After my mother had carpal tunnel syndrome surgery on both hands, she was left with weakness in both hands; weak fingers and a weak grip. This is because the carpal tunnel syndrome progressed from mild to severe [...]
Do freckles raise the risk of melanoma in a black person? Maybe you already know that melanoma risk in blacks, overall, is far lower than in whites or Hispanics, and perhaps you already know that [...]
Have you been experiencing something like an occasional hiccup, that your doctor has said is the result of acid reflux or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)? This isn’t in reference to what we all know are [...]
Even a small weight gain in fat can raise your "bad" cholesterol (LDL), and I'm talking a very small weight gain. “Interestingly, a 10 percent weight loss has been shown to significantly decrease a broad variety [...]
The floor or 45 degree leg press is one of the best weightlifting routines you can do for shaping and strengthening legs, as well as burning up fat. Depending on how you use the 45 [...]
Dumbbell curls vs. barbell curls: Which is better, and what are the pros and cons? Many of the great bodybuilding champs swear by barbell curls, yet many other bodybuilding legends swear by dumbbell curls. It's interesting [...]
Your "angel" of a child may actually be a demon who's bullying his or her younger sibling, but crafty enough to keep this hidden from you, unless you know the signs to look for. Don’t [...]
Seeking a pull-up substitution if you are obese or overweight? There are several substitutes for pull-ups that overweight or clinically obese exercise enthusiasts can perform. Keep in mind that doing an actual pull-up is NOT [...]
Some kids never get bullied. Are their parents different than the ones of kids who DO get bullied? Do bully-proof children have different kinds of parents? Certainly it's not freak chance or luck that a [...]
Here are ways that a teacher can spot who the bully is in their classroom or beyond. Teachers can be a bullied child’s first line of defense, because they are in such a position to prevent, [...]
Lifting weights is the best thing an obese person can do to lose weight, to burn as much fat as possible; the beauty of weightlifting is that many fat-burning routines can be done while [...]
The deadlift is a divine way for women to "de-flab" their body and create firm muscle tone from head to toe; and it's an easy exercise to learn. First, you need to learn proper form [...]
Exercise may reduce the number of hot flashes a woman has in the 24 hours following the activity. This is great news for menopausal women who suffer from sudden waves of feeling overheated and sweating, [...]
Here is a cardio workout that will benefit people with migraine headaches. This cardio workout for migraine headaches is based on a study that showed that those with this condition can, indeed, tolerate certain types [...]
Chest pain from bar or bench dipping can be quite intense, or mild, or anything in between. Though chest pain, in general, can be frightening, since it calls to mind the idea of having a [...]
Why aren't you able to get rid of that belly fat? What's preventing this? You may not be the problem. Here are 5 shocking reasons the fat stays: Belly fat that won’t go away is frustrating to [...]
There’s some false beliefs out there about long femurs, short torsos and difficulty with squats that need to be cleared up fast. It’s bigger than I thought, all this talk about long femurs and short [...]
Just because you haven’t lost weight despite all the time you’ve spent walking on a treadmill doesn’t mean that you can’t change this outcome. I’ve worked with many heavy women who wanted to lose large [...]
Here’s what a dermatologist says about small moles growing together and the possibility of melanoma. “Sometimes a normal existing mole (round and regular in shape) may seem to morph into a larger, irregular lesion,” says [...]
Can a small dark spot inside a mole possibly mean melanoma? Unfortunately, the answer is YES -- it can be an early sign of this deadly skin cancer that can sneak up on people. “Any [...]
What does a dermatologist think about a punch biopsy for a mole that’s slightly atypical? An "atypical" mole means it's more likely to morph into melanoma than is a typical mole. “A suspicious mole can [...]
This can mean melanoma, but a mole oozing pus can also have a benign cause. “Pus or even infection in a mole is not in itself a sign of melanoma," says Dr. Rebecca Tung, MD, [...]
Do you have a mole that bled after you scratched it and are now fearing it’s melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer? “If a mole that is scratched bleeds, this may signify skin cancer," says Dr. [...]
You’re not a hypochondriac if you fear that an itching, bleeding mole might be melanoma rather than benign. “While people are familiar with the ABCD’s of mole evaluation- - Asymmetry (one half of the mole [...]
Over age 40 and noticing what appear to be new moles growing on your skin? “People in the 40-50 age bracket may begin to get scary looking pigmented growths called seborrheic keratoses — which are [...]
Positional chest pain can be due to a variety of causes including heart problems, says Pilar Stevens-Cohen, MD, FACC, Department of Cardiology, South Nassau Communities Hospital. Positional chest pain isn’t always caused by acid reflux [...]
What’s going on when heart palpitations persist for hours almost every day? “Some people use the word [palpitations] to describe a fast or rapid heart rate; others to note an irregular heart rate," says Pilar Stevens-Cohen, [...]
An ejection fraction of under 20 percent is frightfully low as far as survival…or is it? “Having a low ejection fraction (absolute number) is not necessarily correlated to symptoms,” begins Pilar Stevens-Cohen, MD, FACC, Department [...]
CoQ10 is one of the best antioxidant supplements, but how does it work against PVCs: premature ventricular contractions? For this article I asked Pilar Stevens-Cohen, MD, FACC, Department of Cardiology, South Nassau Communities Hospital. This is [...]
It is no secret that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can lead to nausea, but what should a sufferer do? In fact, nausea that's caused by irritable bowel syndrome isn't even uncommon, says a doctor. ***** “IBS is [...]
Just what causes that backache from your irritable bowel syndrome? Back pain is perhaps the world's leading nonfatal health problem. It affects millions of people, causing significant discomfort and impacting daily life. The causes can [...]
A GI physician addresses the question of burping being caused by irritable bowel syndrome. Have you been diagnosed with IBS? Do you find that you’ve been burping a lot more lately and it seems to [...]
Find out what may actually be going on if you’re having joint pains and have been diagnosed with IBS. “IBS as a rule does not directly cause joint pains, such as with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative [...]
If IBS causes hot flashes, how on earth does this occur? IBS stands for irritable bowel syndrome. It is common. So are hot flashes. Can hot flashes be caused by irritable bowel syndrome? Yes, says [...]
Is it possible to tell the difference between IBS chest pain and that caused by a heart problem? Having chest pain, especially in the middle of the night, is scary as heck. It makes a lot [...]
A GI doctor discusses the effectiveness of amitriptyline for IBS, how it works and possible drawbacks. Amitriptyline and Irritable Bowel Syndrome “Amitriptyline is a very common drug used to treat IBS, and can be very [...]
Do you have a pacemaker and are wondering if it can also prevent atrial fibrillation? A-fib is a common heart rhythm disorder that puts a person at considerably increased risk of a blood clot -- [...]
Why don’t more doctors take seriously a transient ischemic attack (TIA)? A TIA (transient ischemic attack) is very serious – it’s your body’s way of warning you that a stroke may be imminent. A suspected [...]
Migraine headache sufferers may be fearful that this condition raises Alzheimer’s disease risk, because migraine headaches are associated with a higher incidence of small lesions within the brain that are picked up by MRI. Interestingly, [...]
Since aspirin is a blood thinner, how likely could this drug trigger a chronic subdural hematoma in an older person who'se on a daily aspirin regimen? The issue becomes mighty tricky when an elderly person [...]
