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27 November 2005

From a scientific rather than a religious point of view, why should there be a universe? Why isn't there just...

27 November 2005

Why is it that we like drinks with gas, like beer or coke? If we drink these beverages without it, they taste bad, but...

20 November 2005

I have a stepson who has fragile X syndrome. He was diagnosed at the age of eight and is 28 now. I'm interested in...

13 November 2005

How can maggots be used in health care and experiments?

13 November 2005

Has anyone been seriously ill from taking these worms?

13 November 2005

If tapeworms make you really skinny, why don't you give them to fat people until they lose weight and then take...

13 November 2005

Why do people fart?

06 November 2005

Why do we feel better after sneezing?

06 November 2005

What is the best way to burn fat from the abdominal area, or in other words, a beer belly?! And why does it collect...

30 October 2005

How can I stay in one room and study and read and relax all day long and nothing seems funny. But my bedroom always...

30 October 2005

Here in the Philippines we have a delicacy called a balot. This is a half incubated duck chick. The fully shelled chick...

23 October 2005

If I cut off my finger, why don't cells keep on dividing and give me a new finger? They gave me a finger when I...

23 October 2005

Although saliva is used to start the process of breaking down food, I was wondering if saliva has any healing...

23 October 2005

Why does the flu jab only last one year?

23 October 2005

I read an article saying that propolis was good for the immune system. My husband has rheumatoid arthritis, and this...

16 October 2005

I'm in contention with someone at work, who is saying something that I don't believe is true. He maintains...

16 October 2005

You said earlier that you would weigh 13 tonnes if you lived on Jupiter. Would your bones be able to withstand that, or...

16 October 2005

I've always wondered what causes your feet to stink. Is it from your feet sweating, or do other things come into...

16 October 2005

Why do you sneeze when you look at the sun?

16 October 2005

What's the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

16 October 2005

Why do we cough up phlegm?

16 October 2005

What's the longest period someone has had the flu for?

16 October 2005

Does the number of virus particles you have in your body affect the severity or duration of an illness?

16 October 2005

My wife has had a letter from the doctor about a flu jab. But it also - that if she has an egg allergy, she's not...