 "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] |
| "INUSRACE
COSTS AND MALPRACTICE AWARDS"(MAY
1, 2002) [INSURANCE COSTS AND MALPRACTICE AWARDS PASSED ON TO PATIENT] |
| "LINGERING
SINUS SYMPTOMS"(MARCH
6, 2002) [READER SHOULD SEE AN ALLERGIST ABOUT LINGERING SINSUS SYMPTOMS] |
| "LOYALTY
TO CARTER'S PILLS"(MAY
8, 2002) [HABIT, NOT EFFECTIVENESS, EXPLAINS LOYALTY TO CARTER'S PILLS] |
| "MEDICINE
EXPIRATION DATES"(MARCH
13, 2002) [STORE MEDICINES PROPERLY, THROW OUT WHEN PAST EXPIRATION DATE] |
| NIGHT
SWEATS - VIRAL PNEUMONIA (JUNE 19, 2002) [WOMAN'S NIGHT SWEATS MAY BE DUE TO VIRAL PNEUMONIA] |
| NIGHT
SWEATS (NOVEMBER 6, 2002) [HUSBAND'S "NIGHT SWEATS" MAY SIGNAL UNDERLYING DISEASE] |
| NON-HORMONE
TREATMENTS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS (DECEMBER 11, 2002) [NON-HORMONE TREATMENTS CAN HELP THOSE AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS] |
| PITYRIASIS
ROSEA (DECEMBER 18, 2002) [RASH OF PITYRIASIS ROSEA USUALLY CLEARS UP IN A MATTER OF WEEKS] |
| "PLEURAL
REACTION"(JULY 17, 2002) ["PLEURAL REACTION" ALWAYS REQUIRES TESTS TO FIND EXACT CAUSE] |
| "POISON
IVY SENSITIVITY"(MAY
22, 2002) [AGE, EXPOSURE -- NOT CASHEWS -- REDUCES POISON IVY SENSITIVITY] |
| POLYCYTHEMIA
VERA (DECEMBER 4, 2002) [TOO MUCH BLOOD THAT’S TOO "THICK" = POLYCYTHEMIA VERA] |
| RAYNAUD'S
SYNDROME (NOVEMBER 26 2002) [MONTANA AND RAYNAUD'S SYNDROME NOT A GOOD COMBINATION] |
| RETINITIS
PIGMENTOSA (OCTOBER 23, 2002) [RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA -- NO CURE YET, BUT RESEARCH IS PROMISING] |
| RINGING
IN THE EARS (OCTOBER 1, 2002) [LOUD NOISES AND LOUD MUSIC COMMON CAUSES OF “RINGING IN THE EARS”] |
| SEE
CLEARLY (SEPTEMBER 04, 2002) ["SEE CLEARLY METHOD" BASED ON UNPROVEN 19TH CENTURY SYSTEM] |
| "SICK
HOUSE " (AUGUST 7, 2002) [MOLD INFESTED “SICK HOUSE” CAN MAKE FOR SICK OCCUPANTS] |
| "SINUS
PAIN" (JANUARY
23, 2002) [SINUS PAIN IS SOMETIMES THE RESULT OF A DENTAL PROBLEM] |
| "SMELLY
EARS" HELP ATTRACT"(MAY
15, 2002) [READER'S "SMELLY EARS" HELP TO ATTRACT OPPOSITE SEX] |
| "STATUS
MIGRAINE" (JANUARY
16, 2002) [SON HAD RARE "STATUS MIGRAINE," NEEDS TO PLAN FOR NEXT ATTACK] |
| "SWIMMER'S
ITCH" (JULY 03, 2002) [WATERBORNE PARASITE ON HUMAN SKIN EQUALS "SWIMMER'S ITCH] |
| "TENNIS
ELBOW " (FEBRUARY
27, 2002) [CLEARING BRUSH AND PAINTING COMMON CAUSES OF "TENNIS ELBOW"] |
| THANKSGIVING
MEAL (NOVEMBER 20, 2002) [THANKSGIVING MEAL CAN BE BOTH HEALTHY AND GOOD TASTING] |
| THYROID
DISEASE ( OCTOBER 9, 2002) [THYROID DISEASE CAN'T BE CURED, BUT READER CAN LIVE NORMAL LIFE] |
| "WRIST
PAIN GANGLION CYST"(APRIL
24, 2002) [""NON-TEXTBOOK ANATOMY" LIKELY CAUSE OF WRIST PAIN, GANGLION CYST] |
