTIME DRY NOSE IRRITATING, BUT TREATMENT USUALLY SIMPLE] |
| "FIBROID
TREATMENT"(JUNE
12, 2002) [FIBROID TREATMENT DEPENDS UPON SEVERITY, REPRODUCTIVE DESIRE] |
| GANGLOIN
CYST (OCTOBER 16, 2002) [GANGLION CYST MIGHT BE DUE TO BANQUET SERVER’S OCCUPATION] |
| "GOUTY
TOPHI " (FEBRUARY
6, 2002) [REMOVAL OF TOE IS PROBABLY BEST TREATMENT FOR "GOUTY TOPHI"] |
| GROCERY
TABLOIDS (SEPTEMBER 24, 2002) [GROCERY TABLOIDS BIG ON CREATIVE WRITING, SHORT ON MEDICAL FACT] |
| "HEAT!"(AUGUST
14, 2002) [HEAT -- HEAT -- WHAT SHOULD I DO IN ALL THIS HEAT?] |
| "HEEL
SPURS" (JANUARY
2, 2002) [SHOE INSERTS CAN HEAL "HEEL SPURS" -- BUT IT CAN TAKE A YEAR] |
| "HISTOPLASMOSIS"(AUGUST
21, 2002) [HISTOPLASMOSIS -- DON’T FRET, LEAVE THE WORRYING TO YOUR DOCTOR] |
| "HOME
WATER FILTERS"(MARCH
27, 2002) [HOME FILTERS REMOVE BOTH HELPFUL FLUORIDE AND HARMFUL CHEMICALS] |