You cannot use the Hope Scholarship with the Lifetime Learning tax credit for the same student in the same year, but you can use them for different students' educational expenses in the same year. In most cases the Hope Scholarship will yield a greater financial benefit than the Lifetime Learning tax credit.
About half the population suffers from bad breath caused by factors other than food, drinks and cigarettes. Of those, only about 10 percent come from other health issues such as diabetes, liver and kidney disease. The number of people who suffer from bad breath because of stomach problems is even lower.
These are all symptoms of gastric reflux, even without obvious heartburn symptoms. Reflux causes throat irritation, leading to a sensation of increased mucus in the throat. Postnasal drip can certainly be bothersome but typically doesn't result in bad breath because the mucus is odorless. That said, an acute sinus infection could cause bad breath, but this wouldn't last for years. Also, for postnasal drip to be the only symptom of a sinus infection is very uncommon.