Numbness on ONE Side of the Nose: Causes Include Tumor
Numbness on one side of your nose is an alarming symptom if you have no idea why it’s there, such as a recent blow to the nose or cosmetic surgery (rhinoplasty). This post doesn’t focus [...]
Can Listening to Live Band Music Damage Your Hearing?
Don’t people realize that sitting on the deck of some bar & grill to listen to the live band music will damage their hearing? The people who do this tend to do it on a [...]
Does All that Sitting on a Stationary Bike Flatten Your Booty?
All that time pedaling on a stationary bike, your butt pressing hard into the seat, makes you wonder if over time this can flatter your booty. It certainly seems that way, based on just how [...]
How Cautious Should MEN Be Meeting Online Woman in Person?
Don’t think for a second that just because you’re a man that it’s safe for you to meet that online hot babe in person! You may end up as dead as a door nail. [...]
Can a TIA Cause Temporary One-Ear Tinnitus (Ringing)?
Ever get a sudden ringing tone in one ear, along with temporary hearing loss, and wonder if this is a transient ischemic attack? A TIA can cause numerous sudden-onset symptoms. […]
How Is Hearing Loss Detected if Exams Only Go Up to 8,000 Hz?
Hearing loss typically begins at frequencies that are much higher than what a hearing test detects. You could be losing hearing at higher frequencies without this being detected on a routine test. [...]
Egg Yolks vs. Cereal for a Heart Healthy Breakfast: Which Wins?
Does the “incredible edible egg” beat out cereal when it comes to a heart healthy breakfast? After all, cereal has been relentlessly marketed as a healthy breakfast food since the 1950s. Millions of stay-at-home mothers [...]
Melanoma Diagnosed within Minutes without a Biopsy
No, this is not a suspicion of melanoma based on looking at the skin with a dermatoscope, but actual DIAGNOSIS via a special laser microscope. This groundbreaking technology is called multiphoton microscopy. [...]
Negative Side Effects of Lemon Water: Hype or Truth?
It’s beginning to sound a lot more like myth rather than truth that lemon in your water can actually cause negative side effects. One online article on lemon water actually suggests that you consult with [...]
Hypothalamic Obesity: How Hungry Do Patients Get?
A tumor on the hypothalamus, when removed, can cause unimaginable permanent hunger in the patient leading to extreme obesity. Their hunger is so intense that food must be locked up, and the patient often requires [...]
Causes of MILD vs. Severe Bilateral Ankle Swelling
Causes of MILD swelling or edema in both ankles are usually not as worrisome as the causes of severe edema in the ankles. Have you noticed only mild swelling in your ankles? Certainly, serious medical [...]
Top 3 Exercises to Prevent Back Pain from Shoveling Snow
I’m a 50-something woman and can shovel heavy wet snow like a beast and never feel back pain thanks to 3 exercises. Not only have I been a personal trainer, but I've been lifting weights [...]
Why Can Tinnitus Be Louder in One Ear than the Other?
Many tinnitus sufferers are aware that the noise is louder in one ear than the other, and/or is of a different frequency. […]
Intermittent Tinnitus, Comes and Goes: Causes and Solutions
Intermittent tinnitus is the typical tinnitus that affects millions, but instead of being continuous, it comes and goes, present on some days and absent on others. This isn’t about that sudden, “brief piercing high frequency [...]
Can Tinnitus Be Higher Tone than What You Can Hear for Real?
Can a person hear a tinnitus (sine wave tone) at a higher frequency than what he can hear in real life? So let’s look at it this way: Suppose a hearing test determines that you [...]
A Slightly Numb Big Toe Can Be Caused by Diabetic Neuropathy
You may have diabetes and the numb feeling in your big toe can be caused by diabetes, but it may also have other causes unrelated to blood sugar levels. Neuropathy has causes other than diabetes, [...]
Ears Get Cold Outside Jogging even in Warm Weather?
Do your ears always get cold outside even in 75 degree weather, especially if you’re hiking, jogging or even walking? For some people, wearing a cap of some sort to keep the ears warm is [...]
Conquer that Mad Racing Heart Every Time You Use a Staircase
So your heart pounds like a demon every time you walk up a flight of stairs? First of all, make sure that a cardiologist finds nothing wrong with your heart. The doctor must clear you [...]
Can More Frequent Urination Be a Symptom of Perimenopause ?
You aren’t imagining it: There may very well be a link between perimenopause and more frequent urinating than usual, including those overnight trips to the bathroom. How many voids per 24 hours define urinary frequency? [...]
Feel Like You Must Pee Really Bad after a Pap Smear ?
Did your Pap smear make your bladder feel full enough to burst, like you had to pee a whole gallon? So after the doctor is finished with the Pap smear, having removed the speculum and [...]
Here’s Why It’s Hard for Type 1 Diabetics to Get Pregnant
The high blood sugar of type 1 diabetes doesn’t interfere with GETTING pregnant, but instead causes another problem once a woman IS pregnant. […]
Why Does Diabetes Cause Shiny Skin on the Lower Legs?
“This condition is known as diabetic dermopathy, characterized by thinning, shiny, friable skin due to microvascular changes in the small blood vessels in the skin,” says Jenepher Piper, a family practice nurse practitioner for Maryland [...]
When Those Scary Sock Indentations Don’t Mean Edema
Discovering you may have edema, thanks to worrisome indentations in your skin caused by socks, is pretty unnerving. That’s because edema can be caused by problems with the heart or kidneys. […]
Just What IS “Cloudy” Urine? Its Appearance and Color
The term “cloudy urine” comes up often on medical sites, but there’s no description of just what this is. It’s open to subjective interpretation. To some people it can mean a milky colored urine. To [...]
Very Watery Eyes in the Morning: Causes & Solutions
Ever awaken with watery eyes? There are three basic causes to this annoying problem. The first cause of both eyes being watery in the morning will surprise you. […]
Top 5 Causes of a 24/7 Headache Include Brain Tumor
If you’re wondering if a 24/7 headache can be caused by a brain tumor, the answer is yes, but there are four other leading causes of a headache that just won’t go away. If you’ve [...]
Causes of Both Legs Aching After Standing a Few Minutes
If both of your legs begin aching after you’ve been standing for only a few minutes, and this keeps happening, there are four likely causes, and one is serious. […]
Can You Gain Fat Drinking a Lot of Water?
Many people actually wonder if drinking large amounts of water on a recurring basis can cause you to gain fat. Certainly, drinking a lot of water over a short period of time can make you [...]
Does Sitting with Bad Posture Actually Cause Belly Fat?
The fat cells in your belly will not get bigger from bad sitting posture. In order for the fat cells in your belly to increase in size and give you a bigger stomach, you would [...]
What Are New Colorless Moles on Your Face: Fast Growing Cancer?
Those clusters of colorless moles on your face can also occur elsewhere on your body and have people worried that they’re a fast spreading cancer. They can definitely appear to be colorless moles – the [...]
Should All New Moles or Growths in Middle Aged Be Removed ?
Middle age is that time where you may be discovering odd new growths on your skin and even what appear to be new moles. Melanoma can take on the appearance of a new mole, and [...]
Can Normal Mole Hurt if Irritated? Or Does Hurting Mean Cancer?
You irritated a mole, perhaps with clothing or scratching over it without realizing it, and it now hurts; does this mean cancer even though it looks normal? Common moles can get irritated in everyday life. [...]
Burning, Tight Upper Lip: Causes and Solutions
The cause of a burning sensation and tightness in your upper lip is really quite simple, and as a result, the solution to this is really quite easy, says a dermatologist. A common complaint is [...]
Brown Vertical Stripe in Child’s Fingernail plus Cuticle
A brown vertical stripe on a child’s fingernail that has never been there before is a worrisome sign that should immediately be checked out by a dermatologist, especially if the brown is in the cuticle [...]
Best Solutions for Dry, Cracked Winter Knuckles that Bleed
A dermatologist explains the best way to solve the problem of cracked, dry, unsightly bleeding knuckles from winter exposure and any other time of year. Not only are cracked, bleeding knuckles unsightly, but they’re uncomfortable. [...]
How to Stop Feeling Old Because You Retired Early !
There’s a cure for feeling old that sometimes strikes people who have taken early retirement. The irony is that working is associated with disease! […]
Car Pool Etiquette for Work: Don’t Honk and Wake People Up!
Why does the driver in a car pool think nothing of honking the horn as early as 6 am for their passenger, waking up neighbors? No. 1 rule of car pool etiquette: Don’t toot the [...]
Why Aren’t There Routine MRI Screenings for Brain Aneurysms?
An MRI can easily detect a brain aneurysm (aka “time bomb”), so why isn’t the MRI a standard screening tool for this often fatal condition? How often have you heard of a famous person, celebrity [...]
Can Getting Hit in Head Rupture a PRE-EXISTING Aneurysm?
If a person has a brain aneurysm, would getting “bonked” in the head, from the activities of daily living, necessarily rupture it? […]
Can a Lump ON the Collarbone Mean Lymphoma Cancer ?
Finding hard lumps around the collarbone are always frightening, but what about ON the collarbone (also known as the clavicle)? Do you regularly feel your collarbone – smack on it with your probing fingertips as [...]