 SWEAT
(JANUARY 2, 2008)[“SMELLY SWEAT” COULD RESULT FROM DIET, POOR HYGIENE OR OTHER CAUSE ] |
| MITRAL
VALVE PROLAPSE (JANUARY 9, 2008) [READER’S MVP IS COMMON, PROBABLY WON’T AFFECT HIS LIFESTYLE ] |
| SECOND
WIND (JANUARY 16, 2008) [KEEP EXERCISING UNTIL “SECOND WIND” KICKS IN ] |
| TESTICULAR
CANCER (JANUARY 23, 2008) [TESTICULAR CANCER TYPICALLY STRIKES YOUNG MEN -- FROM 15 TO 40 ] |
 INFECTIOUS
PINKEYE (JANUARY 29, 2008)[DAUGHTER PROBABLY HAS INFECTIOUS PINKEYE, NEEDS ANTIBIOTICS ] |
| URINARY
TRACT INFECTIONS (FEBRUARY 5, 2008) [A WOMAN CAN TAKE ACTIONS TO PREVENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS ] |
| RESPIRATORY
SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (FEBRUARY 13, 2008) [RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IS COMMON CHILDHOOD INFECTION ] |
| EPILEPSY
(FEBRUARY 20, 2008) [DON’T WORRY ABOUT DAUGHTER’S EPILEPTIC FRIEND, IT’S NOT CATCHING ] |
| STOPPING
MONO SPREAD (FEBRUARY 26, 2008) [NOT SHARING FOOD, DRINKS OR UTENSILS CAN STOP MONO SPREAD ] |
| CHRONIC
COUGH (MARCH 5, 2008) [READER SHOULD URGE HER FATHER TO SEE DOCTOR ABOUT CHRONIC COUGH ] |
| BAD
BREATH (MARCH 12, 2008) [TREATMENT OF CO-WORKER’S BAD BREATH WOULD DEPEND ON CAUSE ] |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM
(MARCH 19, 2008) [BLOOD TESTS DETECT HYPOTHYROIDISM, MEDICATION RELIEVES SYMPTOMS ] |
| TURF
TOE (MARCH 26, 2008) [HUSBAND’S ACHING TOE MAY BENEFIT FROM REST, ICE AND ELEVATION ] |
| STOMACH
FLU (APRIL 2, 2008) [FLU SHOTS DON’T PREVENT “STOMACH FLU”; TRY REST AND FLUIDS ] |
| MELATONIN
AND SLEEP (APRIL 9, 2008) [MELATONIN MAY HELP READER’S SLEEP, BUT LONG-TERM SAFETY UNKNOWN ] |
| TREE
POLLEN ALLERGY (APRIL 16, 2008) [TREE POLLEN ALLERGY TREATMENT: AVOIDANCE, MEDICATION OR SHOTS ] |
| JUMPER’S
KNEE (APRIL 23, 2008) [PICKUP GAME PLAYERS -- WHO CAN’T JUMP -- CAN GET JUMPER’S KNEE ] |
| HISTOPLASMOSIS
(APRIL 29, 2008) [HISTOPLASMOSIS OFTEN MILD, READER’S WIFE PROBABLY HAD RARE FORM ] |
| SUBCONJUNCTIVAL
HEMATOMA (MAY 7, 2008) [BRIGHT RED SPOTS ON EYE ARE COMMON, BUT USUALLY HARMLESS ] |
| SKIN
CANCER (MAY 14, 2008) [PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUN’S RAYS ALL YEAR LONG ] |
| MOWER
ACCIDENTS (MAY 20, 2008) [SENSIBLE OPERATION AND SAFETY FEATURES REDUCE MOWER ACCIDENTS ] |
| IMPROVING
CHOLESTEROL (MAY 27, 2008) [TRY LIFESTYLE CHANGES FIRST, THEN DRUGS, TO IMPROVE CHOLESTEROL ] |
| TICK-BORNE
DISEASE (JUNE 3, 2008) [CLOTHING, REPELLENT AND INSPECTION PREVENT TICK-BORNE DISEASE ] |
| ANEMIA
(JUNE 11, 2008) [NEED TO DETERMINE TYPE OF ANEMIA BEFORE DECIDING ON TREATMENT ] |
| TRAVEL
EXERCISES (JUNE 18, 2008) [IN-CAR EXERCISES AND WATER IMPORTANT ON LONG AUTOMOBILE TRIPS ] |
| ANOREXIA
(JUNE 25, 2008) [READER CAN’T SELF-DIAGNOSE ANOREXIA, NEEDS TO SEE DOCTOR ] |
| FIREWORKS
(JULY 2, 2008) [USE ONLY LOW-POWERED FIREWORKS AT HOME, LEAVE MAJOR ONES TO PROS ] |
| ANAPHYLAXIS
(JULY 9, 2008) [PROMPT USE OF KIT COULD SAVE FRIEND'S LIFE IF STUNG AGAIN BY BEE] |
| TONSILS
(JULY 16, 2008) [INFECTED TONSILS CAN STOP FIGHTING DISEASE, PROMOTE IT INSTEAD] |
| PANIC
ATTACKS (JULY 23, 2008) [PANIC ATTACKS PRODUCE OVERWHELMING FEAR AND PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS] |
| QUESTIONS
FOR YOUR DOCTOR (JULY 30, 2008) [PLANNING AND ASKING RIGHT QUESTIONS KEY TO GOOD DOCTOR’S VISIT] |
| BREASTFEEDING
(AUGUST 6, 2008) [BREASTFEEDING IS GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF BOTH BABY AND MOTHER] |
| LATENT
TB (AUGUST 13, 2008) [READER SHOULD TAKE DRUG HIS DOCTOR PRESCRIBED FOR LATENT TB] |
| ATHLETE’S
FOOT (AUGUST 20, 2008) [BOYFRIEND MAY NEED DOCTOR FOR STUBBORN CASE OF ATHLETE’S FOOT] |
| LOW
BACK PAIN (AUGUST 27, 2008) [HUSBAND NEEDS TO SEE DOCTOR TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LOW BACK PAIN ] |
| CHELATION
THERAPY (SEPTEMBER 3, 2008) [JURY STILL OUT ON CHELATION THERAPY FOR CLOGGED ARTERIES ] |
| VASOMOTOR
RHINITIS (SEPTEMBER 10, 2008) [READER'S VASOMOTOR RHINITIS MIMICS ALLERGY OR INFECTION ] |
| BURPING
(SEPTEMBER 17, 2008) [HUSBAND’S BURPING IS PROBABLY DUE TO SWALLOWING TOO MUCH AIR ] |
| HIP
REPLACEMENT (SEPTEMBER 24, 2008) [HIP REPLACEMENT USUALLY SUCCESSFUL, BUT INFECTION CAN BE A RISK] |
| VALLEY
FEVER (OCTOBER 1, 2008) [HUSBAND SHOULD RECOVER FROM VALLEY FEVER, HAVE LIFELONG IMMUNITY ] |
| ARACHNOPHOBIA
(OCTOBER 8, 2008) [ARACHNOPHOBIA MORE COMMON IN THOSE OF EUROPEAN ANCESTRY ] |
| ALLERGY
AND LATEX (OCTOBER 15, 2008) [MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROBABLY HAS ALLERGY, NEEDS TO AVOID LATEX ] |
| STRETCHING
(OCTOBER 22, 2008) [STRETCHING BEFORE BED AND DRINKING WATER MAY PREVENT LEG CRAMPS ] |
| FLU
SHOTS (OCTOBER 29, 2008) [FLU SHOTS PREVENT MISERY AND THE SPREAD OF INFECTION TO OTHERS ] |
| THRUSH
(NOVEMBER 5, 2008) [WHITE “COTTAGE CHEESE” PATCHES IN MOUTH ARE SIGN OF THRUSH ] |
| ANXIETY
(NOVEMBER 12, 2008) [SELF-HELP MEASURES, MEDICATIONS CAN SUCCESSFULLY TREAT ANXIETY ] |
| CHEST
PAIN (NOVEMBER 19, 2008) [TIME IS THE BEST HEALER FOR THE CHEST PAIN OF COSTOCHONDRITIS ] |
| SHINGLES
(NOVEMBER 26, 2008) [CAN’T CATCH SHINGLES FROM SIBLING, BUT IT MIGHT RUN IN FAMILIES ] |
| HOLIDAY
BLUES (DECEMBER 3, 2008) [REASONS FOR “HOLIDAY BLUES” DIFFER, COMMON SENSE TIPS CAN HELP ] |
| HOLIDAY
TREAT (DECEMBER 10, 2008) [CHEF SIMPSON’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY TREAT: CALORIE-RICH PECAN BARS ] |
| FROSTNIP
(DECEMBER 17, 2008) [SON MAY HAVE “FROSTNIP”; SHOULD SEE DOCTOR IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST ] |
| HOLIDAY
HAZARDS (DECEMBER 24, 2008) [CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS, POISONOUS PLANTS AMONG HOLIDAY HAZARDS ] |
| DRINKING
AND DRIVING (DECEMBER 31, 2008) [FRIEND IS “DEAD WRONG” ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO DRIVE AFTER DRINKING ] |
