How can I access medical publications and journals? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:30 AM - 26 answers

How should I treat my road rash so that it will heal quickly and not scar? [more inside]
posted by Raichle at 1:59 PM - 22 answers

Is it bad for you to sit in front of a heater, even when its not THAT cold? [more inside]
posted by bdoop21 at 11:20 AM - 12 answers

Super germs... in my mouth?? [more inside]
posted by jadegenie at 9:50 PM - 12 answers

What does it mean to say that someone "had tests run and that the two arteries to her head are in bad shape with one being closed and the other partly closed"? [more inside]
posted by Countess Elena at 6:37 PM - 7 answers

When nobody seems to think there's a generic for a drug, and yet I can order it. Is this an online pharmacy scam? [more inside]
posted by lumpenprole at 3:02 PM - 16 answers

Is the subway causing my body to hurt? [more inside]
posted by airguitar2 at 2:29 PM - 17 answers

How can I make sure I don't get H1N1 for Christmas? [more inside]
posted by pick_the_flowers at 12:09 PM - 24 answers

Bone graft gone wrong. Testicle swollen, major pain, difficulty walking, Doctors not helping. Need advice. [more inside]
posted by pmaxwell at 10:09 AM - 8 answers

I'm thinking of getting surgery to remove nasal polyps. Should I get it done in the Boston area, where I have no insurance, or in Bergen, Norway, where I'll be returning for work in January (with a worker's visa)? Or should I have it done at all?
posted by anonymous at 8:53 AM - 8 answers

Good 2 - 4 person sauna? [more inside]
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:51 AM - 3 answers

Why do I have to clear my throat all of the time? When I'm speaking, my voice often becomes croaky to the point where I can't speak normally without sounding like Tom Waits on his deathbed. This is normally resolved by me clearing my throat rather audibly (ahem-uh-huh-hem!), after which I can speak fine again. I might have to do this five or six times in an hour long presentation. I'm not spitting out or swallowing phlegm, my voice is just unusably scratchy until I clear my throat. Occassionally, clearing my throat does nothing, and I'm left with a voice that can barely speak. This happens with my normal conversations, too, not just presentations. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:23 AM - 6 answers

What are these moving lines in my vision? [more inside]
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 8:12 AM - 9 answers

My ability to hear volume seems fine--I hear distant birds, quietly chirping insects, etc. However, I have trouble understanding people when there are other people talking, and it's affecting my business. Is there a quick fix? [more inside]
posted by PatoPata at 7:34 AM - 19 answers

Yesterday I started having sudden sharp pain and stiffness in my left knee, above and around the kneecap. I suspect I injured it doing squats and lunges (with bad form) the night before. Could it get better on its own, if I rest for a few days? Or should I see a doctor (and what kind)? [more inside]
posted by the littlest brussels sprout at 3:52 AM - 16 answers

My brother is going to Thailand for a 3 month Muay Thai training camp and I want to get him a themed or appropriate Christmas present. Any thoughts? [more inside]
posted by Silentgoldfish at 10:49 PM - 8 answers

Is there a set quota of white blood cells that the human body produces over its lifetime, and if so do routine vaccines (e.g. the flu) tax the immune system enough to significantly shorten the person's lifespan? [more inside]
posted by foulowl at 9:16 PM - 33 answers

I am looking for information about therapeutic abortion in the second trimester. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:12 PM - 10 answers

Is there a medical or technical reason an ultrasound facility would specify that only one person can accompany the pregnant person during the ultrasound? (And if it turns out we must follow this policy, how could the third parent observe the ultrasound from the waiting room?) [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:12 PM - 9 answers

Managing Bipolar Manic Episode? [more inside]
posted by bananafish at 5:13 PM - 7 answers