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| What is a mitral valve prolapse? | Hits:0 |
| Is mitral valve prolapse a serious condition? Does it require treatment? Dear Reader,You are right to have a deep concern about anything having to do with your heart, but mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is not a condition that is usually... | 2008-06-07 |
| Can holding a sneeze cause damage? | Hits:0 |
| Is it unhealthy to hold a sneeze? Does it affect the body in any harmful way? Thank you for the help! Eudora Dear Eudora, Stifling a sneeze isn't a great idea. Sneezes serve a purpose: they expel things from your nose that the body would... | 2008-06-07 |
| Am I done growing? | Hits:0 |
| I am an 18 year old male, 5'5" 160 lbs. I just graduated high school and ironically, I am the same height I was as a freshman (maybe less than a half-inch difference). I still have a "baby face" as people would say and have not fully... | 2008-06-07 |
| Dairy products suddenly taste bad | Hits:0 |
| I have a weird problem that happened to me once when I was maybe 8 years old (I'm 20 now). I woke up one morning and all dairy products tasted horrible. They tasted as though they had gone bad. I'm not sure how long it lasted back then... | 2008-06-07 |
| Bell in the back of throat | Hits:0 |
| I wanted to know what the bell behind our throat is for does it have a purpose. Do we need it? Dear Reader, The bell hanging above the entrance to your throat is known as the uvula. Due to its shape, the uvula's name comes from the Latin... | 2008-06-07 |
| Swallowing gum | Hits:0 |
| Is it OK to swallow chewing gums? My friend does so, and I'm worried about his stomach. | 2008-06-07 |
| Crooked legs | Hits:0 |
| I could not find anything related to this in your archives. I'm not sure if this is relevant to my problem or not, but I am a skinny, 19 year old male, and I have no history of sprained ankles, broken legs, or foot injuries. My... | 2008-06-07 |
| Pleurisy | Hits:0 |
| What is pleurisy? How do you get it? Is it contagious? How do you treat it? Is it chronic or recurring? Dear Reader, Pleurisy involves the membranes that line the chest cavity and surround the lungs. These two layers of... | 2008-06-07 |
| Bags under the eyes: How? Why? | Hits:0 |
| I was wondering what physiological phenomenon makes the pockets below our eyes swell or go blue/dark when we are really tired? I suppose it is blood, but I don't understand why they appear only there, and what makes them come about. I know... | 2008-06-07 |
| Selling plasma: Fattens my wallet, but what about my health? | Hits:0 |
| I am going through my freshman year at college, and I came across a great way to help fund myself: selling plasma. I've been selling my plasma for almost five months now and have been getting mixed messages from many people. My... | 2008-06-07 |
| Steam Room vs. Sauna | Hits:0 |
| I am wondering what is the difference between a steam room and the sauna, is one better than the other? My gym has both and I am interested in trying them out. | 2008-06-07 |
| Go Ask Alice! navigation tips | Hits:0 |
| Is there any hope of getting "Alice!'s" archived answers re-configured so that you can go directly to a specific question without having to scroll through every subsequent one? I have a feeling Alice is getting so... | 2008-06-07 |
| Alice Q | Hits:0 |
| The questions listed in "Go Ask Alice!" are printed in blue, but change to maroon after clicking on them. Is there a way to return the color to blue print after accessing them? This would be helpful as I would rather not have other... | 2008-06-07 |
| Will you answer my question? | Hits:0 |
| When we send in a question, and it isn't answered next week, is it kept on file for possible answer at a later data? | 2008-06-07 |
| Don't 'Go Ask Alice!' | Hits:0 |
| (1) I had one very sore breast for about a week. Now there is a bloody discharge every so often from my nipple but the pain is gone. I know I should see my doctor but I wanted your opinion first. Thanks for the help. (2) dear alice..... | 2008-06-07 |
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