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    • ATROPHY, DENTS
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    • REASSURANCE
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    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
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      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
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      • CHEST
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      • EXERCISE
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    • ANEURYSM
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    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
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    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
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    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
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  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
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  • A L S
    • A L S FEAR
    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
    • STRENGTH TESTS
    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
      • LIP, FACE
      • STOMACH, SHOULDER, NECK
      • TONGUE
  • CANCER
    • BLADDER
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • CERVICAL, ANAL
    • COLON
    • LARYNGEAL
    • LYMPHOMA
    • MELANOMA
      • APPEARANCE
      • RISK FACTORS
    • OVARIAN
    • UTERINE
  • CARDIAC
    • AORTIC ANEURYSM
      • EXERCISE
      • REPAIR
    • BLOOD PRESSURE
    • CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY
    • CHEST PAIN
      • HEART CAUSES
      • NON-HEART CAUSES
    • HEART ATTACK
      • RISKS
      • SYMPTOMS
      • TESTS
    • PVCs, PALPITATIONS
      • CAUSES
      • DANGERS
      • EXERCISE
  • Headache
    • ANEURYSM
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • MIGRAINE HEADACHES
    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
    • TONGUE PROBLEMS
    • SWALLOWING
    • VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION
  • Pain
    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
    • CALVES
    • FIBROMYALGIA
    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
    • SHOULDER
  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
    • PENCIL THIN

Do Babies Have a Naturally Superior Sense of Smell?

Can the nose of your baby actually detect odors and scents with far more superiority than an adult’s nose? And if so, can you imagine how awful certain things would smell to the nose with [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-10T16:15:44-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Goose Egg on Toddler’s Head: Should You See a Doctor ?

    Brain Bleed, Brain Injury, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Goose Egg on Toddler’s Head: Should You See a Doctor ?

Do you know what to do if you happen to discover a goose egg on your toddler’s head, but you have no idea how it got there? Obviously, the toddler somehow got hit in the [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-08T21:00:06-06:00 Brain Bleed, Brain Injury, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Cause of Stomach Pain in Your Baby After Breastfeeding

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Cause of Stomach Pain in Your Baby After Breastfeeding

Does your baby experience pain in the stomach after he or she has been breastfed? “Belly pain after breastfeeding is extremely common,” says Joel Gator Warsh, MD, of Integrative Pediatrics and Medicine, Studio City, CA, [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-02-19T13:13:06-07:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Can Excessive Sweating in an Infant Ever Be Normal?

Have you noticed that your baby sweats a lot?  How can a baby sweat when they don't engage in any exercise, and the temperature in the room is normal? What's even more puzzling is that [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-16T13:14:51-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Causes of Green Mucus in a Baby’s Ear Include Eardrum Rupture

If there’s green gunk or mucus coming out of your baby’s ear, there’s no reason to panic (if it was blood, yes, ER time), but a ruptured eardrum is one possible cause. There is no [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-16T13:15:02-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Why Are Some Babies Fat and Some Skinny?

    Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Why Are Some Babies Fat and Some Skinny?

Some babies are fat and tubby while others are skinny and scrawny. And many fall in between somewhere. What makes one baby fat and the next one thin? Is it as simple as some babies [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-10T16:16:36-06:00 Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Causes of Grey Green Stools in a Baby: Grey Is Cause for Alarm

Green, brown and even yellow are okay for baby’s poops, but grey – even if the stools are only part grey and part green, means big trouble. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-16T13:15:16-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Young Child Smells Like Poop Despite Wiping Himself Clean?

Phooooey, want to know why your child smells like poop even though he or she wipes themselves clean? […]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-16T13:15:26-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Why Is My Baby’s Eye Crusted Shut Every Morning?

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-18T20:55:18-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Why Young Children Take Frequent Deep Breaths at Rest

    Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

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, [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-30T22:16:05-06:00 Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-07-31T19:12:57-06:00 CHEST PAIN CAUSES (non-heart), CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Baby Ate Paper? What to Do Next

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

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. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-23T19:37:43-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    5 Year Old Keep Getting Headaches & You Fear a Brain Tumor?

    BRAIN TUMORS, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

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. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-07-31T19:16:10-06:00 BRAIN TUMORS, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-07-31T19:13:35-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-07-31T19:13:48-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-07-31T19:14:00-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-07-31T19:14:13-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-18T20:56:17-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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? […]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T13:55:39-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-18T20:56:43-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-16T18:22:01-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-18T20:57:09-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

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. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T13:56:25-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    How to Make Walking for Fitness Fun for Your Kids

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-12T18:13:15-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Does Better Parenting Means Less Obesity in Children?

    Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Does Better Parenting Means 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 [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-30T21:26:47-06:00 Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Why Your Child’s Poop Smells Like Mothballs

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Why Your Child’s Poop Smells Like Mothballs

You don’t even have mothballs in the house, so what makes your child’s poop stink like mothballs? “Foul smelling stool is a byproduct of gut inflammation and dysbiosis [a state of imbalance in the gut’s [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-25T23:45:14-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

What Causes a Baby to Drag a Leg when Crawling?

A baby may have a dragging leg from the time they begin crawling, or, it may develop at some point after crawling has become habitual. “Motor developmental milestones vary greatly from child to child,” begins [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-01-14T11:07:22-07:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Can a Preschooler Deliberately Withhold Poops for 3 Weeks?

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Can a Preschooler Deliberately Withhold Poops for 3 Weeks?

Is it really possible for a preschool child to deliberately hold in his or her bowel movements for up to three weeks? “If a preschooler truly has not had a BM for three weeks, I [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-10T16:19:31-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Preschooler Excessively Thirsty but Does Not Have Diabetes?

Why is your preschooler so thirsty all the time, always asking for drinks, yet bloodwork is normal including for diabetes? There was even a case in which a preschool aged child would get up in [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-10T16:19:55-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Gigantic Poops in Children: Causes, Should You Worry?

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Gigantic Poops in Children: Causes, Should You Worry?

Should you worry if your child’s poop is the size of a baseball? Sometimes the huge size of a child’s bowel movements has their parents worrying that something is wrong. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-05-06T20:57:09-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Could an Enlarged Tonsil in a Child Mean Cancer?

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Could an Enlarged Tonsil in a Child Mean Cancer?

Many parents immediately think of cancer when they notice that only one tonsil is enlarged in their child. But there is another condition that the parent should immediately consider. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-10T16:20:48-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Cause of Bad Armpit Odor in Preschooler Other than Food

There are several conditions that can cause bad armpit odor in a preschooler, toddler or grade school child. However, armpit odor in a toddler gets the most attention because, well, isn’t a toddler too young [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-10T16:21:13-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Can Picking up Toddler by One Armpit Damage Shoulder Joint?

Many parents yank their toddlers up by an armpit. Sometimes it’s done out of convenience for the parent, while in other cases it’s done out of anger. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-10T16:21:31-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Why Your Baby’s Head Smells Like Sweaty Feet or Dirty Socks

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Why Your Baby’s Head Smells Like Sweaty Feet or Dirty Socks

Your baby’s head should NOT be smelling like sweaty feet or, as some describe, dirty socks. This means something is wrong. Any foul odor from your baby’s head or scalp is never normal. [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-09-08T22:22:48-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Should Water for Baby Formula Be Tap, Bottled or Distilled?

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Should Water for Baby Formula Be Tap, Bottled or Distilled?

It’s a conundrum for many mothers: whether or not water for the baby formula should be from the tap, a bottle or distilled. But it makes a difference.          Baby Formula Water: [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-06-27T12:25:01-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Can Children Get Venous Insufficiency?

    CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH, DVT in Children

Can Children Get Venous Insufficiency?

You’ve probably seen venous insufficiency in adults with its classic signs of purplish or red swollen lower legs, but why don’t kids get this? […]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:17:09-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH, DVT in Children|
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    Child Hits Head, Feels Fine but Vomits Overnight: Get to ER

    Brain Bleed, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Child Hits Head, Feels Fine but Vomits Overnight: Get to ER

Did your child hit their head during play yesterday, felt fine all day but in the middle of the night vomited? Are you still wondering if an ER visit is necessary? “With a head injury, [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-26T19:57:25-06:00 Brain Bleed, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Why Are Kids’ Toys that Mimic Adult’s Tools Brightly Colored?

Even plastic toy barbells are bright red, green, purple and yellow! Toy shovels, brooms, stoves and trucks are red, blue, purple, green and yellow, yet are somehow supposed to make the young child feel as [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:19-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|

Should You Stop Babies from Putting Fingers in Their Mouth?

What would happen if every time you caught your baby with their fingers in their mouth, you removed their fingers with a firm “No”? You may be thinking, “Why not just let them have their [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-18T21:03:36-06:00 CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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    Is It Bad for Little Girls to Want Muscles that Can Be Flexed?

    Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH

Is It Bad for Little Girls to Want Muscles that Can Be Flexed?

If your little girl has expressed an interest in “getting muscles,” what should you do? First off, what you should NEVER do is take this new interest to mean that your young daughter is heading [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T14:00:03-06:00 Childhood Obesity, CHILDREN'S & BABIES' HEALTH|
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