Find out if cancer is one of the many causes of a white patch on your big toenail. You may be quite scared that the white patch or multiple white lesions on your big toenail [...]

“Crohn’s is the inflammation of the intestine, from mouth to anus, usually in the small or large bowel - or both,” says gastroenterologist Sander R. Binderow, MD. “Some patients have anal Crohn’s or Crohn’s of [...]

Itchy armpits can drive you crazy. And the more you scratch them, the itchier they get. The area under the arm may even begin feeling rather painful. One possible cause -- something that may not [...]

Why are people told to “just tune out” annoying sounds, but these very same critics don’t feel this way when something begins stinking really bad? How many times have you complained about a noise and [...]

The pain you experience in the lower abdomen from running is probably harmless, but you may also consider seeing a doctor about it. “Lower left, or lower right for that matter, pain can be from [...]

I have very small breasts (A-cup) and never wanted them to be bigger. An A-cup bra is actually a tad too big for me; my breasts do not quite fill out the cups, and the [...]

You might be surprised when you find out what the causes of extreme fatigue following exercise is. “Mostly fatigue comes from deconditioning, dehydration, uncontrolled hypertension and psychological as the most common reasons,” says Dr. Cynthia Thaik, [...]

There's no shame in being the youngest kid in your class or entire grade! I was once that kid, and I will tell you how to deal with it. I skipped kindergarten, was 13 in [...]

Few people do what would be called the corner bar single-arm shoulder press. Many people may not even know what the corner bar refers to. The corner bar is the Olympic bar that sits in [...]

The faster you get rid of belly fat, the faster you will cut your risk of heart disease and cancer. Excess abdominal or belly fat means a higher risk of cancer and heart disease. A [...]

Does an elderly family member have a lower left, sharp pain in the abdomen that hurts upon touching? If so, take this person to the emergency room. This is what happened to my father. The [...]

How safe, or harmful, is it for someone with pneumonia to be around crowds, and just what constitutes a “crowd”? There are two kinds of pneumonia: community and hospital. Community is when the infection is [...]

Is there a such thing as MILD pneumonia in an elderly person, and if so, is this any less of an urgent situation? Ever wonder if it's possible for an elderly person to experience a [...]

Longer telomeres mean a longer healthier life; you can actually lengthen the telomeres in your cells with any one of four natural ways. This has been shown by research from UC San Francisco and the Preventive [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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,” [...]