How Harmful Is Two Weeks with No Bowel Movement in Adults?
Don’t you just hate it when you’re looking forward to a delicious meal and you realize you can’t taste or smell due to your cold? And no matter how hard you blow your nose [...]
Can Gerd Cause a Yellow Orange Coated Tongue?
Have you opened your mouth lately to discover, to your alarm, a yellow orange color to your tongue? Could GERD be the cause? After all, you haven’t been sucking on any lemon or orange popsicles [...]
Can GERD Block a Eustachian Tube and Cause Ear Problems?
Many things, including a brain tumor and sinus cancer, can cause ear pain. And believe it or not, GERD can block a Eustachian tube. What exactly is the Eustachian tube? It’s a canal-like structure that [...]
Causes of BOTH Constant Loud Stomach Noises & Bad Cramping
The symptom pair of constant loud stomach noises with severe cramping can be caused by one of multiple different diseases, including a very serious one. The thing about loud or noisy stomach sounds is that [...]
Air Bubbles from Pooping that Rise to the Surface and Pop
As your poops plunge into the toilet water, you notice something odd: Bubbles form and rise to the surface and then pop. Can this mean a disease? Or is it more of a mechanical issue [...]
Why Does GERD Cause Severe Ribcage Pain? Or DOES It?
Many people wonder if GERD causes the severe pain they get in their ribcage. If they have not been diagnosed with GERD or acid reflux, they may hope that an acid problem is the cause [...]
Cause of Burping After Swallowing Food and Prevention
Are you embarrassed by all the belching you do after swallowing food? Do you hesitate to eat out because you know the burps will be coming soon after you swallow? […]
The GERD & Pounding Heart Connection: It’s Real, Not Imaginary
Have you noticed that when your GERD acts up, your heart also goes into pounding mode? Or do you worry that something is actually wrong with your heart? […]
Why Seated Calf Raises Always Make You Feel Like Peeing
You pee every last drop RIGHT before the seated calf raises, but doggone it, just one set makes your bladder feel full. Now of course, the action of calf raises (weighted) doesn’t increase urine production, [...]
All the Different Penis Odors and Their Causes: Cancerous Tumors Are Excluded
Penis odor not only is embarrassing but unnerving, as it brings to mind a sexually transmitted disease or worse, cancer. A bad smell from the penis can have multiple different causes. Bad penis odors have [...]
Nonsurgical Skin Cancer Treatment: In-Office, Great Cosmetic Results
If you have squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma, there is an in-office alternative to Mohs and other surgery that yields appealing cosmetic results. […]
Low Back Pain when Bending Over Sink to Wash Hair: Solutions
Have you found that while washing your hair over the sink, you must repeatedly straighten to relieve the pain in your low back? Certain exercises will make the situation more tolerable. For the people who [...]
How Common Is Back Pain from Lung Cancer?
You may already know that lung cancer can cause back pain, but just how often or common is this? After all, back pain is one of the leading reasons for visits to primary care physicians [...]
Can Cancer Cause Middle Back Pain?
Pain in the middle back can be more worrisome than the lower area, since this isn't the most common area of back pain. Cancer as a cause of mid back pain certainly impedes upon the [...]
Bump Under Eyelid: Skin Cancer or Chalazion Cyst?
What are the hallmark features that would point towards skin cancer vs. a chalazion cyst if you have a bump under the eyelid? Many people quickly think of cancer when they discover a “bump” somewhere [...]
Can Crohn’s Disease Be Accurately Diagnosed with Only a CT Scan?
Is it possible for a CT scan to accurately show Crohn’s disease well enough for a diagnosis? Crohn’s is a form of inflammatory bowel disease and can cause blood in the stools. [...]
Why Is My Baby’s Eye Crusted Shut Every Morning?
Are your baby’s eyes or even just one of them crusted shut every morning? Here is what’s causing this and what you can do about it. “In the first few months, a parent may note [...]
TMJ Disorder Doesn’t Always Cause Jaw Symptoms
It’s a myth that TMJ disorder can’t cause symptoms that are unrelated to the jaw, chewing and biting. Fact is, temporomandibular joint disorder can cause a whole host of symptoms — several that you’d never [...]
Can Tinnitus Be the Only Symptom of TMJ Disorder?
Does your jaw feel fine, no clicking, but you’re wondering if your unexplained tinnitus is being caused by a TMJ disorder? […]
Can Tingling in the Face Be Caused by TMJ Disorder?
It’s understandable that you’re hoping the tingling in your face is being caused by TMJ disorder, since multiple sclerosis can also cause this symptom. Certainly temporomandibular joint disorder is much more preferable to having multiple [...]
Why Young Children Take Frequent Deep Breaths at Rest
The causes of a young child often taking deep breaths while at rest range from perfectly benign to conditions that require medical intervention. “Children often have periods of shallow breathing,” says Dr. Lisa Lewis, MD, [...]
Chest Pain in 12 Year Old Only when Inhaling: Cancer Is Possible Cause
Though cancer can cause chest pain in a 12 year old when only inhaling, this isn’t the most likely cause. […]
Baby Ate Paper? What to Do Next
If your baby or toddler has eaten paper, their life may be in danger, or, they may only have an upset stomach. […]
5 Year Old Keep Getting Headaches & You Fear a Brain Tumor?
When a five year old or any age child keeps getting headaches, there is clearly something wrong, especially if there are other symptoms. […]
What to Do if You Accidentally Drop Your Baby on the Head
Accidentally dropping one’s baby on the head is not as unusual as you may think, yet at the same time, it just should never happen! “Any young infant dropped on their head should be evaluated [...]
What Causes a Toddler to Wake from Nap with Blue Lips?
A toddler should not have blue lips upon waking from a nap or under any other circumstance unless they got into Big Sis’s blue lipstick. […]
What Makes an Infant’s Eyes Roll Back in the Head?
Though there may be nothing wrong when an infant’s eyes roll back in their head, this can also mean a serious brain or heart problem. “Sometimes eyes will roll back when an infant is falling [...]
Baby or Toddler just Fell and Hit Head: When to Go to ER
Here are guidelines on when to take your baby or toddler to the emergency room if they hit their head from a fall or from running into something. […]
Is It Ever Normal for a Child to Have Mild Night Sweats?
Though it’s normal for children to have mild night sweats in most cases, there are several key things to look for that will raise a red flag that the sweating is being caused by a [...]
Why Do Infants Sleep with Their Butts Up in the Air?
Why do infants’ butts stick up while they sleep on their stomach, being that this peculiar position would be impossible for any adult or even toddler to sleep through? […]
Is It Safe for a Baby to Be in a Hot Tub?
Many people have babies and many people have hot tubs. But the combo of a baby in a hot tub can mean death to the baby. […]
What that Orange Gunk in Your Baby’s Urine Is
Have you discovered orange gunk or goop in your baby’s diaper? Is this completely normal or a sign of an infection or other medical condition? “Newborns may have dark urine that looks thick on the [...]
Why Does a Baby Make Gasping Noises when Sleeping?
Does your baby make gasping noises during sleep? Perhaps these gasping noises are being picked up by the baby monitor. Or maybe you hear them only when you are right beside your baby. It’s important [...]
Why Your Baby Smells Like Cheese but Doesn’t Eat Cheese
A lot of women report that their baby stinks like cheese even though the baby never eats cheese. […]
How to Make Walking for Fitness Fun for Your Kids
Young kids can have fun walking while you secretly get them fit. Here are several great tips on how to get even the youngest child enthusiastic. Kids like to hear “have fun” rather than “get [...]
Does Better Parenting Mean Less Obesity in Children?
Is obesity in children more about genes or bad parenting? The following seems to true: Parents who seriously work out and watch what they eat rarely have obese kids. And it also seems as though [...]
Natural & Realistic Ways to Lower Cortisol, the Stress Hormone
Not everyone can get a dog or magically conjure up heavenly relationships to fight stress, so here are 6 REALISTIC ways to lower cortisol, the “stress hormone.” One of the key tactics in lowering the [...]
Understanding and Dealing with Astigmatism
What is Astigmatism? Astigmatism is a common vision problem which is caused by an error in the shape of the cornea. Astigmatism occurs when the front surface of the eye which is the cornea or [...]
Why Some Breast Cancers Stop Responding to Targeted Therapy?
I't's very depressing to patients when they are told that their breast cancer has stopped responding to the targeted therapy. When it comes to breast cancer, “Failure to respond to targeted therapy can be multifactorial,” [...]
Pain & Burning in One Breast for a Month: Cancer or Infection?
If one breast has been painful and burning for the past month, the most likely cause is not as scary as you think, though breast cancer CAN be a cause. In the U.S., approximately 264,000 [...]