Is one of your fingers numb and tingling with no explanation? Are you wondering if a herniated disc (“pinched nerve”) in your neck can be causing this isolated symptom? “Yes, it’s possible for a numb [...]
Headaches come in many flavors. A pinched nerve in the neck can cause pain in the head -- and usually, it's a certain kind of pain. “A pinched nerve high in the cervical spine (e.g., [...]
There may be a connection between your period and the pain of a herniated or “bulging” disc. But it’s probably not the connection you’re thinking of. […]
There’s a cancer related reason why you should never self-remove a skin tag. A skin tag is formed in areas where there’s friction such as that from clothing or folds in the skin. [...]
You’re not neurotic if you’re afraid a melanoma will grow back where one was removed and you keep checking the area – because it CAN. […]
MOLE Has your mole always been grey and yellow? Or has it always been kind of grey, and now it has a dull yellow area? What’s alarming about this is if you know [...]
Subungual melanoma is a type of longitudinal melanonychia, but what are the tipoffs that longitudinal melanonychia is malignant vs. benign? A brown or black band, stripe, streak or line in a nail is a very [...]
Blue arrows point to Hutchinson’s sign from melanoma shown under magnification. Copyright ©2018 Bhat et al If you know what a Hutchinson’s sign is, perhaps you’re wondering just what is a micro-Hutchinson’s sign [...]
It’s pretty scary to know that a perfectly normal mole can look like a melanoma, and even more unnerving is that a melanoma may pass as a benign mole. […]
Nodular melanoma is a particularly lethal form of cancer that disregards the ABCDE guidelines that are so publicized about melanoma. Delayed diagnosis is more common with nodular melanoma than with the more common superficial spreading [...]
A normal mole is supposed to be one color, or at least, two shades of a color. But brown and grey are two completely different colors. Is this melanoma? […]
Kids’ dental care or pediatric dental care comes with its own set of unique challenges due to several factors such as age, diet and oral hygiene. […]
Are there features about melanoma’s Hutchinson’s sign that are different than those found in pseudo-Hutchinson’s sign – which has causes other than melanoma? […]
Subungual melanoma is a cancer affecting a fingernail or toenail and often has a poor prognosis. However, melanoma isn’t the only cancer that can affect a nail. […]
There are many causes for red dots and spots on the skin. If you have health anxiety, multiple sclerosis may be the first thing that comes to your mind as to the possible cause of [...]
The appearance of blood under a toenail can closely resemble a melanoma – and vice versa. Here is a comparison of the differences and similarities. […]
It can sometimes be a very good thing when a woman is carrying around an extra 200 pounds. Yes, you read that right. There’s a certain type of weight for which it’s a sign of [...]
Normalizing harmfully overweight bodies has turned lewd. The message by many "body positive" women is that the most important thing is how sexual her body can be. It’s one thing to proudly display some knockout [...]
Is the fear of weight gain stopping you from taking a birth control pill? Some women will risk an unwanted pregnancy for fear of gaining weight from using birth control pills. […]
Actually, a plus size woman’s worth SHOULD depend on her weight. There are different kinds of weight that a woman can use to measure her self-worth and self-confidence. […]
Ogechi Akalegbere embraces the heavy weight she carries … but with a huge twist. You can actually be a plus size woman who gets a lot of POSITIVE attention for carrying a lot [...]
There’s a way for plus size women to instantly look great in tight belts. This is NOT about reprogramming your self-worth. […]
Have your fingers been hurting from the excessive pulling against them by a heavy barbell during deadlifting? This may prevent you from doing your full deadlift workout and/or from going for heavier loads. [...]
Many people, including dentists, have thought for a long time that dental implants would not work well in people with diabetes. […]
The hormones that bring on menstruation will also have an effect on your gums – and you will want to know what that effect is. […]
You don’t want a dry socket after a tooth extraction, and there are six definite clues that you might have developed this potentially dangerous condition. […]
The term “ugly duckling mole” has a specific meaning when it comes to melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer. […]
Actinic keratosis Though most squamous cell carcinomas were once actinic keratoses, most AK’s will not turn into cancer. However, it’s impossible to predict which lesions will eventually begin undergoing a malignant transformation. [...]
Don’t let the media’s portrayal of skin cancer patients fool you. Blacks and other dark skinned people need to do monthly self-exams because they too can get any of the three major skin cancers: [...]
Do you know someone whose troponin level in the ER was in the “elevated” or “gray area” range? This blood test is given to people who complain of chest pain and other symptoms that can [...]
Why is it that some heart bypass patients are on the golf course six weeks after surgery, while others take four months to fully recover? […]
If you’ve been unable to lose your belly fat, check this list of 10 useless things many people do to shrink their gut but will never work. […]
The word “muffin” conjures up the idea of a bad or unhealthy food. […]
There are just so many foods that people think are healthy for the body, but are actually junk and should be regarded as bad for your body. Let’s just cut to the chase and list [...]
If you love fried eggs but have been avoiding them because you don’t think they’re healthy – you’re making a mistake and depriving yourself of a tasty food that also has nutritional value. [...]
If all you did was feel for lumps during your monthly self-breast exam and found nothing, you’re not in the clear. There’re other things to look for. […]
Kidney problems seem to go hand-in-hand with chronic heart failure – and that’s because they DO go hand-in-hand with this common but serious condition. […]
If your child was not invited to a classmate’s birthday party, does this make the classmate a bully? Or perhaps your own child wants to exclude a classmate, and you’re wondering if this makes him [...]
Any race can get nail plate cancer. Yes, it’s possible and it happens: A nail melanoma being misdiagnosed as a harmless elongated “birth mark” or benign melanonychia. […]
Daily exercise is vital for anyone with diabetes, but who wants to exercise if there’s a pins and needles sensation that comes with it? […]
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