Answers to Medicine Questions

If it's ultraviolet light that causes skin cancer and there are UV lights in discos, are they dangerous? If not,...

How does hydration differ from water retention?

Why do hairs grow at different rates?

Does eating chillies help with neuralgia?

It's been suggested that the police can trigger a public reaction by being heavy handed. We know that the police...

Why is a chilli called a chilli when it's hot?

I'd like to know if putting lemon juice on your hair really helps to bleach it, and if so, why?

When I was training to be a nurse, it was drummed into us that vitamin D comes from the sun. If we're all neurotic...

Why do you sneeze when you look at the Sun?

I suffer from rhinitis and I have done for a long time. Nobody seems to know if there's a cure going for it yet.

I deal with allergies for a good portion of the spring and summer and my question is: why does my itchy nose and eyes...

My husband developed an allergy to nuts at 32 years old. Is it common to get allergies as you get older or is this more...

I've been suffering from hayfever ever since I was in junior high school, but suddenly two years ago when I was in...

What is it about sleep that makes it so beneficial to us when we're ill? Are we better able to mobilise our...

I am 100% allergic to onion, garlic, leeks, chives and the rest of those allium-based things. What is it about this...

I heard a report that bacteria in our gut and our immune system respond to things in our local environment. So is there...

The common reaction to allergy is a rash. Why is this and what good does it do?

Why do people go bald?

I tend to get awful headaches that fall under the migraine classification but I notice that they're weather...

When I go to the GP, I often get my blood pressure tested. How often do the instruments that are used for this kind of...

Why is it that when I eat spicy foods my tongue burns and I sweat like crazy? Also, why is it that when I drink water,...

Why do living tissues turn black after being exposed to critically low temperatures?

What causes labyrinthitis and is there a cure?