Answers to Medicine Questions

My dad died from cancer. What are the chances that I or my brothers will get cancer? Are there genes for cancer?

My grandfather, father, aunt, all my siblings and I have had cancer. Are we an example of cancer being hereditary? The...

I just wanted to pick up on the point you mentioned about inflammatory disease. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have...

Do gay men respond to pheromones from other men, as men do from women and women from men?

If smell is so important, how do we smell each other through deodorants and perfume?

When a woman gets pregnant, why do some men suffer false pregnancies?

I lost my sense of smell. Can I get it back again?

Do we have stem cells when we're adults? How long do they last? Can't specialised cells divide?

Can stem cells be used to cure vitiligo?

What is is success rate for stem cell therapy after heart attacks?

What's the possibility of getting some repair in the case of damage caused by glaucoma?

I'm a diabetic. What do you think is the realistic timescale to cure diabetes?

Do you think it's possible that future man could have conquered time travel and be coming back to look at us?

If there are parallel universes, do you think Elvis might still be alive and making hits in another?

I stopped taking antidepressants a while ago. After two weeks I couldn't sleep all night and then wouldn't be...

Is it safe to swallow chewing gum?

Can you still get brain damage even if your mobile phone is switched off?

Are probiotics worth taking?

I tried probiotics for two weeks and now I've got the trots - what's happening?!

I suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). If I eat probiotics, it seems to prevent the gurgling symptoms. I read...

Would the implants you are talking about help people with MS?

When do you think it will be possible to experience direct input into the brain and will we be able to have false...

I've got spondylitis of the spine and neck. A first-aider friend of mine suggested rubbing aftershave into the...

Is the smoking vaccine safe in conjunction with things like anti-depressants?