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As the end-of-the-year approaches, I went through our medicine cabinets and found a lot of medication (both prescription and OTC) that expire in 2009 or January 2010. I think I read that you ...

I posted the original question, regarding my awful experience last year (2008) with the flu shot I received, and this question/ASK received many responses! Is it normal for my arm muscle in my ...

I have a few prescriptions that I take, and woke up this morning not knowing if I took the medication last night or not. My prescriptions aren't a big deal (for seasonal allergies), but then I ...

My friend's 2 year old was playing on some slippery surface (a "sprinkler park"), and fell. She was not concerned (2 year olds fall all the time, and he had no visible scratches) at first, but ...

A medical doctor just prescribed my friend Phentermine to help her lose weight. Can you tell me more about this, and how is it different than the Fen/Phen that was in the news so much due it's ...

It seems as though I release more gas than my husband, which has always been a joke between us, but I started wondering if this was a sign or symptom of anything? I remember reading that a ...

I had heard that anything higher than SPF 30 was a waste, but that was back when the highest "competitor" was SPF 50. Have you seen the stores now?! There is Coppertone SPF 70, Neutrogena SPF ...

How do you know what is just normal memory loss as you grow older (or, are surrounded by three screaming grandchildren and are just preoccupied) vs. memory loss from Alzheimer's? What if she has ...

My MIL has diabetes, and uses an insulin pump. She told me that there is new research that says the diabetic lows are worse than diabetic highs. Assuming she is referring to highs and lows that ...

Hi, I have found such great information on this site, that I wanted to ask another question! I recently played a game of co-rec softball (haven't played for YEARS), and sustained an ...

I am really confused on what type of OTC pain-reliever to take. Is there a way to know if I should/shouldn't take aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, acetaminophen, (any others I don't know ...

I'm not sure if this is a "stye" (spelling?) or not on my eye, but it is a little itchy, and red and tender. I have two of them, actually, on the same eye: one on the upper eyelid, and one ...

I had always thought fiber was the part of fruits and vegetables that were the "roughage", and now I'm seeing fiber in powder form. For instance, I just saw an ad that Benefiber has a powder to ...

A long time ago, I remember a fitness expert telling us to ignore all of the "flatten your belly" claims that if you do this or that exercise, you will see results in something as little as a few ...

Products have come-and-gone that promise to help us either stop a cold before it hits, shorten its span, or lessen its symptoms. Has anyone tried the Ester-C pills? Have they been shown to ...

I am in my 40s, and would love to hear some advice on how to become vegetarian. Any tips or tricks that helped you? I don't want to be 100% vegetarian, but am considering incorporating many of ...

My husband has been self-employed and working at home the past year. He is very successful and happy doing this, and I am proud of him. I've noticed this past year that since he's been working ...

I'd like to know if others have experienced this same thing with weight loss and their mental well-being: I have lost 8 pounds over the last 3 months, so my weight-loss has been successful but ...

Via UnsplashI have been feeling slugglish the past few days, but do not have a cold. I have had increased saliva production in the evening...it's strange! I'm curious why I have over salivation. ...

I appreciated a few articles on this website, regarding healthy cereals and fiber: The first article, High Fiber Cereals, mentions that "just two servings a day of whole grains were associated ...

I've been reading some messages, and found some suggestions that to lose weight or just "eat healthy", that it is best to avoid gluten. Why is this? I thought gluten was wheat, and whole ...

I remember when "everyone" used Sweet-N-Low in the pretty pink packet, and it was perfectly OK. Now that we've learned that aspartame has some negative health consequences, many people have been ...

We bought a relatively new home (2001), and for some reason, the built-in microwave has rust in the back corners. Besides from sounding gross, I'm wondering if there is any possible health ...

My mom has recently been diagnosed with "pre-diabetes", and wants to know if she can still drink wine? Or beer? Is light beer better, or is there a type of wine that is better? How can I find ...

My sister-in-law is pregnant, and taking prescription allergy medicine (she has seasonal allergies, basically year-round!). She just told our family that she is pregnant (yeah!), and that her ...

I've been searching on the Weight Watchers site to see how "they decide" on how many points to allot each participant on a daily/weekly basis. The points come from a calculation of a foods' ...