Answers to Medicine Questions

Who would win a fight between a hippo and a polar bear?

Can you please tell me how to stop my body making mucus? I've had dysfunctional Eustachian tubes for seven months...

Is it true that some of our senses degenerate and that some of them are more susceptible to damage than others? We see...

How come I sneeze when I stare at the sun in the morning?

I'd like to know whether it's possible to change your hair colour without chemicals, such as with gene...

Why is it that some people are so tolerant to alcohol whereas other people just need to get a whiff to tip them over...

My friend and I went to give blood the other day and were curious about how the body knows that it's a pint short...

Can you please explain why some pinot grapes turn into great wines and some don't. Is it down to soil chemistry...

Why do French beans squeak when you eat them but runner beans don't?

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...