Sharon Bell

As a rule, you should change your toothbrush every three to four months or as soon as the bristles are frayed or bent. This is because bent bristles won’t clean your teeth well and may injure your gums.

You’re in the middle of a shower when you find out too late that you’re out of body wash. Is it all right to use shampoo instead?

"Quacks cannot be recognized by their appearance. They are neat, well-dressed and friendly. They greet you with warmth and give you reassurance. Some of them are MDs. With white jacket, trim nurses and scientific jargon, they seem very professional," so warned the American Cancer Society.

It isn’t surprising nowadays to find medical doctors who combine scientific treatments with quack nostrums like visualization, homeopathy, iridology, faith healing and other unproven healing methods.

Can you trust your doctor? Or is he or she a quack?

The weather may be sunny but the statistics are not. Every year, over one million new skin cancer cases are diagnosed in the United States alone. The most serious form, melanoma, will be seen in more than a 100,000 people this year and kill over 8,000, according to the American Melanoma Foundation.

Need a quick way to thaw frozen food for tonight’s dinner? Can’t get those rock-hard steaks ready for the party? If you’ve been watching cable TV, you’ll probably think your problems are over thanks to Miracle Thaw.

The role of intestinal bacteria in health is not really new. Russian scientist and Nobel Prize winner Elie Metchnikoff believed that the aging process is controlled mainly by the presence of harmful substances in the intestines which interfere with the body's immune system.

Consider yourself lucky. If you have a toothache, a cavity that needs to be filled or any other dental problem, you can easily get in touch with your friendly dentist.

Before the advent of anesthesia, having a tooth extracted was a nightmare. Patients had to bear the pain and there was little that the dentist could do.