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. […]
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. […]
Occasional Tender Spot on the Palm of Your Hand?
Is an occasional tender spot on the palm of your hand something to worry about? […]
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. […]
Is Eating Vegetables Worth It if Half Go Out with My Poops?
Do you often see chunks of food, namely vegetables, in your poops? […]
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. […]
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? […]
Hand and Fingers Tremor After Snipping Weeds
Are your hands and fingers tremoring after you handled a weed snipper? […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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”? […]
A Cookbook by Neurodiverse Young Adults for Everyone!
The stories in the cookbook are packed with ways that the neurodiverse students benefit! […]
Volleyball for At-Risk Youth Benefits Mental Health
CBVA = Calgary Beach Volleyball Association. We have been a not-for-profit since 1992. […]
The Least Dangerous Causes of Dark Vomit
Is the cause of dark or black vomit necessarily cancer? Can there be not-so-dangerous causes? […]
Why Does the Prostate Hurt When Sneezing?
Do you get a pain in your prostate whenever you sneeze or even sometimes? Might this mean a malignant tumor? Sometimes, the pain may occur even with a cough. […]
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? […]
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? […]
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 [...]
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? […]
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? […]
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. […]
Asthma Go-Bag Helps Parents of Asthmatic Kids Be Organized
If you’re a busy, harried parent struggling to keep your child’s asthma essentials organized, the Asthma KidCare Go-Bag is just what you need. […]
Why Is Cancer Scarier than Heart Disease Which Kills More People?
Why is cancer more terrifying than heart disease if heart disease kills way more people than cancer? Why is “You have cancer” more frightening than “You have heart disease”? […]
Why Do Some Teens Get Vaping Lung Injury and Others Don’t?
Some teens have died from vaping; others have permanent lung damage; but most are not affected. Why is this? […]
Diseases that Cause the Most Symptoms in One Patient
This is about diseases that cause the most symptoms at the same time in a single patient. There are quite a few medical conditions that cause so many symptoms that they can easily be misdiagnosed. [...]
Why Nurses Weigh Patients for Every Single Doctor Appointment
There’s a growing movement of women refusing to get weighed at doctors’ offices. […]
Medical Conditions that Can Kill You in Your Sleep
There’s quite a few medical conditions that can kill you while you’re sleeping without ever waking you up. This includes young people. […]
Burned Out from Biceps Curls? Try Kettlebell Curls
Have biceps curls burned you out? Tired of them already? Try curling with kettlebells. […]
Why the Smallest Child in the Class CAN Be the Bully
If you think your small child can’t possibly be a bully because his or her accuser is bigger, then think again. If adults can be scared of spiders, then it’s certainly believable that the smallest [...]
Can Brief Daily Sun Without Burning Cause Melanoma?
If you want daily but brief sun exposure to get vitamin D, can this ever cause melanoma — even if you don’t burn? […]
Do Kids Learn Bullying from Their Parents or Is This a Myth?
Don’t assume that the school bully is spoiled and entitled at home; instead assume that he or she is being bullied by a parent or older sibling. […]
What Are All the Symptoms Fibromyalgia Causes?
Fibromyalgia is real. The symptoms it causes can be grouped into five categories, each including many problems. […]
Is an Occasional Night Off from CPAP Treatment Harmful to the Body?
What if you were to miss a night of CPAP therapy every so often? Could an occasional night off from CPAP cause damage to your body? […]
Why Do Overweight Women Who Don’t Want to Lose Weight Exercise?
Ever wonder why an influencer who embraces her size also exercises? Is she actually trying to lose weight? […]
Can Starting Exercise in Middle Age Help Fight Heart Disease?
Are you middle aged, worried about heart disease and wondering if it's too late to begin exercising to help protect your heart? If you’re of middle age and have always been sedentary, it is nowhere [...]
How Long Does It Take Norco to Leave Your System?
Wondering how long it takes Norco to get out of your system? […]
How Long Can Your Zero Calcium Score Last Before It Goes Up?
You’ve just learned your calcium score is zero, so now it’s time to learn how to keep it at zero. How long can it last before it might go up? […]
People at Gyms Wiping Down Barbells but not the Plates?
Have you noticed that when someone wipes down a barbell they just used, they never wipe down the plates? […]
Lump Behind the Ear in Someone with Down Syndrome: Causes
Parents of those with Down syndrome may be very concerned upon discovering a lump behind the ear of their child (or adult with this genetic condition). “I have not specifically heard about an isolated lump [...]
