2006 A-Z
ACUTE LABYRINTHITIS (FEBRUARY 1, 2006)
[ACUTE LABYRINTHITIS -- A COMMON DISORDER WITH AN UNCOMMON NAME]
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (MARCH 1, 2006)
[TO PREVENT A “FAMILY FEUD” ALL ADULTS NEED AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE]

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AUGUST 30, 2006)
[AMD CAUSES CENTRAL VISION LOSS, BUT SIDE VISION REMAINS INTACT ]

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION (DECEMBER 27, 2006)
[PREVENT NEW YEAR'S TRAGEDY BY MONITORING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ]
BABY SLEEPING POSITIONS (JUNE 21, 2006)
[READER’S MOTHER NEEDS MODERN INFO ON BABY SLEEPING POSITION ]
BACK PAIN (NOVEMBER 1, 2006)
[READER’S NEW BACK PAIN NEEDS REEVALUATION BY HIS PHYSICIAN ]
BENEFITS OF GARDENING (MAY 17, 2006)
[GARDENING PROVIDES EXERCISE, FUN AND BETTER TASTING VEGETABLES]
BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE (NOVEMBER 8, 2006)
[DOCTOR’S HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE RX DEPENDS ON RISK FACTORS ]
BREASTFEEDING (AUGUST 2, 2006)
[WORK SCHEDULE SHOULDN’T DETER MOTHER-TO-BE FROM BREASTFEEDING ]
BRITTLE NAILS (MARCH 22, 2006)
[AVOIDING “WET TO DRY” EXPOSURE HELPS PREVENT BRITTLE NAILS]
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (JUNE 7, 2006)
[OFFICE TYPING CLASSIC CAUSE OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ]
CHOCOLATE (MARCH 29, 2006)
[CHOCOLATE HAS HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT TOO MUCH CAN MAKE YOU FAT]
CHOLESTEROL (JANUARY 11, 2006)
[BROTHER’S CHOLESTEROL MAY REFLECT GOOD GENES, NOT LIFESTYLE]
CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT (SEPTEMBER 6, 2006)
[“LIFESTYLE CHANGES” STILL THE MAINSTAY OF CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT ]
COLD INTOLERANCE (SEPTEMBER 13, 2006)
[READER NEEDS FURTHER TESTS TO FIND CAUSE OF COLD INTOLERANCE ]
COLLAPSED LUNG (MAY 10, 2006)
[SPONTANEOUS COLLAPSED LUNG COMMON IN TALL, THIN, YOUNG MEN]
DIABETES (JANUARY 4, 2006)
[READER IS DIABETIC, NEEDS MEDICATION AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE]
EXPECTANT MOTHER PRECAUTIONS (JUNE 28, 2006)
[EXPECTANT MOTHER CAN KEEP HER CAT, BUT NEEDS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS ]
FERTILITY (DECEMBER 13, 2006)
[TIPS FOR BOTH “HIM” AND “HER” TO ENHANCE LIKELIHOOD OF PREGNANCY ]
FLU SHOTS (OCTOBER 25,2006)
[ALL FEMALES-FROM 11 TO 26-SHOULD GET HPV VACCINE ]
HPV VACCINE (OCTOBER 25, 2006)
[ALL FEMALES -- FROM 11 TO 26 -- SHOULD GET NEW HPV VACCINE ]
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (MAY 3, 2006)
[WITHOUT TREATMENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAN BE A SILENT KILLER]
HOLIDAY TREAT (NOVEMBER 29, 2006)
[HOLIDAY RX FROM CHEF SIMPSON: MORAVIAN SUGAR CAKE ]
INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER (AUGUST 23, 2006)
[RAPID BREAST ENLARGEMENT, REDNESS, WARMTH COULD SIGNAL CANCER ]
IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT TESTS (OCTOBER 4, 2006)
[TESTS NEEDED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF READER’S IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT ]
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (NOVEMBER 15, 2006)
[IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME NOT A RISK FACTOR FOR COLON CANCER ]
MEDICAL TESTS FOR THYROID CANCER(OCTOBER 17, 2006)
[READER NEEDS TESTS OF NODULE TO RULE OUT THYROID CANCER ]
MEDICATING ON FLIGHTS (SEPTEMBER 27, 2006)
[ON BOARD AN AIRLINER IS NOT THE TIME TO TRY OUT A NEW MEDICATION ]
MEDICATION ERRORS (JULY 5, 2006)
[READER DID RIGHT THING IN QUESTIONING “DIFFERENT LOOKING” PILLS ]
MOLES (MARCH 8, 2006)
[READER’S NEWLY DEVELOPED MOLE NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED BY DOCTOR]
NAIL WOUND (APRIL 5, 2006)
[NAIL WOUND THROUGH SNEAKERS CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INFECTION]
NON-ACTIVE TB (JULY 26, 2006)
[SOME PEOPLE WITH NON-ACTIVE TB STILL NEED TO TAKE MEDICATION ]
NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS (MAY 23, 2006)
[EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND SURGERY CAN REVERSE NPH SYMPTOMS ]
PETIT MAL EPILEPSY (JANUARY 18, 2006)
[READER’S “SPELLS” COULD BE PETIT MAL EPILEPSY]
PREVENTING FALLS (APRIL 19, 2006)
[REDUCING CLUTTER AND GOOD LIGHTING TWO KEYS TO PREVENTING FALLS]
SCHOOL ANXIETY (AUGUST 9, 2006)
[PREPARATION BY PARENTS CAN EASE FIRST GRADER’S SCHOOL ANXIETY ]
SECONDARY HEADACHES (FEBRUARY 15, 2006)
[SECONDARY HEADACHES REQUIRE PROMPT MEDICAL TREATMENT]
SHIN SPLINTS (FEBRUARY 22, 2006)
[COACH’S “AT HOME” TREATMENT FOR SHIN SPLINTS PROBABLY OK]
SPIT TOBACCO (FEBRUARY 8, 2006)
[SPIT TOBACCO DANGEROUS, CONTAINS MORE NICOTINE THAN CIGARETTES]
SPRUE (APRIL 26, 2006)
[ANEMIA CAN BE FIRST CLUE TO SPRUE, AS IN READER’S CASE]
STOMACH FLU (MARCH 15, 2006)
[FEAR OF “STOMACH FLU” SHOULDN’T KEEP READER FROM CRUISE]
STREP-RELATED KIDNEY FAILURE (MAY 31, 2006)
[KIDS USUALLY RECOVER FULLY FROM STREP-RELATED KIDNEY FAILURE ]
SWIMMER’S EAR (JUNE 14, 2006)
[PRACTICING GOOD EAR HYGIENE CAN HELP PREVENT SWIMMER’S EAR ]
TOURETTE SYNDROME (JULY 19, 2006)
[TOURETTE SYNDROME IS LIFELONG, BUT USUALLY GETS BETTER WITH AGE ]
TRIGGER FINGER (DECEMBER 6, 2006)
[“TRIGGER FINGER” MAY NEED SIMPLE TRATEMENT OR SURGERY ]
TRUSTING ELECTRONIC MEDIAL RECORDS (OCTOBER 11, 2006)
[ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS PROBABLY MORE SECURE THAN PAPER ]
VITILIGO (APRIL 12, 2006)
[“WHITE PATCHES” OF VITILIGO DO MORE EMOTIONAL THAN PHYSICAL HARM]
WATER INTAKE (JULY 12, 2006)
[EIGHT GLASSES OF WATER A DAY IS A GOOD RULE OF THUMB ]
WARTS (AUGUST 16, 2006)
[DUCT TAPE BELONGS IN YOUR TOOLBOX AND YOUR MEDICINE CABINET ]
WHOOPING COUGH (JANUARY 25, 2006)
[TEENAGERS, NOT JUST INFANTS, NOW NEED WHOOPING COUGH SHOTS]
WHOOPING COUGH (DECEMBER 20, 2006)
[WHOOPING COUGH MAKING A COMEBACK, NEW BOOSTER SHOT AVAILABLE ]
WINTERTIME BLUES (NOVEMBER 22, 2006)
[READER’S “WINTERTIME BLUES” MAY BE DUE TO LESS SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE ]