What does a cardiologist have to say about the belief that doctors order too many tests for heart disease? These tests include stress tests and angiograms. There are also various blood tests related to diseases [...]
Here’s a detailed look at black stools being caused by spinach. Have you recently looked into the toilet bowl and noticed that your poops were black? Did you panic? Did you realize you recently ate [...]
Yes, a skin injury can indeed develop into cancer, says a dermatologist. There are three main types of skin cancer: melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Can an injury to the skin lead [...]
Could abdominal cramping after menstruation ends be related to early cancer? There's actually a variety of causes for this troubling condition that all women should be aware of. When a woman who's completed her monthly [...]
Being morbidly obese, no matter how confident you are, can have a bad effect on your menstrual cycle. It is no secret that when a very obese woman has been unable to conceive despite a [...]
Find out what can cause bleeding from your period to be slow and prolonged. “Perhaps the most common cause of this is when the blood has difficulty passing through the cervical canal, due either to [...]
Here’s what a dermatologist has to say about frequency of flesh colored melanoma -- which can go undetected during your self-exams. Melanoma can present as flesh colored. But just how often does this occur? How [...]
A dermatologist names cancer as a possible cause of white peeling skin inside the lip. In addition to having just brushed one’s teeth, which can cause cells inside the lip to slough off, other conditions [...]
Are you worried that cancer could be causing that unexplained itching and flaking on your face? The causes of itchy, flaky facial skin are many. Eczema. “Scaling on the face can be as simple as [...]
A dermatologist says there are several causes of anal lumps, and one is cancer. Most causes of anal lumps are not related to cancer, but cancer can be a cause. “Lesions around the anus can [...]
A dermatologist names some causes of white bumps or pimple-like growths on the penis. White pimples, bumps or small growths can appear on one’s penis; what are some causes? “The most benign condition that causes [...]
A dermatologist lists many causes of a red spot the lip; find out if cancer is one. What can cause a red spot on the lip? Can cancer be a cause? Rebecca Tung, MD, explains [...]
Find out if cancer can cause the tongue to develop red patches. Have you noticed red patches on your tongue and are afraid it might be cancer? Well, here is some very reassuring news for [...]
There's tons of causes of burning lips, and one of them is a pre-cancerous change. “Burning lips or its cousin burning mouth syndrome can result from a number of causes,” says Dr. Rebecca Tung, MD, [...]
What’s different in the stage 0 melanoma patient than the stage 1 patient such that 10-year survival rate is higher? The earlier that melanoma is caught (or staged), the higher the survival rate when projected [...]
Find out if there’s a difference in melanoma risk in someone with fair skin and brown eyes vs. fair skin and blue. Lists of melanoma risk factors often include “fair/light skin and blue eyes.” Sometimes, [...]
Find out a most unlikely, but harmless, cause of sudden-onset, brief stabbing pains in a breast; and it’s not a tight bra. Have you developed sudden-onset, stabbing, sharp or piercing pains in a breast? And [...]
A doctor explains what can cause swelling (edema) in both ankles when your heart, liver, kidney and other key tests are normal and you’re not obese. The following can cause swelling (edema) in both (bilateral) [...]
A doctor discusses possible causes of sudden, extreme and brief dizziness in younger people. And solutions. There are MANY causes of sudden, brief episodes of severe dizziness in people who do not have any conditions [...]
Have you noticed tiny red dots against the toilet bowl after a bowel movement or urine output and wondered what’s wrong? Imagine turning towards the toilet to look inside after having a bowel movement or [...]
If you have hearing loss, here’s why people get irritated when you ask them to repeat or why they say “Never mind, it’s not important.” Many people with hearing loss, impairment, who are hard of [...]
A zero calcium score is NOT an accurate predictor of cardiac events in patients with symptoms, but for those without symptoms, it’s over 95 percent. A group of people with symptoms like chest pain and [...]
Find out a most unlikely cause of difficulty breathing IN during or after exercise in the absence of chest pain in an otherwise healthy person. Suppose you just had your heart checked and everything’s normal, [...]
Sudden difficulty taking breaths immediately after a cardio stint isn’t always exercise-induced asthma. If you think that your recent struggle with inhaling or taking breaths was your first bout with exercise-induced [...]
Have you been diagnosed with a class II heart murmur and are scared? In June 2011 a cardiologist told me I had a class II heart murmur on inspiration (inhaling). It was not something he [...]
A proven way to tell the difference between orange urine, yellow-orange and dark yellow. If you’ve read somewhere that orange urine can be a sign of disease and are wondering if what you’re seeing as [...]
Do you get chest pain or what feels like angina that comes and goes, literally hurting one second then going away the next, like intervals? “By definition, angina occurs when the oxygen supply to the [...]
There's a type of angina that can occur at rest but not during exertion. Maybe you know that “unstable angina” can occur at rest, even during sleep and awaken the patient. But this type of [...]
If you go to the ER complaining of chest pain or shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, the doctor will want to order a chest X-ray. You may wonder if this type of image can show a [...]
Find out what you should do if ER testing finds nothing wrong with your heart despite chest pain and shortness of breath. Chest pain is the No. 1 reason why people visit the emergency room. [...]
Just because your carotid arteries are “clean” doesn’t mean you don’t have severe blockages in your coronary vessels. I was inspired to write this article after my father underwent an exam to see if there [...]
Low risk for heart disease but chest pain? Which test is warranted: CT angiogram or catheter angiogram? Find out what someone with low risk for heart disease should do if they have suspicious symptoms and [...]
A cardiologist explains why you can have a normal stress test one day and then a massive heart attack the next. You’ve probably heard of instances in which a person had a normal stress test [...]
A cardiologist addresses exercise safety in people with many PVCs, even nonstop. Some people have premature ventricular contractions seemingly nonstop, thousands and thousands a day, and fear that exercise may not be safe for them. [...]
A cardiologist explains how exercise suppresses or inhibits PVCs: premature ventricular contractions. Though some people with PVCs wonder if it’s safe to exercise, it’s a well-documented fact that exercise suppresses PVCs. In fact, many individuals [...]
Making lifestyle changes to help prevent a DVT is as easy as 1 through 7. Deep vein thromboses are much more common than you think and are very dangerous, requiring immediate medical intervention. “The problem [...]
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a very serious condition, but not all cases require treatment. The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body. It comes out of the heart and travels all the [...]
Just because doctors haven’t mentioned peripheral neuropathy as the cause of your pain, doesn’t mean you can’t have it. “Peripheral neuropathy” means disease of the nerves of the peripheral nervous system, and I know at [...]
The death rate following the repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is something that you'd definitely want to know. However, if your doctor is already discussing surgical treatment with you, it's a safe bet that [...]
A DVT (blood clot) that's in your leg has a chance of breaking apart or completely dislodging and then going to your lungs...and how long this takes is not what you may think it is. I [...]
