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Chest Pain, Swallowing Hurts: Heart Attack or Esophagus Spasm?

Chest pain with painful swallowing can mean a number of things including heart attack in progress, heart attack in the near future and benign esophageal spasms. About 200,000 people in the U.S. every year suffer [...]

Heart Palpitations During, After Eating: 6 Causes

“Many patients note heart palpitations after meals,” says Chester M. Hedgepeth, III, MD, PhD, Executive Chief of Cardiology at Care New England. “The most common reason for this is dietary caffeine intake during mealtime which [...]

Sudden Temporary Blurry Vision: When to See Doctor

See a doctor ASAP if you have sudden but temporary blurred vision, as this can be a harbinger of an awful outcome. There are many causes of blurry vision, but let’s get more specific: Your [...]

ALS Anxiety, Muscle Atrophy and Twitching Conquering This Stress

Constant muscle atrophy checking is a common experience with people who are plagued by an obsession they might have ALS, a deadly, incurable disease that results in muscle atrophy. ALS is very rare, striking about [...]