Are you noticing that the cyst under your arm seems to disappear, then return, back and forth? What’s really going on? The cyst “can get enlarged and inflamed at times and make it feel as [...]

Be forewarned that the Philips HF 3520 Wake-up Light comes with very poor instructions, making its operation confusing. I’m no dumb bunny. I have a four-year college degree, and my father has two, and neither [...]

There are many shoe lifts out there, but which truly work best for making you taller? Many people want to be tall or taller. It’s no secret that many men, and women, wish to be [...]

One day I began noticing oddly shaped and colored bowel movements that were loose enough to be considered mild diarrhea. I thought this was related to my period, which was due in several days. Very [...]

Wondering about the pros and cons of retrievable IVC filters vs. permanent ones? Since you're here you probably know what an IVC filter’s job is: prevent pulmonary embolism. The largest study on following people with retrievable [...]

A doctor answers this question as well as if low vitamin D levels can make psoriatic arthritis worse. If you suffer from psoriatic arthritis, you may be curious over whether or not vitamin D in [...]

You can have strong wrists and still sprain them, but stronger wrists are less likely to be severely sprained. Here's how to make your wrists stronger. Plus, a strong wrist will recover better from a [...]

Cymbalta is an antidepressant that can be used to treat depression caused by narcotic painkillers such as Norco/Vicodin, Percocet, OxyContin, codeine, etc. Yes, narcotic painkillers can cause serious depression as a side effect. This side [...]

The stereotypical reaction of a parent, when they learn their child/teen has been bullying another individual, is to deny their child’s behavior or make excuses for it. And often, this is the case, but another [...]

Do men and the hip adductor & abductor machines belong in the same sentence? Who says that men shouldn’t use the hip adductor and abductor machines? Why are the hip adductor and abductor equipment often [...]

There are so many different cable attachments for weightlifting. You may be wondering how each weightlifting cable attachment works and how they all differ from each other. Some weightlifting cable attachments are more ergonomic (comfortable, [...]

Follow these guidelines to help prevent finger pain related to climbing. Finger pain from climbing can be caused by more than one factor, says Joseph Ciccone, DPT, CSCS, a doctor of physical therapy and certified [...]

Have you or someone you know been told they have “inflammatory lung disease”? “Inflammatory lung diseases are clinically and histopathologically [under the microscope] a group of acute and chronic conditions,” begins Sashini Seeni, MD, a [...]

Are you an adult who cries too much? Are you an adult who cries excessively? Just how abnormal is it for an adult to be prone to excessive crying episodes? There are different kinds of crying, [...]

Based on postings on a web site for tall women, there is one specific height in particular that tall women hate to high heaven. You’d think that really tall women would hate being really tall. This [...]

Wearing shoe lifts to look taller doesn't mean you're any more insecure than if you wore fake fingernails, clipped in a hair extension, or if you're a man, put on some cologne or a hair [...]

Many men are 5’9, and if this describes you, maybe you’ve wondered if you’re actually short, or just average, for a man. This is a fascinating topic, because 5’9 is a “limbo” height: It’s often [...]

Is there a logical reason why a teen or adolescent, who gets bullied online, would keep returning to the scene of the crime, the Facebook page of the perpetrator? “Cyberbullied kids might continue to visit [...]

A study from the University of Tennessee investigated whether or not rock climbing put the athletes at a higher risk for developing osteoarthritis. “According to a 2006 study, rock climbers can develop increased bone thickness,” [...]

There's a lot of logic behind driving to the gym to use a treadmill. I just can't believe that anyone would ask why a person would drive to a gym (instead of walk) and then [...]

Pedaling backwards on an elliptical machine may be just what the doctor ordered for your knees; there's no need to think that this might harm your knee joints in any way. The research was presented [...]

The forward direction of pedaling on the elliptical trainer recruits a different pattern of muscles than does going backwards. Try it and you’ll feel the difference. With elliptical backwards pedaling, your upper body is facing [...]

Here is how to make a stubborn elderly parent go to the emergency room. Have you ever heard of a case in which an elderly person died because their medical treatment was delayed, because family [...]

Workplace bullying is a serious problem that can lead to a depressing low mood and/or insomnia. The recipient depends on their job for income -- which throws a real huge kink in the chain. A [...]

Below are links to articles about liver disease that answer questions that perhaps you've been struggling to find answers for with extensive online searches--which either turned up nothing or vague, overly-broad information. So I asked [...]