Have you been feeling “heart palpitations” in your neck? Wondering if a fluttering feeling in your neck might mean that something’s wrong with your carotid artery, such as a blockage from carotid artery disease? [...]
So can acute decompensated heart failure occur with higher ejection fractions? In other words, with mild to moderately reduced ejection fraction in the range of 40 to 50%? […]
Just how long CAN a person with chronic heart failure live? First off, not all people with chronic heart failure experience congestion (which causes fluid retention). […]
An acoustic neuroma is a slow growing brain tumor that, if not caught earlier, can start affecting nerves that involve the face. The nerve that controls facial function is not the same as the one [...]
Persistent dripping or draining from the nose is a concerning symptom and has a possible connection to an acoustic neuroma. This brain tumor almost always affects just one ear and is benign and slow growing. [...]
An acoustic neuroma is a brain tumor that grows slowly and can cause a variety of symptoms that usually correspond to its size: small or large, or somewhere in between. […]
Because an acoustic neuroma is a brain tumor that causes tinnitus in one ear, one has to wonder what it actually sounds like. […]
There are many causes of twitching involving the face, and a type of brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma can be one of them. But if you have an acoustic neuroma, facial twitching should not [...]
Gamma Knife surgery is one of the treatment options for an acoustic neuroma, a type of brain tumor. But Gamma Knife surgery can have side effects. If you’ve been diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, you [...]
Medical journals typically refer to the age bracket of “over 65” when discussing the mortality or survival rates of cardiorenal syndrome. […]
Do you dread taking a shower because you know it will stuff up your nose? […]
How many people with sleep apnea do not improve despite using a CPAP machine and why does this occur? After all, CPAP therapy is the gold standard treatment for sleep apnea with a highly effective [...]
Is it possible for the drippy mucus that comes from your nose to leak down into your esophagus and cause GERD? You may already know that acid reflux can get kicked up as high as [...]
Sitting for many hours day after day is a risk factor for developing a deep vein thrombosis. […]
Seems like every symptom possible can be caused by cancer, but some symptoms of cancer also have very benign causes. This includes headache, cough, sore throat, stomach discomfort and even itching. […]
Is it ever normal to feel dizzy when you blow your nose? What is going on here? “Your Eustachian tubes go from your nose to your ears, and that’s what you equalize when you pop [...]
Pain in the chest from gas “bubbles” can be sudden and severe. But so can the pain of a heart attack. […]
How does smoking affect bowel movements? In more ways than you could imagine. Though smoking does not cause diarrhea or constipation, it does have other effects on your poop. […]
But it’s not colon cancer that can make bowel movements yellow and foamy looking. It’s another kind – one with a 5 year survival rate of only 19 percent. […]
Loose stools CAN be caused by colon cancer. Though the symptom lists for colon cancer mention the two polar opposites of diarrhea and constipation – that midway point of loosely formed stools is also a [...]
Has a 5 cm tumor been found in your sigmoid colon? If so, you should know that this is a tumor of considerable size. A 5 cm mass is nearly two inches. That is pretty [...]
A young woman wanted a nose job. During the initial examination of her nose, the plastic surgeon discovered cancer in her sinus cavity. […]
The causes of diarrhea after eating are multiple, and one of them is cancer. […]
Leg pain has a ton of causes, and sure enough, colon cancer is one of them. But how is this possible? And if you have unexplained leg pain, should you worry about colon cancer? [...]
Have you been nearly knocked off your feet by poops that stink like rotting flesh or meat? […]
What ARE those things in your poops that look like sesame seeds, even though you don’t eat sesame seeds?! Are they parasites or some other sign of a serious disease? […]
Do your poops seem to have a lot of stickiness or goopy mucus in them? Do you wonder if colon cancer can cause sticky slimy stools in addition to the more commonly publicized bloody or [...]
You probably already know that nail melanoma is often a dark line or stripe under the nail, but it can also be pink or a pinkish flesh color. […]
If pimples are supposed to be some shade of pink or flesh colored, then what causes a pimple to be purple? […]
Did you know that nail melanoma doesn’t always present as a line, streak, stripe or band? […]
This isn’t about reducing the formation of freckles in a preschooler, but outright preventing the little spots from developing anywhere, especially on their face. […]
Just how fast can the symptoms of GERD present themselves once the acid starts making its way up the esophagus? • Does GERD unfold slowly and with stealth? • Or can its symptoms suddenly come [...]
GERD can rear its ugly head while a person is asleep, affecting the throat and causing coughing. But what about a strange breathing noise? This odd overnight noise from acid reflux has nothing to do [...]
If you’ve been suffering a long time from acid reflux, you may want to ask your doctor about a barium swallow test to screen for Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous condition. The damage that the acidic [...]
Ever notice that your acid reflux or gas worsens right before your period begins? There several reasons for this. It’s not in your head. “Reflux and gas may be worse right before menstruation for several [...]
Here’s what to do if your child has a black or grey hard lump inside the mouth on the bottom lip. […]
It’s alarming when changing your infant’s diaper you see specks or drops of blood in the stools. […]
An atypical mole is also known as a precancerous mole. These such lesions can undergo a regression. “Regression is a term applied to lesions that our immune system attacks or treats,” says Erum Ilyas, MD, [...]
Yes, melanoma can affect a fingernail or toenail, and there are two major warning signs that what you see is a potentially deadly tumor — also known as subungual melanoma. […]
Very tiny, bright red dots popping up over time on the breast can make a woman think this is a sign of breast cancer. Breast cancer awareness is very important and has ongoing and strong [...]
