Do Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Have a Genetic Cause?
A thoracic aortic aneurysm is a bulge in this great blood vessel that can kill a person within minutes if it rips open. A genetic basis for a thoracic aortic aneurysm has been the subject [...]
Stent Graft Repair of Aortic Aneurysm Eliminates Open Heart Surgery
Stent graft repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms is becoming more and more commonplace, replacing the riskier open heart surgery. Open chest surgery for treating a thoracic aortic aneurysm is highly invasive, can take up to [...]
Build Muscle Safely with Aortic Aneurysm: Hundreds Training
If you have a thoracic aortic aneurysm and are crushed at hearing “avoid lifting weights,” there is hope: Hundreds training, for building muscle. If you’ve been diagnosed with a thoracic aortic aneurysm, your doctor may have warned [...]
Lift Weights Safely with Aortic Aneurysm; Burn Fat with Panaerobics
For people with a thoracic aortic aneurysm, there’s a weightlifting modality that can burn fat & tone muscle: panaerobics. […]
What’s the Risk of Aortic Aneurysm in a Bicuspid Heart Valve?
An aortic aneurysm is more likely to occur in someone who was born with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). “The aorta is the large artery carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart,” explains Dr. David [...]
Lifting Weights with Aortic Aneurysm: “Straining” Defined
For those with thoracic aortic aneurysm, the restriction of “No straining” when lifting weights needs to be explained. If you’ve been diagnosed with a thoracic aortic aneurysm and have always lifted weights, you’re likely wondering [...]
Think You Have Lymphoma? Blood Pathology Questions to Ask
What questions should you ask regarding blood pathology if you might have lymphoma? Lymphoma is cancer of the lymph nodes, and if this disease is suspected by your physician, then your blood will need to [...]
Why Does Being Fat Raise the Risk of Uterine Cancer ?
Being fat increases the risk of uterine cancer, plain and simple. DNA mutations that lead to uterine cancer do NOT care if you love your larger-than-life body or hate it. Fat is a risk factor [...]
Why Do Spouses of Bedridden Obese Overfeed Them?
What about the enablers of super morbidly obese bedridden people: spouses or family members who keep feeding them tons of food? Have you seen any of those TV shows about 700, 800, even 900 pound [...]
Enablers of the Super Morbidly Obese Partly to Blame for Overfeeding
What is it with the spouses of bedridden super morbidly obese people who keep bringing them trays of food? Being addicted to excessive amounts of eating is no excuse for bringing to the food addict, [...]
Should Virgins Get Pap Smears?
Should a virgin get a Pap smear? Pap smears are very effective screening tools for cervical cancer, which is primarily caused by the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV). Recommendations for when women should begin getting [...]
Ovarian Cancer May Be Caused by Too Many Periods
Too many periods may contribute to the cause of ovarian cancer — the deadliest of all gynecological cancers. […]
Atrial Fibrillation & Elevated Troponin: Prognosis
An episode of atrial fibrillation may cause a mild elevation (“indeterminate range”) in troponin, but does this relate to a mortality or heart attack risk? “In of itself, A-Fib does not cause a rise in [...]
Is Colon Cancer Always Caused by Polyps?
Though most colon cancers arise from what was once a benign (and removable) polyp, there are a number of circumstances in which the tumor starts growing without first transforming out of a polyp. Not all [...]
Colon Cancer in People Who Didn’t Have Routine Colonoscopy
What percentage of people, diagnosed with colon cancer, did not have a colonoscopy within 10 years of the diagnosis? Colonoscopies to screen for colon cancer are recommended every 10 years beginning at age 45 for [...]
Can Colon Cancer Be Prevented with a Colonoscopy Every 10 Years?
Would a routine colonoscopy prevent colon cancer if done every 10 years, since this type of cancer grows so slowly and usually starts as a benign polyp? The colonoscopy is a marvel of medical technology [...]
Why Do Colonoscopies Normally Begin at 45? Why Not Sooner?
There's good reason why 40 is that "magical" number for when a typical person should begin getting colonoscopies for colon cancer screening. A colonoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can detect colon cancer, or [...]
Nasal Congestion Relief: Humidity vs. Dry Air
You’ll be surprised which turns out the winner between humidity and dry air when it comes to nasal congestion relief, and why. The kind of air you breathe, in terms of how dry it is [...]
Hearing Loss from Motorcycles: Engine vs. Helmet Wind
Which is worse for the motorcycle rider’s hearing: the roaring engine or the roaring wind? Hearing loss is a real threat to the toughest motorcycle rider, and it seems as though the volume of wind [...]
Baldness Increases Skin Cancer Risk; Bald Men Beware
Bald men need to be aware that, though bald may be beautiful, bald can also be deadly. Though skin cancer that grows on the scalp comprises only 2 percent of all skin cancers, this is [...]
Can a Mole Turn into Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Normal mole under magnification Can a normal mole ever turn into squamous cell carcinoma, which kills about 3,500 Americans every year and is considered the second-deadliest of all skin cancers? It's a good [...]
Will Having Normal Moles Removed Prevent Melanoma?
Melanoma can arise from a pre-existing mole, so you might be thinking that it’s smart to have your normal moles removed to at least prevent the development of melanoma from these moles. If you have [...]
Suspicious Mole? Get Biopsy; Don’t Rely on Handheld Lenses
Only a biopsy has the final word on whether or not a worrisome mole contains melanoma cells or is entirely a melanoma. That suspicious mole should be biopsied, even if your dermatologist says it “probably [...]
Mole Removal with Laser Causes Regrowth of Moles
If you want a mole removed with a laser, the mole might grow back. Traditionally, the idea is that a laser beam will penetrate the mole’s surface area to disintegrate any abnormal cells, and the [...]
Mole Mapping at Home: Melanoma Screening Techniques
Learn how to produce a very reliable mole map at home for melanoma screening. I have been “mole mapping” for three years and have learned along the way some excellent mapping techniques, for melanoma screening. The [...]
Can Small, Tiny Moles Turn Into Melanoma?
Can melanoma come from small, tiny moles? Do you believe a mole can never turn into melanoma as long as it’s small or tiny? If, during your monthly skin exams for cancer, you’ve decided to skip past [...]
How Much Does an Adult Sunburn Raise Risk of Melanoma?
You've heard that severe childhood sunburns raise melanoma risk, but what if you had no childhood sunburns, but got them as an adult? Don't think for a moment that the absence of a sunburn during [...]
Can Chondroitin and Glucosamine Be Taken with Antidepressants?
Is it safe to take glucosamine and chondroitin with antidepressants? Are you taking an antidepressant and would like to also take chondroitin or glucosamine? There are certain compounds that should not be taken with antidepressants [...]
Do Sleeping Pills Prevent Awakening from Pain?
So will that sleeping pill keep you from waking up with pain? If you have pain, be it from a knee injury, back injury, tendonitis in the shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome or a pinched nerve [...]
Cymbalta Fights Depression Caused by Narcotic Painkillers
Cymbalta is an antidepressant that can be used to treat depression caused by narcotic painkillers such as Norco/Vicodin, Percocet, OxyContin, codeine, etc. Yes, narcotic painkillers can cause serious depression as a side effect. This side [...]
Can Celiac Gene Raise Cancer Risk if You Don’t Have Celiac Disease?
Celiac disease specialist, Dr. Stefano Guandalini, addresses the cancer issue. You may know that having celiac disease increases your risk of developing intestinal cancer. This is because as celiac disease progresses, the damage to the [...]
Sjogren’s Syndrome: How Common Are Memory Problems?
How many people with Sjogren’s syndrome suffer memory problems? Sjogren’s syndrome indeed can cause memory problems, even though this autoimmune condition is associated with dry mouth and dry eyes. Because Sjogren’s (pronounced show-grens) syndrome is [...]
Does Sjogren’s Syndrome Shorten Life Span?
How much does Sjogren’s syndrome affect life span? Sjogren’s syndrome may bring to mind simply that of chronic dry mouth and dry eyes, which don’t sound too serious. Many people with Sjogren’s syndrome suffer only [...]
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 [...]