I fully understand your anger Jenny - it is certainly justified. But what I want to do is try to ease some of your anxiety about the likelihood of your family catching anything.


Firstly- those...

It sounds really funny to me, to have people saying that they will have to go to school when there is 2 feet of snow on the ground - in this country, everything comes to a grinding halt if there is 2...

If this is the winter v*ing virus that the media have been talking about, 'airborn' is a slight misnomer - the doctor may have used it to make your driving instructor take extra care. What actually...

Here in the north of England, we have very short days (got light about 8am this morning, will be dark again by 4.30pm) at this time of year too, but I do wish we had the cold! I hate the 'mild'...

Would have to be the toilet, then I could flush it away - couldn't cope with cleaning the sink. When I feel really nauseous (like when I have eaten too much garlic - ooohhhh my poor stomach!), I...

For some people, winter = SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder. The lack of daylight can cause depression, lethergy, lack of energy and interest in anything - need I go on? You can help yourself to get...

Have you tried steam? Part-fill a basin with steaming-hot (not boiling) water, add some menthol vapour-rub if you have any, or a couple of drops of Olbas Oil (do you have that in the US?), then put...

Doesn't bother me at all when my cat does it - I find it kind of funny (if you have seen Shrek 2, the bit where Puss in Boots has the hair-ball must have been based on my cat,it'ssolike her!!)! If...

It's perfectly normal - nausea and headaches are common symptoms of low blood sugar. Just eat something and you will be fine. You can avoid this feeling by eating regular, proper meals.


Best...

I had to fight that fear when my doctor sent me for a colposcopy after my last smear test - my Grandma had cervical cancer and, despite my doctor's assurances that what she had seen (sorry!) that...

Sounds like at least some of you are suffering from a touch of SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - basically you are not getting enough sunlight and it makes you feel depressed and yucky. There are...

The vinegar for wasp stings and bicarb for bee stings is correct Helsbels - this is because wasp stings are alkaline, so need an acid to neutralise them, the bee stings are acidic, so need to to be...

My daughter has a high bed (like the top bunk of a bunk bed, but without the bottom bunk!) For my peace-of-mind, she has a solid-sided plastc waste paper bin actually up on the bed - although it's...

Mystical Star - I'll work you thorugh the first one, taking it one step at a time, so you can see how it works:


balance the equation Mg+HCl=MgCl2+H2 (sorry - not mastered subscripts, but you...

Sounds like panic to me - what you describe is exactly how I feel if something makes me panicky. Thinking about calming things and making sure your breathing stays controlled is exactly the right...

Thank you Sarah - I'm actually feeling a little more positive at the moment (maybe because I'm at work and my mind is busy with other things). You are right though - I should talk to him. Maybe now...

Stephen - I don't have the words to express my sorrow. Don't ever worry or apologise about 'dumping' on us - we are (I hope) your friends and that is what friends are for. Collectively, we have...

Hi all - this is completely off topic, and very selfish of me, but I could really use a friend today. This might be a bit long, and sound like I'm whining about nothing, but I feel bad (emotionally)...

If you are only taking the drugs to relax yourself enough to fall asleep, have you considered trying herbal or aromatherapy alternatives? Make a warm bath with relaxing essential oils (check which...

Being afraid of coughing hard I can understand - it can make people sick. Burping is just an escaping gas bubble - it's not related to throwing up at all. Even when babies bring up milk with a burp,...

Izzy - is there someone at school you feel you could open up to? Not necessarily a teacher - maybe a member of the support staff who you know and trust? If you found someone like that, at least you...

Vicky - you will remember your Nan in a good way even if you do visit her now. I saw both my Grandmas just before they died - one the day before and the other just an hour or so before she died at...

I believe in past lives in a manner of speaking - I believe in spirits (although not in the religious sense). Actually, I don't believe in spirits - I KNOW they exist (there is a difference!). I...

Worms are not all as yucky as you think - some are being actively used to treat severe allergies and auto-immune disorders such as Crohn's disease. There is increasing evidence that the increase in...

I know it's not nice to work with people who are ill. but please remember that sometimes the choice is not just missing out on a couple of days' pay - some people might lose their job if they take...