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Are there any generic medications available to treat high cholesterol?

My 20-year-old-daughter recently had an antistreptolysin-O (ASO) test. Her result is 400. What does this mean?

Can some foods cause headaches?

I will be donating bone marrow for a transfusion my sister needs to combat leukemia. Can giving my marrow have negative affects on my health? I am a 65-year-old male who is pre-diabetic.

I am starting to cry often over little things. Is this a sign of depression?

Does getting more rest actually help people who have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Are there any new treatments for herpes?

Are there risks involved with spinal steroid injections for neck pain? My cervical surgery failed.

I often fall asleep as soon as I sit down. It can happen anywhere and anytime. I don’t realize I have fallen asleep. I fall asleep when I come home from work, at social functions, when family or friends are visiting, and at the dinner table. I have done this for 25 years, but it is getting worse as I get older. (I am 62.) Do you know what condition would cause this? Is treatment available?

A little more than two months ago, my thyroid-stimulating hormone level was 1.16 mIU/L. Tested a couple days ago, my level was 1.1 mIU/L. Is it normal for the level to go down like that?