The Youngest a Child Can Get Melanoma Skin Cancer?
How young is too young for a child to get melanoma? Children CAN develop melanoma -- the deadliest type of tumor that can arise from a type of skin cell known as the melanocyte: a [...]
Are Teens Really at Risk for Skin Cancer from Tanning Beds?
Teens who use tanning beds increase their risk of deadly melanoma skin cancer risk. More and more teens are using tanning beds, such as in about a million visits daily in the U.S. Using a [...]
Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Technique Eliminates Second Surgery
A second surgery for sentinel lymph node removal, if you’ve just been diagnosed with melanoma, may not be necessary, if your doctor knows about the MCW Melanoma Cocktail. As a new skin cancer patient, you [...]
How Accurate Are Melanoma Biopsies?
Biopsies for diagnosing melanoma aren’t as accurate as you may believe. Biopsies for melanoma are not much more reliable than an 85 percent accuracy rate, according to chemistry professor Warren S. Warren, director of Duke [...]
Early Melanoma Detection: Mole Mapping Technology Helps Bring Peace of Mind
The earlier that melanoma is caught, the more likely you can be cured from this vicious cancer. Most people are not aware of a groundbreaking technology that detects melanoma far earlier than any clinical exam [...]
Digital Dermoscopy for Melanoma Detection: First Person Account
I underwent serial digital dermoscopy at University of Colorado Hospital, and here’s what it’s like. I finally decided to have serial digital dermoscopy done for melanoma screening, something I’ve been putting off for several years. [...]
Why Small Dogs Should Be Walked Even if They’re Normal Weight
My brother has had two small dogs (not fat, not even overweight) for a number of years and informed my mother that if she got a small dog, she wouldn’t have to walk it. His [...]
Sudden Back Leg Weakness in Old Cats: 3 Common Causes
A veterinarian discusses three categories of causes of sudden hind leg weakness in a senior aged cat. If your old cat has experienced sudden-onset weakness in its hind legs, there can be a serious medical [...]
How to Remove White German Shepherd Hair from Furniture
Anybody who’s ever had a white German shepherd (such as me) knows that these magnificent dogs shed quite a bit, and unless you keep up with this, there will be “hairs everywhere.” Here are some [...]
Top 5 Injuries BIG Dogs Get When Exercised Too Much
A veterinarian explains the most common injuries and problems that may affect a large dog when it’s exercised too much. A large dog is prone to certain injuries or problems if he’s given too much [...]
Cat Poop Guide: Color, Consistency, Shape, Contents
Here is a complete guide to cat stools from a veterinarian: what different shapes, colors, consistency and other features might mean. It’s very important that you get comfortable with the idea of inspecting your cat’s [...]
Cat Keeps Licking Mouth: Sign of Cancer?
Believe it or not, something as seemingly innocuous as mouth licking can be a sign of cancer in a cat, says a veterinarian. Your cat has been licking its mouth a lot lately, and at first, you [...]
Can Diarrhea in a Cat Be Caused by Cancer?
Diarrhea in a cat can have many causes, and a veterinarian warns that cancer can actually be a possible cause. Has your cat been experiencing diarrhea lately and you’re beginning to wonder if this could be a symptom [...]
Can Cancer Cause Hair Loss on a Cat’s Ears?
Has your cat been experiencing hair loss on or near the ears, and you’re wondering if this could possibly be a sign of cancer? It's very important that you regularly check your kitty's ears. Regularly [...]
Blood in Cat’s Anus: Can Cancer Be Cause?
If your cat’s anus has blood in or around it, there’s a chance it could be cancer, says a veterinarian. Have you noticed what appears to be blood near, around or in your cat’s anus, and wondering [...]
Gradual Hind Leg Weakness in Older Cat Includes Cancer
Cancer is among several causes, says a veterinarian, of progressive rear leg weakness in an old cat. There are basically four categories of causes for gradual weakness in the hind legs of an older cat, [...]
Can a Cat’s Tail Be Double-Jointed?
If you think your cat’s tail is double-jointed, here is what a veterinarian says about this observation. Have you ever looked at your cat’s tail and thought, “Hmm, it has to be double-jointed -- or [...]
Top 5 Injuries Small Dogs Get When Exercised Too Hard
A veterinarian explains the five most likely injuries that a small dog can suffer when it’s exercised too hard. Small dogs need exercise as much as large breeds do, but this doesn’t mean that little dogs [...]
Sudden Weakness in Dog’s Back Legs: 4 Causes
A veterinarian explains four possible causes of sudden weakness in your dog’s back legs, and what you must do. When your dog’s hind legs suddenly go weak, there could be any number of causes, says [...]
Is a Fish-Based Diet Healthy for Dogs?
Read what a veterinarian has to say about feeding a dog a fish-based diet. Like many devoted dog owners, you may be wondering if a fish-based diet is a good idea or healthy for your beloved [...]
Daily Calcium Requirements for Dogs
How much calcium does your dog need every day? Daily Calcium Needs for Dogs “There are two important elements to consider: the amount of calcium and its proportion to the amount of phosphorus in your [...]
How to Warn Girls of the Teen Model Lure by Strangers
Your teenaged daughter may be too old to fall for the lost puppy ruse, sick mommy ruse and offers-of-candy ruse by a pedophile. But this doesn’t mean she’s out of the woods as far as [...]
Why Women Take Rides from Strangers: Poor Impulse Control
Find out why a personal safety expert believes a full grown woman would accept a ride from a stranger in perfect weather. It keeps happening: Woman accepting rides from strangers even though the weather is [...]
How Dad Can Teach Daughter to Refuse Rides from Strangers
Hey dads, have you been teaching your young daughter how to refuse a ride from a stranger? If so, you're probably missing some very crucial ways to ingrain the message. There are predators out there, [...]
How to Role Play with Children to Teach Stranger Safety
Here’s fantastic advice on how to role play with your kids so they can be as resistant to abduction lures as possible. The dangers of strangers come in all forms, and this article will explain [...]
Projects for Kids that Teach Stranger Safety & Awareness
Here are very clever projects that will help kids understand what a stranger really is & how to sense danger and have more awareness for safety. Perhaps you’ve warned your children, “Don’t talk to strangers!” [...]
Are Preschoolers too Young to Learn Stranger Danger?
Preschoolers are actually NOT too young to learn some concepts about stranger danger. A child psychiatrist explains how parents can go about teaching their very young ones about basic safety. The preschool age is usually [...]
Can You Be Immune to Stockholm Syndrome?
Find out from an expert just what kind of person will never get Stockholm syndrome... If Stockholm syndrome cannot happen to anyone, then what type of individual would be immune to this psychological condition? "Theoretically, [...]
Do People Who Don’t Make Friends Easily Get Stockholm Syndrome?
Is it really impossible for an antisocial-type person to bond with someone who abducts and abuses them: the Stockholm syndrome? Seems that if a person is capable of bonding with their abductor, especially a cruel [...]
Why Stockholm Syndrome Can’t Happen to Anyone
Stockholm syndrome cannot happen to anyone. There is a reason for this, which is why most hostage victims actually do not develop this condition. Though cases exist in which the victim of a kidnapping develops [...]
How to Parent Your Child for Stockholm Syndrome Immunity
Find out the best way to raise your child to be Stockholm syndrome-proof... Is it possible to “Stockholm syndrome-proof” your child? With more and more parents becoming alarmed at the idea of their children (including [...]
How Kidnap Victims Can Prevent Stockholm Syndrome
Find out what you can do to prevent Stockholm syndrome if you’re ever abducted. “Unfortunately, one cannot change their underlying psychological makeup, and I don’t know of any actions that can be completely protective in [...]
Can Introverts Get Stockholm Syndrome?
An expert weighs in on whether or not introversion protects against Stockholm syndrome. It’s fair to assume that introverts have a built-in protection against Stockholm syndrome, while extroverts are more vulnerable to forming an emotional [...]
Can Easily Angered People Get Stockholm Syndrome?
Are people who get mad easily immune to developing Stockholm syndrome should they ever be held hostage? Does it stand to reason that if it’s easy for people to anger you, that you would be [...]
Weightlifting Shoes vs. Plates to Elevate Heels for the Squat
Find out how weight plates compare to weightlifting shoes when you want to elevate your heels to do squats. Which is better for the back squat: weightlifting shoes or plates? Or, to put it another [...]
Is Making Your Child Do Pushups for Punishment Abuse?
Is it abusive to punish your child with pushups? I wonder if the people who think this is a form of child abuse are also opposed to spanking or other forms of corporal punishment. I’ll [...]
When Parents Blame Their Child for Being Bullied
If you’ve ever scolded your child upon learning he or she was a victim of bullying, you made a horrible mistake as a parent. Parents should never show anger or scorn towards their child upon learning that [...]
Should Kids Do Pushups: How Young Is Too Young?
Can a child be too young to do pushups? How young is too young for kids to do pushups? What's interesting about this question is that babies do this type of motion all the time. Though [...]
Can Congestive Heart Failure Make Troponin Rise and Fall?
You may know that congestive heart failure can cause troponin elevation, but would this elevation necessarily stay there or can it “spike”? A blood test that comes back elevated for troponin always means that something [...]
Child Accused of Bullying? What Parents Should Know
The stereotypical reaction of a parent, when they learn their child/teen has been bullying another individual, is to deny their child’s behavior or make excuses for it. And often, this is the case, but another [...]
