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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
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    Can a Wart on a Hand or Finger Ever Turn into Melanoma?

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Can a Wart on a Hand or Finger Ever Turn into Melanoma?

Can a wart on your hand or finger ever transform into melanoma, a deadly skin cancer? To put this another way, does the mere existence of wart tissue make it more likely that the pigment [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:57:10-06:00 .|
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    How to Inspect Your Toes and Feet for Melanoma

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How to Inspect Your Toes and Feet for Melanoma

Simply glancing at your feet and toes for melanoma isn’t enough. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:56:23-06:00 .|
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    Will Upper Body Strength Training Trim the Stomach?

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Will Upper Body Strength Training Trim the Stomach?

If all you can do is upper body strength training, how effective will this be for abdominal weight loss and a smaller waistline? […]

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    Tick Borne Disease Symptoms Can Still Be Missed by Doctors

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Tick Borne Disease Symptoms Can Still Be Missed by Doctors

Headache, feeling tired, achy, joint pain, bleeding gums, dizziness, nausea – have you been where ticks live recently? You could have RMSF. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:56:11-06:00 .|
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    Medical Student Lives with X-Linked Congenital Ichthyosis

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Medical Student Lives with X-Linked Congenital Ichthyosis

My parents first noticed that something was wrong with my skin when I was three years old. Ichthyosis […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:56:40-06:00 .|
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    Turning My Family’s Devastating Fabry Disease into International Awareness

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Turning My Family’s Devastating Fabry Disease into International Awareness

When I was four years old, my mother noticed that I didn’t sweat. Fabry disease […]

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    Sometimes Feel Cold Even Though Your Thyroid is Normal?

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Sometimes Feel Cold Even Though Your Thyroid is Normal?

Do you feel a periodic chill that lasts a while but your thyroid’s normal and the temperature in your home is 73 or 74? Chills can be a sign of lymphoma. […]

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    What Is a Discrete Nodule?

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What Is a Discrete Nodule?

Can’t find a simple definition of “discrete nodule”? Here, a physician explains precisely what a discrete nodule is. […]

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Medical Professionals Turn to the Metaverse to Combat Burnout

Burnout among medical professionals and other frontline workers is an epidemic in and of itself. […]

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    Five Superpowers of Those Living with EDS

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Five Superpowers of Those Living with EDS

With Ehlers-Danlos syndromes comes five superpowers. […]

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    One Baby’s Fight with Hyperinsulinism

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One Baby’s Fight with Hyperinsulinism

My brother’s fight with hyperinsulinism seemed like it lasted forever. It started when he was just six months old, which that in itself is very rare, but I will get into that later. [...]

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    Do Your Legs Feel Like Worms Are Squirming Inside Them?

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Do Your Legs Feel Like Worms Are Squirming Inside Them?

Shannyn McCauley explains why her legs feel like worms are inside trying to get out, and the treatment she finally discovered that has dramatic results. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:57:08-06:00 .|
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    Addison’s Disease: Do You Have Unexplained Serious Symptoms?

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Addison’s Disease: Do You Have Unexplained Serious Symptoms?

Addison’s disease can be fatal and also go misdiagnosed for many months. The symptoms are quite varied and can mimic other conditions. […]

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    A Caregiver’s Four Lessons on Rare Disease

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A Caregiver’s Four Lessons on Rare Disease

According to the National Institutes for Health, 25-30 million people in the U.S. are affected by an estimated 7,000 rare diseases. Many of those diseases are serious or life-threatening. That’s nearly the same number of [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:56:22-06:00 .|
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    Is Exercising Three Times a Day Overtraining or Obsessive?

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Is Exercising Three Times a Day Overtraining or Obsessive?

How can you tell when exercising three times a day is harmful? Working out three times daily doesn’t necessarily mean an obsession or unhealthy fixation. […]

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    10 Gym Mistakes by Plus Size Women Wanting to Lose Weight

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10 Gym Mistakes by Plus Size Women Wanting to Lose Weight

Here are 10 common workout mistakes that overweight women wanting to lose weight often make. […]

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    10 Immune Boosting Tips and Tricks for Postmenopausal Women

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10 Immune Boosting Tips and Tricks for Postmenopausal Women

Postmenopausal women need to incorporate these 10 immune boosting practices if they want to live their healthiest, longest life. […]

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    If Housework Is Taxing Does this Mean You’re Out of Shape?

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If Housework Is Taxing Does this Mean You’re Out of Shape?

You may think housework’s a great workout because it fatigues you, but have you considered that housework wipes you out because you’re out of shape? […]

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    Does Washing Dishes for a Living Replace Exercise?

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Does Washing Dishes for a Living Replace Exercise?

Do you wash dishes full-time and wonder if this means you don’t need to exercise in the traditional way, such as aerobics or weight training? […]

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    Does Lifting Patients As a Nurse Count As Strength Training?

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Does Lifting Patients As a Nurse Count As Strength Training?

Don’t think for a second that the lifting you do on the job as a nurse replaces a structured strength training regimen. […]

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    Managing Eye Contact when Passing Strangers on the Street

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Managing Eye Contact when Passing Strangers on the Street

Don’t know what to do with your eyes as a stranger walks your way on a sidewalk? Here are simple solutions; no need to keep wondering anymore. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-19T10:55:36-06:00 .|
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    Occasional Tender Spot on the Palm of Your Hand?

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Occasional Tender Spot on the Palm of Your Hand?

Is an occasional tender spot on the palm of your hand something to worry about? […]

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    Avoiding These Health Screening Tests Can Cost You Your Life

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Avoiding These Health Screening Tests Can Cost You Your Life

What kills a lot of people? Avoiding health screenings. Even people with health coverage will avoid health screenings that can save their lives. […]

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    Is Eating Vegetables Worth It if Half Go Out with My Poops?

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Is Eating Vegetables Worth It if Half Go Out with My Poops?

Do you often see chunks of food, namely vegetables, in your poops? […]

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    Why Obesity Causes Problems with Abdominal CT Scans

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Why Obesity Causes Problems with Abdominal CT Scans

The dangers of obesity include how it will compromise the effectiveness of a CT scan. This could mean a missed cancerous tumor, among other missed pathology. […]

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    What Conditions Can Obesity Prevent an MRI from Showing?

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What Conditions Can Obesity Prevent an MRI from Showing?

Are there medical conditions that an MRI would make difficult to see if the patient were obese? How much fat can interfere with an MRI image? […]

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    Hand and Fingers Tremor After Snipping Weeds

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Hand and Fingers Tremor After Snipping Weeds

Are your hands and fingers tremoring after you handled a weed snipper? […]

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    Inner Thigh Muscles So Tight It Hurts to Get into a Car?

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Inner Thigh Muscles So Tight It Hurts to Get into a Car?

Has your “side split” become so narrow that it hurts to get into a car due to the upper leg positioning? I solved this problem in five days. […]

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    It’s Legal to Pay People with Disabilities Under Minimum Wage

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It’s Legal to Pay People with Disabilities Under Minimum Wage

It’s legal to pay challenged people less than minimum wage simply because of their challenge, regardless of skill level on a job that normally pays more. […]

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    America’s Obesity Problem: Overeating or Low Thyroid?

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America’s Obesity Problem: Overeating or Low Thyroid?

It’s time to stop blaming an epidemic of morbid obesity on a tiny gland in the neck. […]

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    What Kind of Doctor Never Has to Examine Anything Gross?

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What Kind of Doctor Never Has to Examine Anything Gross?

Are there medical specialties, once a doctor has completed their training, that will never involve viewing anything “gross”? […]

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    A Cookbook by Neurodiverse Young Adults for Everyone!

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A Cookbook by Neurodiverse Young Adults for Everyone!

The stories in the cookbook are packed with ways that the neurodiverse students benefit! […]

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    Volleyball for At-Risk Youth Benefits Mental Health

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Volleyball for At-Risk Youth Benefits Mental Health

CBVA = Calgary Beach Volleyball Association. We have been a not-for-profit since 1992. […]

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    The Least Dangerous Causes of Dark Vomit

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The Least Dangerous Causes of Dark Vomit

Is the cause of dark or black vomit necessarily cancer? Can there be not-so-dangerous causes? […]

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    Painless Slow Growing Lump Bulge in Thumb: What Is This?

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Painless Slow Growing Lump Bulge in Thumb: What Is This?

Have you suddenly become aware of a bulging or lumpy area in your thumb that doesn’t hurt? […]

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    Should Elderly People Flip Tires for Exercise?

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Should Elderly People Flip Tires for Exercise?

Can you be too old to flip a tire for exercise? Is tire flipping more dangerous than beneficial for elderly people? […]

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    Can Binge Eating Ever Cause Your Stomach to Rupture?

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Can Binge Eating Ever Cause Your Stomach to Rupture?

Do you ever binge on ridiculous amounts of food in one sitting, then feel like your stomach will burst? Do you worry about a fatal stomach rupture? How many times have you eaten so much [...]

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    Does Reflux Esophagitis Cause a Sore Throat?

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Does Reflux Esophagitis Cause a Sore Throat?

Has your throat been sore or burning lately? Do you also have recurring acid reflux that has possibly led to esophagitis? How does all of this tie together? […]

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    Postmenopausal and Have Hot Flashes First Thing in the Morning?

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Postmenopausal and Have Hot Flashes First Thing in the Morning?

Are you postmenopausal and seem to get a hot flash every morning the moment you get out of bed? […]

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    Colonoscopy vs. Colposcopy: What’s the Difference?

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Colonoscopy vs. Colposcopy: What’s the Difference?

Have you seen both “colonoscopy” and “colposcopy” in the same information about one of these procedures? If you’re confused, here’s the difference. […]

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