 ACTINIC
KERATOSES (MAY 28, 2003)[ACTINIC KERATOSES CAN LEAD TO SKIN CANCER IF NOT TREATED] |
| ANGIONEUROTIC
EDEMA (OCTOBER 8, 2003) [ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA –- AN ALLERGY, BUT ALLERGY SHOTS DON'T HELP] |
| ANKLE
SPRAINS (NOV 12, 2003) [READER'S ANKLE SPRAIN DID NOT RECEIVE PROPER HOME TREATMENT] |
| BEE
STINGS (JULY 23, 2003) [FOLLOWING COMMON SENSE TIPS CAN PREVENT HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS] |
| BREAST
& CERVICAL CANCER (SEPTEMBER 10, 2003) [WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW: PAP SMEARS AND MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES] |
| BREASTFEEDING
(JUNE 30, 2003) [READER’S MOTHER DOESN’T KNOW BEST – AT LEAST ABOUT BREASTFEEDING] |
| CHEST
X-RAYS (JANUARY 29, 2003) [READER SHOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT MINIMAL RADIATION FROM CHEST X-RAYS ] |
| CORNEAL
ABRASIONS (FEBRUARY 12, 2003) [SERIOUS CORNEAL ABRASIONS REQUIRE DOCTOR’S CARE] |
| DRUNK
DRIVING (DEC 31, 2003) [YOU MAY BE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE IF GUESTS “DRINK AND DRIVE”] |
| ELEVATED
"ALT" (JUNE 11, 2003) [ELEVATED “ALT” PROVES LIVER PROBLEM, BUT DOESN’T PINPOINT CAUSE] |
| FEMALE
DOCTORS (JUNE 4, 2003) [FEMALE DOCS HAVE EDGE ON COMMUNICATION, NOT ON QUALITY OF CARE] |
| FIBROCYSTIC
DISEASE (AUGUST 20, 2003) [FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE LIKELY CAUSE OF READER'S BREAST PAIN] |
| FIBROMYALGIA
(OCTOBER 22, 2003) [EXERCISE, MEDICATION AND WORK CAN HELP TREAT FIBROMYALGIA] |
| FLU
SHOTS (OCTOBER 15, 2003) [IN OCTOBER THE LEAVES TURN COLOR, AND IT'S TIME FOR FLU SHOTS] |
| FOOD
SAFETY (DEC 3, 2003) [CARDINAL RULE OF FOOD SAFETY -- WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT ] |
| FRUIT
SALADS (DEC 17, 2003) [FESTIVE FRUIT SALADS A NUTRITIOUS HOLIDAY TREAT] |
| GESTATIONAL
DIABETES (MARCH 12, 2003) [GESTATIONAL DIABETES -- COMMON, TREATABLE PREGNANCY COMPLICATION] |
| GOUT
(APRIL 2, 2003) [PAINFUL GOUT OFTEN MANAGEABLE WITH LIFESTYLE CHANGES, DRUGS] |
| GRAVE'S
DISEASE (JANUARY 22, 2003) [FRIEND'S THYROID CONDITION NEEDS TREATMENT, OR IT COULD BE FATAL] |
| HAIR
LOSS (DEC 10, 2003) [TREATING HAIR LOSS REQUIRES KNOWING THE UNDERLYING CAUSE] |
| HEAT
EXHAUSTION (JULY 16, 2003) [FOLLOWING COMMON SENSE TIPS CAN PREVENT HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS] |
| HICCUPS
(SEPTEMBER 24, 2003) [READER'S HICCUP PROBLEM ANNOYING, BUT NOWHERE NEAR RECORD] |
| HIPAA
AND PATIENT'S RIGHTS (APRIL 9, 2003) [HIPAA PROTECTS PATIENT’S RIGHTS WITH “HIPPO-SIZED” PAPERWORK] |
| HOLIDAY
BLUES (DEC 24, 2003) [COMMON SENSE STRATEGIES CAN HELP OVERCOME THOSE “HOLIDAY BLUES] |
| HOT
FLASH (JANUARY 15, 2003) [HOT FLASH -- THE JURY'S STILL OUT ON THE SAFETY OF BLACK COHASH] |
| H.
PYLORI (OCTOBER 29, 2003) [ANTIBIOTICS ARE NOW PART OF STANDARD TREATMENT FOR MOST ULCERS ] |
| INGROWN
TONAILS (FEBRUARY 26, 2003) [PROPER CUTTING, GOOD-FITTING SHOES THWART INGROWN TOENAILS] |
| KAWASAKI’S
DISEASE (NOV 26, 2003) [KAWASAKI’S DISEASE IS TREATABLE AND NOT COMMUNICABLE ] |
| LOSING
WEIGHT (JANUARY 1, 2003) [HAPPY NEW YEAR, IT'S TIME TO LOSE WEIGHT -- AGAIN! ] |
| LOW
BLOOD SUGAR AND HYPOGLYCEMIA (SEPTEMBER 17, 2003) [LOW BLOOD SUGAR NOT NECESSARILY "HYPOGLYCEMIA"] |
| NOSEBLEEDS
(MAY 14, 2003) [TRAUMA AND "NOSE PICKING" AMONG COMMON CAUSES OF NOSEBLEEDS ] |
| OPTICIAN,
OPTOMETRIST, OR OPHTHALMOLOGIST (MARCH
19, 2003) [OPTICIAN, OPTOMETRIST, OR OPHTHALMOLOGIST? – WHO TO SEE, TO SEE] |
| OSGOOD-SCHLATTER'S
DISEASE (MARCH 5, 2003) [SON’S KNEE PAIN PROBABLY COMMON OSD, BUT VISIT TO DOCTOR WISE] |
| OSTEOARTHRITIS
(APRIL 23, 2003) [“OA” Rx: WEIGHT CONTROL, EXERCISE, REST AND MEDICINE ] |
| PAINFUL
PANCREAS(NOV 5, 2003) [READER'S PAINFUL PANCREAS IS NOT A PRE-CANCEROUS CONDITION] |
| PLANTAR
FASCIITIS (MAY 21, 2003) [SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS DETERMINES TREATMENT FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS] |
| POISON
IVY (APRIL 30, 2003) [AS A “FOMITE” DOG’S FUR MAY BE SOURCE OF DAUGHTER’S POISON IVY ] |
| PREVENT
SUNBURN (JULY 9, 2003) [TO PREVENT SUNBURN AVOID NOONTIME SUN, WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING] |
| QUIT
THE HABIT(NOV 19, 2003) [MAKE THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE-OUT YOUR DAY TO “QUIT THE HABIT” ] |
| RIDING
MOWER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (MAY 7, 2003) [GOVERNMENT LAX IN SETTING RIDING MOWER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS] |
| RINGWORM
(AUGUST 6, 2003) [RINGWORM IS NOT A WORM – BUT AN EASILY TREATED FUNGAL INFECTION] |
| SHINGLES
(AUGUST 13, 2003) [SHINGLES OFTEN RESOLVE ON THEIR OWN, BUT SEEKING TREATMENT WISE ] |
| SITUATIONAL
DEPRESSION (SEPTEMBER 3, 2003) [“SITUATIONAL DEPRESSION” COMMON REACTION TO CHILD LEAVING HOME ] |
| SLEEPWALKING
(MARCH 26, 2003) [CHILD’S GENDER AND HEREDITY PREDISPOSE TO SLEEPWALKING] |
| SMELLY
FEET (APRIL 16, 2003) [REDUCING SWEAT AND BACTERIA GROWTH KEY TO TREATING "SMELLY FEET"] |
| SPOT
DANGEROUS MOLES (JANUARY 8, 2003) [KNOWING ALPHABET CAN HELP YOU SPOT DANGEROUS MOLES] |
| STREP
THROAT (FEBRUARY 5, 2003) [A TEST, NOT SEVERITY, IS KEY TO DIAGNOSING STREP THROAT] |
| TENNIS
ELBOW (OCTOBER 1, 2003) [READER'S TENNIS ELBOW MAY REALLY BE “COMPUTER MOUSE ELBOW”] |
| TUBERCULOSIS
(FEBRUARY 19, 2003) [HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEMS CONQUER TB, IF NOT, ANTIBIOTICS NEEDED] |
| VITAMIN
E (AUGUST 27, 2003) [READER PROBABLY DOESN’T NEED VITAMIN E PILLS OR SKIN LOTION] |
