I used to think I was immune to poison oak. Last summer, after playing a round of disk golf, I found out otherwise. I had unknowingly walked through a large patch of poison oak, and because I was wearing shorts, I got the plant’s noxious oil, urushiol, all over my legs. The itching that comes [...]
Author Archives: Adam Bjerk
Get Rid of Pink Eye
November 5, 2009 – 4:42 pm
When I was in the third grade, our elementry school suffered a pink eye outbreak that was nearly an epidemic. All of my friends had the typical pink eye symptoms: red, swollen eyes with a streak of revolting discharge here and there. I was heartbroken with envy. They got to stay home for a day [...]
Get Rid of Gingivitis
October 21, 2009 – 3:35 pm
Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, and it is very common. In fact, most of the population will experience the bleeding, tender gums and bad breath of gingivitis at some point in life. Because it is so common, people assume it isn’t a big deal. Well, left unchecked, gingivitis will turn into a [...]
Get Rid of Eczema
October 21, 2009 – 3:27 pm
If you’ve come to this page, you probably already know that you can’t get rid of eczema. Not yet anyway. What you can do is keep the disease in remission by taking care of your skin and avoiding eczema triggers. Many people who do this hardly ever have to deal with the pain and frustration [...]
Get Rid of Piles
October 9, 2009 – 4:05 am
It would be nice if only reality TV stars had to deal with piles. That would make television more interesting. Alas, over half the population will have to deal with piles symptoms and piles pain during the course of their lifetime. That all grocery store drug aisles have a section devoted to piles speaks to [...]
Get Rid of Body Acne
October 8, 2009 – 7:01 pm
When the forces of good and evil were creating the universes, I’m sure they had to haggle a bit over what human existence would entail. The side of good would say, “We’ll need rainbows in the skies for the people to smile at.” The forces of evil would retort, “Rainbows only after storms…and some will [...]
Get Rid of Man Breasts
August 25, 2009 – 6:12 pm
Recovering social rank and self- esteem after your man breasts earn you the nickname “bitch tits” is no easy task. Indeed, many sufferers of male breast development (gynecomastia) feel that they are freaks. Well, they may be freaks, but not because of their male breasts. Over a third of all adolescent boys will experience some [...]
Get Rid of HPV
July 31, 2009 – 7:32 pm
One out of every two sexually active people will contract HPV - the human papillomavirus - in their lifetime. Of course, there are around 100 strains of the virus, and each behaves differently. Yes, there are the obvious cases where genital warts of all flavors emerge (no such thing as penis acne), but most infections [...]
Get Rid of Bags Under Eyes
July 31, 2009 – 6:39 pm
Having under eye bags is one of the most unfair cosmetic maladies. Your previous evening may have involved going to church, a friendly game of cribbage, a healthy dinner, and an early bedtime, but people will think otherwise. They will ask, “Are you feeling ok?” with concern in their eyes. They will say, “Wow, someone [...]
Get Rid of Toolbars
July 25, 2009 – 5:40 pm
A trip home to visit family prompted me to write an article on how to get rid of toolbars. I wanted to check my e-mail, so I turned on my mother’s computer and opened her un-updated IE browser. She didn’t just have one toolbar; the toolbars were so numerous her browser looked like the nearly-closed [...]
