Archive for: November 2007

You knew better. Still you could not pass up the Fiesta Feast at your favourite Mexican restaurant. Now, after eating every last morsel of cheese-laden burrito and jalapeno-laced salsa, your gut has begun to protest in earnest. All …

Sudden, intense pain has brought an abrupt end to your romantic interlude. Your partner is baffled and hurt. You are embarrassed and anxious. And you are both left to wonder. It is a question that confronts many women, …

Your stomach is bubbling like a hot tub. Your tongue feels as though you licked the lint trap of your dryer. And your head will surely explode if you dare open your eyes. You had one drink too …

You are eating low-fat cheese and calcium-rich skim milk. Munching platefuls of fresh greens. Scarfing bowlfuls of beans. You are eating right and feeling virtuous. You are also feeling as though a symphony is playing the 1812 Overture …

You don’t have to play tennis to get tennis elbow. In fact, about 95 percent of folks with this condition never set foot on a court. Instead, they garden, they type, they turn wrenches, they carry briefcases, activities …

For the younger set a sore throat often means a day off from school, a television tuned to the Cartoon Network, and an extra bowl of ice cream. It almost makes the suffering seem worthwhile. Grown-ups, of course, …

The assorted aches and pains that accompany the arrival of your period every 28 days or so are the result of a series of hormonal changes that prepare your body for pregnancy. When you don’t conceive, your body …

Imagine for a moment, life without knees. You could not drive a car or ride a bicycle or climb a flight of stairs. And how would your doctor test your reflexes, by hitting you on the elbow with …

Your hips sure come in handy at times. They are perfectly located for supporting extra-heavy grocery bags or for giving an open car door a shove when your hands are full. But they were intended as your body’s …

If the last time you had an ear infection was back in the second grade, consider yourself lucky. While most of us do get our earaches out of the way in childhood, there are times when adults get …