Chuze Fitness Won’t Allow Heavy Bag: “Might Intimidate Members”
One of the Chuze Fitness gyms I go to won’t put up a heavy bag because, as a supervisor told me, it might intimidate members or make them feel that their motto of “Less Attitude” is being contradicted.
How Long Does It Take to Heal a Pulled Quad Muscle?
A pulled quadriceps muscle needs its time to heal, especially if it’s a grade III injury.
There are three grades of injury for a pulled quad: I, II and III. (more…)
What Is the Reliability of Biopsy for Nail Melanoma?
If your nail matrix was sent for biopsy due to a suspicion for subungual melanoma and it came back negative, you can be rest assured that you do not have this disease. (more…)
Can Melanoma Under a Nail Be Diagnosed with the Naked Eye ?
How possible is it for a dermatologist to spot nail melanoma by just looking at it?
This begs the question: Can a doctor exclude melanoma by just looking at the nail? (more…)
Can a Punch Biopsy of Melanoma Cause Metastasis?
Are you wondering if a punch biopsy of a melanoma can cause it to spread – metastasize – to other areas of the body such as the liver, lungs and brain? (more…)
Why Does Melanoma Sometimes Turn a Mole Purple?
Ever see images of melanoma and wonder why some of the lesions have purple areas?
Perhaps you’ve seen photos in which the entire melanoma was purple. (more…)
How Many Never-Smoking Americans Develop Radon Lung Cancer?
Researchers say that radon, not secondhand smoke, is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in people who’ve never smoked.
Strangely, public service announcements and awareness campaigns for radon exposure are very scant. (more…)
Is It Safe for Those with Osteoarthritis to Walk Briskly ?
If you have osteoarthritis of the knees, does this mean fast walking is off-limits? Must you confine yourself to turtle walking until you get a knee replacement? (more…)
Why Do So Many Able-Bodied People Hold onto the Treadmill ?
One of the biggest exercise mistakes, if not THE biggest, is that of holding onto a treadmill – a very bad habit done by able-bodied men and women including those in their 20s. (more…)
Why Parents Should Try to Get Their Kids to “Like” Them
There are reasons a parent SHOULD worry whether or not their kids like them.
Trying to be “popular” with your kids is shunned by many parents. But this may be a matter of semantics – the choice of the word “popular” or “like.” (more…)
