Does a Blue Mole Mean Possible Melanoma?
A dermatologist weighs in about what a blue mole most likely means and if this can signal melanoma. “Yes, some moles will appear blue in a clinical exam and they are called blue nevus moles,” [...]
Can an Age Spot Turn into Melanoma? Yes, Says Doctor
“In a small number of cases, melanoma can start out as an age spot, but typically a melanoma looks darker, is more asymmetrical, has more variation in brown color, making it look darker, and is [...]
How to Check if Your Moles Are Getting Bigger
Here is a really simple way to tell if one of your moles is getting bigger -- even a very tiny dot of a mole. No apps required! You need only two simple items. The [...]
Plantar Fasciitis Pain vs. Heel Spur: Symptom Comparison
“Plantar fasciitis is also commonly called ‘heel spur.’ but the two conditions are not the same,” says Bob Thompson, certified pedorthist, executive director of the Institute for Preventive Foot Health. A pedorthist is a medical [...]
Can a Stress Fracture Cause Heel Pain?
That heel pain that's been bothering you lately just may indeed be caused by a stress fracture. “Fractures and bruises can create pain in the heel,” says Bob Thompson, certified pedorthist, executive director of the [...]
Why Your Heels Hurt Like Mad Stepping Out of Bed
Do you dread getting out of bed every morning due to really nasty heel pain? Does it almost feel like you're stepping on hot coals? “A sharp burning pain in the heel area is one [...]
Why Feet Hurt After Sitting: Circulation Problem, Solution
There is a cause of hurting feet after sitting that may surprise you. Are your feet in pain or sore after you've been sitting for a while, such as while using a computer, at the [...]
Pain in Feet After Sitting May Be Arthritis or Fibromyalgia
Don’t dismiss arthritis or fibromyalgia as possible reasons your feet hurt after sitting, even though you may have read that a likely cause is plantar fasciitis. Here is what Bob Thompson, certified pedorthist, executive director [...]
Burning Pain in Arch of Foot: 3 Possible Causes
There are three very likely causes of burning pain in the arch of one’s foot. “If the burning pain in the arch is toward the heel area on the plantar surface (underside) of the foot, [...]
Can Burning Feet Be Caused by a Serious Disease?
Don't blow off that burning in your feet. This can mean a life-threatening condition. Don't assume that feet don't show symptoms of serious disease. “Burning feeling in the feet can be an indication of neuropathy [...]
Twitching Muscles: Strength Tests for Quadriceps
Here are reliable strength tests for the quadriceps if twitching muscles have you scared. As a former personal trainer, I’ve come up with excellent ways to test the strength of your quadriceps muscles. Strength test [...]
Cause of Sudden Arm, Leg Weakness on One Side of Body
The cause of sudden weakness of an arm and leg on one side of the body isn’t necessarily a stroke. If unexplained arm and leg weakness are happening to you, ask yourself if, in the [...]
Ripping Chest Pain: Get to ER ASAP! This Could Kill You
Ripping, Stabbing Chest Pain that Suddenly Occurs: Get to ER, Stat A stabbing, severe kind of chest pain that suddenly comes on isn't necessarily caused by a heart attack. But this doesn't mean it can't be [...]
Can Severe Persistent Chest Pain Be Caused by Cancer?
Persistent and especially severe chest pain usually gets people worrying about their heart, but this symptom can also be caused by cancer. “Chest pain is abnormal and important and must be reported to a doctor,” [...]
Chest Pain with Hoarse Voice: May Be Cancer or Aortic Aneurysm
Have you been experiencing a hoarse voice and chest pain? If your chest pain and hoarse voice seem to be connected to each other, and even if they don’t seem related, this can indicate a [...]
Symptoms You Can Expect After Coronary Bypass Surgery
How can the coronary bypass patient know which are normal postoperative symptoms and which ones warrant a trip to the emergency room? Is the line fuzzy here? My mother had quintuple bypass surgery, and there [...]
Severe Chest Pain from GERD Can Mimic Heart Attack Feeling
The chest pain from GERD can feel just like the chest pain that occurs during a heart attack or one that's about to occur. GERD is a very common condition. Unfortunately, the chest pain that [...]
BRAIN BLEED from Concussion Can Mean Subdural Hematoma
Bleeding in the brain, namely a subdural hematoma, can result from getting hit in the head or hitting your head in a fall. “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can produce hemorrhages (including subdural, epidural and subarachnoid) [...]
How Healthy Are You? How to Check Your Urine
There are quite a few causes of different urine color—including cancer. This is why you should regularly inspect your pee. Guidelines for Checking Your Urine Get in the habit of checking your urine. This does [...]
Twitching Muscles (Fasciculations): Your Headquarters for Answers
This site contains DOZENS of articles that answer questions about twitching muscles and benign fasciculations. On this site you will find a WEALTH of information that addresses just about every conceivable question about twitching muscles, [...]
Tongue Problems: Twitching, Stiffness, Soreness
This muscle (yes, the tongue is a muscle) has caused unspeakable anxiety in many men and women -- -- to the point where they’ll spend huge amounts of time every day examining their tongue in [...]
Muscle Weakness Strength Tests for Peace of Mind
What your panicky self really needs right now are some strength tests to see if your muscles are truly weak or to see if your problem is the so-called perceived weakness. Here are strength tests [...]
Stools & Poops: Shape, Color, Texture Can Reveal Disease
Stools – no, I don’t mean the high circular chairs in bars – but poops. How well do you know your poops? If you’re reading this, chances are pretty good that you’ve examined your poops [...]
Mouth Symptoms and What They Mean
Mouth symptoms can have tons of causes, and yes, some include cancer. The mouth can experience a wide range of issues, some benign and others potentially life-threatening. While many people worry about oral cancer, particularly [...]
Having Menstrual Problems? What Should You Do?
Sometimes, menstrual problems make women wish they were born a man. Can a baby ever really be worth all this trouble? Well of course, for those whose maternal instincts are driving at them. But it's [...]
Fluttering and Thumping Heartbeat Scaring You?
What can be scarier than a heart that suddenly flutters or feels like its rapidly quivering? This makes you feel like a heart attack is seconds away. Not too many things are more frightening than a [...]
When a Headache Means Serious Trouble vs. Benign
Pain in the head or a sudden bad headache or even a medium one that won't go away is one of the most frightening symptoms. That's because the head contains the brain! And anything involving [...]
Causes of Diarrhea Include Cancer and Benign Conditions
Diarrhea has so many causes including parasitic worms living inside your intestines. Ewwww! But that's highly preferable to cancer, right? Should you fear cancer every time you have diarrhea? Below are links to information about [...]
Chest Pain, Vomiting, Heart Attack, Anxiety: How Are They Related?
Chest pain with sudden nausea leading to vomiting, along with sudden sweating and/or shortness of breath can mean a heart attack either in progress or soon about to happen. “The vagus nerve provides connection between [...]
Cancer Symptoms Can Masquerade As Harmless Condition
Cancer is so ruthless that its symptoms can fake a person, even a doctor, into thinking that its symptoms are being caused by a harmless condition--especially when the symptoms come on very small and gradually. [...]
How Likely Will Esophageal Cancer Come from GERD?
People with chronic GERD may know this can cause Barrett's esophagus leading to esophageal cancer. “Risk of GERD developing into esophageal cancer is very low,” says Dr. Maxwell Chait, MD, gastroenterologist at ColumbiaDoctors Medical Group in Westchester [...]
Calf Pain Only When Walking: Likely Cause
Have you been experiencing mysterious calf pain only when you walk? Perhaps it’s in one calf, or maybe it’s in both. Nevertheless, this area never hurts while you are seated or sleeping. It’s only when [...]
Should You Avoid Running with a DVT in Your Leg?
Running with a DVT? Risky or safe? “Since running would significantly increase arterial flow to the lower extremities, and therefore venous return is also increased, it may be safer to avoid running in the ACUTE [...]
DVT in Your Calf: Is Lifting Weights Safe or Out?
Can working out with weights harm that DVT in your calf or possibly help dissolve it? Being that a sedentary lifestyle is one of the many risk factors for a deep vein thrombosis, it's fair [...]
Is Peripheral Vascular Disease Pain Similar to Spinal Stenosis?
Spinal stenosis and PVD (peripheral vascular disease) both cause “leg pain.” Is there a way to tell the difference between these two conditions? “The pain from PVD, referred to as intermittent claudication, is very different from [...]
DVT Calve Pain vs. Pulled Calve Muscle Soreness
Can DVT pain in the calve, and the pain of a pulled muscle in the calve, be distinguished? DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis: a blood clot. A blood clot in the calve can cause [...]
What Parents Should Know About Concussions: Truth vs. Myths
Concussions are far more common in athletic kids and teens than parents realize, and their child could have had a few concussions without the parents ever knowing. Many parents continue to be grossly uninformed about [...]
How Does Melanoma Get on the Bottom of a Toe?
It's true: People have been diagnosed with melanoma on the BOTTOM of a toe--a place that's almost always in total darkness. How the heck is this possible? “Yes, melanoma can exist anywhere,” says Rebecca Baxt, [...]
Can Sphenoid Sinusitis Headaches Occur Every Day?
“The sphenoid sinus can be affected by an acute bacterial infection, chronic inflammation or a cyst or a polyp,” says Dr. Stacey Silvers, MD, of Madison ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery in NYC, who is board certified [...]
Stiff Tongue: 10 Possible Causes Including Cancer
Have you noticed that lately, your tongue is rather stiff? There are a number of possible causes, according to Dr. Stacey Silvers, MD, of Madison ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery in NYC, who is board certified in [...]
