 NEW
YEAR RESOLUTIONS(JAN 7, 2004)[BE REALISTIC AND SPECIFIC IN MAKING NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS] |
| ASPIRIN
FOR HEART HEALTH (JAN 14, 2004) [DAILY LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN IS OFTEN GOOD FOR HEART HEALTH] |
| WINTER
ITCH (JAN 21, 2004) [TEPID BATHS AND MOISTURIZING CREAMS CAN HEAL WINTER ITCH] |
| TREATING
GERD (JAN 28, 2004) [PHYSICIAN’S DIAGNOSIS A GOOD IDEA BEFORE TREATING GERD] |
| SHORT-LEG
SYNDROME (FEB 4, 2004) [TWO TYPES OF SHORT-LEG SYNDROME REQUIRE DIFFERENT TREATMENTS] |
| JAW
PAIN (FEB 11, 2004) [READER’S JAW PAIN CAN PROBABLY BE TREATED WITHOUT SURGERY] |
| YELLOW
"GUNK" (FEB 18, 2004) [READER’S “YELLOW GUNK” PROBLEM LIKELY CAUSED BY POST-NASAL DRIP] |
| BELL'S
PALSY (FEB 25, 2004) [RECOVERY FROM BELL’S PALSY USUALLY RAPID AND COMPLETE] |
| FAINTING
(MARCH 3, 2004) [FAINTING IN HEALTHY, YOUNG PERSON USUALLY NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN] |
| RESTLESS
LEGS SYNDROME (MARCH 10, 2004) [MOST RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME IS TREATED WITH “ART” NOT “SCIENCE”] |
| ENLARGEMENT
OF PROSTATE (MARCH 17, 2004) [BENIGN ENLARGEMENT OF PROSTATE IS NOT A RISK FACTOR FOR CANCER] |
| LACTOSE
INTOLERANCE
(MARCH 24, 2004) [SON NOT ALLERGIC TO MILK, HAS SYMPTOMS OF LACTOSE INTOLERANCE] |
| PINKEYE
(MARCH 31, 2004) [PINKEYE HAS MANY CAUSES, USUALLY VERY CURABLE WITH TREATMENT] |
| PREVENTING
MONO (APRIL 7, 2004) [NOT KISSING OR SHARING EATING UTENSILS CAN STOP SPREAD OF MONO] |
| PSORIASIS
(APRIL 14, 2004) [PSORIASIS USUALLY MILD AND TREATABLE, BUT NEVER CURABLE] |
| COCCIDIOMYCOSIS
(APRIL 21, 2004) [MOST CASES OF COCCIDIOMYCOSIS ARE MILD, BUT IT CAN BE DEADLY] |
| SPRING
ALLERGIES (APRIL 28, 2004) [TREE AND GRASS POLLEN COMMON SOURCES OF SPRING ALLERGIES] |
| ARACHNOPHOBIA
(MAY 5, 2004) [READER’S PHOBIA PROBABLY TREATABLE WITH DRUGS AND THERAPY] |
| PROTECTIVE
SUNGLASSES (MAY 12, 2004) [GOOD PROTECTIVE SUNGLASSES DON’T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE] |
| HIATAL
HERNIA (MAY 19, 2004) [HIATAL HERNIA TEST IS SIMPLE, PAINLESS BUT NOT “FLAVORFUL”] |
| MUSIC
THERAPY (MAY 26, 2004) [MUSIC THERAPY CAN IMPROVE EMOTIONAL OUTLOOK AND EASE PAIN] |
| BMI
(JUNE 2, 2004) [KNOWING YOUR BMI FIRST STEP TO REDUCING MANY HEALTH RISKS] |
| INSOMNIA
(JUNE 9, 2004) [READER'S INSOMNIA MIGHT BE DUE TO DEPRESSION OR OTHER DISEASE] |
| MOW
THE GRASS (JUNE 16, 2004) [READER'S SON -- AT ELEVEN -- TOO YOUNG TO MOW THE GRASS] |
| CHIGGERS
(JUNE 23, 2004) [CHIGGER BITES EXTREMELY ITCHY, BUT USUALLY BETTER IN TEN DAYS] |
| FIREWORKS
(JUNE 30, 2004) [HAVE A SAFE AND SANE 4TH BY LEAVING FIREWORKS TO THE PROS] |
| SKATER
HELMETS (JULY 7, 2004) [COMMUNITY SKATE PARKS SHOULD REQUIRE THE USE OF HELMETS] |
| AGE
SPOTS (JULY 14, 2004) [“AGE SPOTS” CAN BE TREATED WITH CREAMS OR HIGH-TECH LASERS] |
| EAR
NOISE (JULY 21, 2004) [AFTER READING COLUMN, CONSULT DOCTOR AGAIN ABOUT EAR NOISE] |
| BENEFITS
OF BREASTFEEDING (JULY 28, 2004) [BOTH BABY AND MOTHER BENEFIT FROM TWO YEARS OF BREASTFEEDING] |
| BOILS
(AUGUST 4, 2004) [BOILS THAT ARE LARGE, PAINFUL OR CAUSE FEVER NEED DOCTOR’S CARE] |
| APPENDICITIS
(AUGUST 11, 2004) [BOTH BABY AND MOTHER BENEFIT FROM TWO YEARS OF BREASTFEEDING] |
| ECONOMY
CLASS SYNDROME (AUGUST 18, 2004) [YOUNGER AGE AND ATHELETIC TRAINING RISK FACTORS FOR AIR TRAVELER’S THROMBOSIS] |
| TEEN
SUICIDES (AUGUST 25, 2004) [YELLOW RIBBON PROGRAM HELPS PREVENT TEEN SUICIDES] |
| FOOTBALL
INJURY (SEPTEMBER 1, 2004) [SHOULDER-FIRST CONTACT IS THE SAFEST WAY TO PLAY FOOTBALL] |
| SCABIES
(SEPTEMBER 8, 2004) [COLOSSAL ITCHING OF SCABIES CAUSED BY EXTREMELY TINY MITE] |
| POST-HERPETIC
NEURALGIA (SEPTEMBER 15, 2004) [“PHN” MEANS THE SHINGLES ARE GONE BUT THE PAIN LINGERS] |
| ROUX-EN-Y
GASTRIC BYPASS (SEPTEMBER 22, 2004) [WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY FOR SEVERELY OBESE, “AT RISK” PATIENTS, ONLY] |
| GYNECOMASTIA
(SEPTEMBER 29, 2004) [ENLARGED BREASTS COMMON IN TEENAGE BOYS GO AWAY ON THEIR OWN] |
| ANDOCHORDON
(OCTOBER 6, 2004) [SKIN TAGS HARMLESS, NEED DIAGNOSIS BY PHYSICIAN BEFORE TREATMENT] |
| METABOLIC
SYNDROME (OCTOBER 13, 2004) [EXERCISE, WEIGHT LOSS, DIET - BOTH TREAT AND PREVENT SYNDROME ] |
| ARTIAL
FIBRILLATION (OCTOBER 20, 2004) [MEDICATION CAN PREVENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION-INDUCED CLOTS] |
| VASCULAR
DEMENTIA (OCTOBER 27, 2004) [VASCULAR DEMENTIA CAUSES DISRUPTED THOUGHT AND MEMORY PROBLEMS] |
| INFLUENZA
(NOVEMBER 3, 2004) [EVEN WITHOUT VACCINE, YOU CAN TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT THE FLU] |
| CAT
SCRATCH DISEASE (NOVEMBER 10, 2004) [MOST VICTIMS OF CAT SCRATCH DISEASE RECOVER WITHOUT TREATMENT] |
| HEADACHES
(NOVEMBER 17, 2004) [TENSION, MIGRAINE, CLUSTER -- DIFFERENT NAMES FOR HEAD PAIN] |
| DIVERTICULITIS
(NOVEMBER 24, 2004) [HIGH-FIBER DIET, GOOD BOWEL HABITS CAN PREVENT DIVERTICULITIS] |
| DEMENTIA
(DECEMBER 1, 2004) [SOME FORMS OF DEMENTIA CAN BE REVERSED -- ALZHEIMER’S CANNOT] |
| CRANBERRY
BREAD (DECEMBER 8, 2004) [DR. SIMPSON DONS CHEF’S CAP AND PROVIDES RX FOR HOLIDAY CHEER] |
| FROSTBITE
(DECEMBER 15, 2004) [“NUMBNESS” OR “TINGLING” ARE BODY’S WARNING SIGNS OF FROSTBITE ] |
| PANIC
ATTACKS (DECEMBER 22, 2004) [“PANIC ATTACKS MAY HAVE NO APPARENT CAUSE, CAN MIMIC HEART ATTACK" ] |
| NEW
YEAR'S EVE PARTY (DECEMBER 29, 2004) [“YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULTS OF DRINKING AT YOUR PARTY " ] |
