You’re straining for the last few reps of your heavy bench dips when suddenly, you leak urine. You feel the wetness in your underwear but must do the last rep. […]

Can a wart on your hand or finger ever transform into melanoma, a deadly skin cancer? To put this another way, does the mere existence of wart tissue make it more likely that the pigment [...]

Simply glancing at your feet and toes for melanoma isn’t enough. […]

If all you can do is upper body strength training, how effective will this be for abdominal weight loss and a smaller waistline? […]

Headache, feeling tired, achy, joint pain, bleeding gums, dizziness, nausea – have you been where ticks live recently? You could have RMSF. […]

My parents first noticed that something was wrong with my skin when I was three years old. Ichthyosis […]

When I was four years old, my mother noticed that I didn’t sweat. Fabry disease […]

Do you feel a periodic chill that lasts a while but your thyroid’s normal and the temperature in your home is 73 or 74? Chills can be a sign of lymphoma. […]

Can’t find a simple definition of “discrete nodule”? Here, a physician explains precisely what a discrete nodule is. […]

With Ehlers-Danlos syndromes comes five superpowers. […]

My brother’s fight with hyperinsulinism seemed like it lasted forever. It started when he was just six months old, which that in itself is very rare, but I will get into that later. [...]

Shannyn McCauley explains why her legs feel like worms are inside trying to get out, and the treatment she finally discovered that has dramatic results. […]

Addison’s disease can be fatal and also go misdiagnosed for many months. The symptoms are quite varied and can mimic other conditions. […]

According to the National Institutes for Health, 25-30 million people in the U.S. are affected by an estimated 7,000 rare diseases. Many of those diseases are serious or life-threatening. That’s nearly the same number of [...]

How can you tell when exercising three times a day is harmful? Working out three times daily doesn’t necessarily mean an obsession or unhealthy fixation. […]

Here are 10 common workout mistakes that overweight women wanting to lose weight often make. […]

Postmenopausal women need to incorporate these 10 immune boosting practices if they want to live their healthiest, longest life. […]

You may think housework’s a great workout because it fatigues you, but have you considered that housework wipes you out because you’re out of shape? […]

Do you wash dishes full-time and wonder if this means you don’t need to exercise in the traditional way, such as aerobics or weight training? […]

Don’t think for a second that the lifting you do on the job as a nurse replaces a structured strength training regimen. […]

Don’t know what to do with your eyes as a stranger walks your way on a sidewalk? Here are simple solutions; no need to keep wondering anymore. […]

Is an occasional tender spot on the palm of your hand something to worry about? […]

What kills a lot of people? Avoiding health screenings. Even people with health coverage will avoid health screenings that can save their lives. […]

Do you often see chunks of food, namely vegetables, in your poops? […]

The dangers of obesity include how it will compromise the effectiveness of a CT scan. This could mean a missed cancerous tumor, among other missed pathology. […]

Are there medical conditions that an MRI would make difficult to see if the patient were obese? How much fat can interfere with an MRI image? […]

Are your hands and fingers tremoring after you handled a weed snipper? […]

Has your “side split” become so narrow that it hurts to get into a car due to the upper leg positioning? I solved this problem in five days. […]

It’s legal to pay challenged people less than minimum wage simply because of their challenge, regardless of skill level on a job that normally pays more. […]

It’s time to stop blaming an epidemic of morbid obesity on a tiny gland in the neck. […]

Are there medical specialties, once a doctor has completed their training, that will never involve viewing anything “gross”? […]

The stories in the cookbook are packed with ways that the neurodiverse students benefit! […]

Have you suddenly become aware of a bulging or lumpy area in your thumb that doesn’t hurt? […]

Can you be too old to flip a tire for exercise? Is tire flipping more dangerous than beneficial for elderly people? […]

Do you ever binge on ridiculous amounts of food in one sitting, then feel like your stomach will burst? Do you worry about a fatal stomach rupture? How many times have you eaten so much [...]

Has your throat been sore or burning lately? Do you also have recurring acid reflux that has possibly led to esophagitis? How does all of this tie together? […]

Are you postmenopausal and seem to get a hot flash every morning the moment you get out of bed? […]

Have you seen both “colonoscopy” and “colposcopy” in the same information about one of these procedures? If you’re confused, here’s the difference. […]

If you’re a busy, harried parent struggling to keep your child’s asthma essentials organized, the Asthma KidCare Go-Bag is just what you need. […]