Does Back Pain with Chest Pain Mean a Heart Attack?
What are the odds that if you uexplainably feel pain in both your back and your chest that it's a heart attack? Perhaps you’ve read that back pain can signal an oncoming heart attack, or [...]
How Are Kids and Teens Treated for Blood Clots?
Yes, children, teens and young adults can develop a potentially fatal blood clot, also known as a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Even fit kids, under the wrong circumstances, can end up with this serious condition [...]
12 Causes of Blood Clots and DVTs in Children
There are at least 12 causes of blood clots or deep vein thromboses in children. No age is immune. Blood clots can occur anywhere in the body, but when they occur in larger vessels, they [...]
Who Should Have Upper Endoscopy to Diagnose Heartburn?
Too many upper endoscopies are being done unnecessarily, so if you have heartburn (GERD), take notice of this information. If you’ve been diagnosed with heartburn secondary to GERD, but you have not had an upper [...]
What’s the Strongest Risk Factor for a Deep Vein Thrombosis?
You’ll be shocked at what the greatest risk factor is for a DVT (deep vein thrombosis). If you're thinking that obesity is the strongest risk factor for a DVT -- you're on the right track [...]
Low Back Pain Cure with Simple Walking on a Treadmill
A consistent walking program using a treadmill can dramatically reduce or even eliminate low back pain. But if you use a treadmill, there's a catch. A report in Clinical Rehabilitation presents conclusions of a walking-study [...]
How Long Can “Stool Beeturia” Last?
Here is what a GI doctor says about how long beet juice in one’s stools can last. Beet juice in the stools, to some, is “cool,” but to others, is very frightening, as this can [...]
Sharp Sudden Pain in Upper Arm: Non-Cardiac Cause
Find out what can likely cause a sudden sharp pain in the upper arm that’s not related to your heart. If you’ve been experiencing episodes of a sudden and sharp pain located in your upper [...]
How Effective is Weight Loss for Arthritic Knee Pain?
Obesity is one of the leading risk factors for osteoarthritis knee pain; it stands to reason that weight loss will improve the condition. If you have knee pain, particularly osteoarthritis, and are overweight, then weight [...]
Rotator Cuff Tear Diagnosis: MR Arthrography vs. Regular MRI
Find out which procedure, the MR arthrography or a standard MRI, is better at detecting a rotator cuff tear. Diagnosing a rotator cuff tear or other type of tissue tear isn’t always as simple as [...]
Torn Rotator Cuff Pain: Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
If you have constant pain from a torn rotator cuff, the reverse total shoulder replacement may be a realistic option. If you have a completely torn rotator cuff and suffer with constant shoulder pain, no [...]
Is Shoulder Surgery Safe for Elderly with Rotator Cuff Pain?
Find out what kind of shoulder surgery is safer for elderly patients suffering with debilitating rotator cuff pain. An elderly person may be concerned about complications from shoulder surgery. However, a Rush University Medical Center [...]
Frozen Shoulder Symptoms vs. Arthritis, Plus Treatment
Find out the difference between frozen shoulder and arthritis symptoms, and how to treat frozen shoulder without surgery. The medical term for frozen shoulder is adhesive capsulitis, and it can be misdiagnosed as arthritis due [...]
Lisinopril Can Cause Blackouts and Here’s Why
Yes it’s true that the blood pressure drug Lisinopril can cause you to pass out. That's a tough situation to be in: hearing you have high blood pressure but that the medication for this can [...]
Can Ejection Fraction Be Increased without Drugs?
What can you do to increase ejection fraction if you don’t want to take medications that might cause fainting? “There are really no other good ways of increasing ejection fraction other than medications,” says Dr. [...]
Constant Chest Pain & No Other Symptoms: 8 Causes
A cardiologist explains eight conditions that can cause constant chest pain but no other symptoms. What can possibly cause constant chest pain and no other symptoms? The most common cause is angina, says Dr. Sameer [...]
Chest Pain Caused By Muscle Spasm from Stress
Yes, stress and anxiety can cause chest muscles to spasm, resulting in scary “chest pain.” Chest pain has many causes, including a heart attack in progress, clogged coronary arteries, and muscle spasms induced by stress [...]
Cause of a Stabbing Severe Chest Pain but All Tests Are Normal
Wait till you find out the likely cause of sharp, stabbing chest pain when all your heart tests keep coming back normal. If you’ve been having sharp, stabbing or otherwise severe chest pain, but the [...]
Does a Zero Calcium Score Always Mean a Healthy Heart?
The coronary calcium scoring procedure is very accurate at predicting the likelihood of the presence of heart disease, but does this mean that a result of zero automatically means you can’t possibly have any heart [...]
Can Resting Pulse in 90s from Stress Harm the Heart?
Find out what can happen if stress is causing your resting heart rate to be in the 90s. Have you noticed that whenever you take your resting heart rate, it’s in the 90s, even though [...]
Can Angina Occur at Rest but Not During Exercise?
Find out if it’s possible to have angina at rest but not during or resulting from exercise or physical activity. You may know that it’s possible to experience angina during exercise or physical exertion, but [...]
Why Resting Heart Rate Speeds Up Later in the Day
A cardiologist explains what causes resting heart rate to speed up as the day goes on. “The resting heart rate is the lowest at night while sleeping as well as during the first minutes after [...]
How Long Should Pulse Be Elevated After Intense Exercise?
Find out what a cardiologist has to say about how long resting heart rate should stay elevated after intense exercise. Those who faithfully exercise will be curious about resting heart rate. “Pulse should be elevated [...]
Black or Tarry Stools from Cancer vs. from Food or Drugs
Find out just what “tarry” stools look like when compared to black BMs from benign causes like food or medications. How often have you read a pamphlet or online article about colon cancer and came [...]
Benign Causes of Greasy Oily Stools
A GI doctor describes benign causes of oily or greasy bowel movements. Do your stools look slimy, oily or greasy? If they appear different lately, you should see a gastroenterologist, since only a doctor can [...]
Blood Loss Symptoms of Black Blood in the Stools
“Black stools are often a sign of bleeding from a site in the upper GI tract, such as an ulcer, etc.,” says Michael Blume, MD, a gastroenterologist at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore. What else can [...]
Blood in Stools, No Other Symptoms: Colon Cancer?
Find out if bloody stools can be the only symptom of colon cancer. How likely is it that if you see blood in your stools, but do not have any other symptoms (e.g., unexplained weight [...]
Can Menstruation Be Affected by Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
It’s not true that irritable bowel syndrome can affect menstruation. “IBS, while a disorder that can cause rather inconvenient symptoms, is not a dangerous disease, and is not associated with any increased risk for other [...]
Numb, Burning Foot with Intense Pain: Cause and Solution
Find out what might be causing the debilitating burning in your feet. I fell in love with my husband on the dance floor. Yet, when I was diagnosed with type II diabetes at age 45, [...]
Can Beets Make Stools Almost Black?
Black stools can mean a serious medical problem, so how can you tell if this discoloration is from beets? Have your stools appeared black lately, and did you wonder if this wasn’t from having recently [...]
Black Stools from Colon Cancer vs. Acid Reflux
A doctor addresses the question of how do black stools from colon cancer compare to those caused by acid reflux. I wanted to know if there were distinct differences in the appearance of black stools [...]
Causes of Nausea When Working Out in Well-Fed Athletes
There are several possible causes of nausea that occurs when you work out. Are you troubled by the onset of nausea every time, or almost every time, you put in a good hard workout? And [...]
Causes of Dizziness While Eating in the Elderly
The probable cause of dizziness when an elderly person eats is related to the aging process, says a doctor. Do you know of an elderly person who reports feeling dizzy when they eat (or shortly [...]
Morning Nose Crud: Causes & Solutions
Do you awaken every morning with your nose blocked up with hard goop or crud that can't be blown out? Even in the absence of a cold, a person can suffer from a blocked nose [...]
Can Esophageal Spasms Come in Certain Patterns?
Find out the nature of esophageal spasms in terms of type of contraction... Esophageal spasms are always of interest to those with health anxiety because they can cause severe chest pain. And of course, chest [...]
Why a Spin Class Can Cause Anal/Rectal Bleeding
A doctor explains why a spin class or similar can result in blood all over your panties from anal bleeding. Have you ever gone to the restroom following a spin class, pulled down your underpants, [...]
Does All Your Food Taste Fishy? Possible Causes
What could be the reason everything you eat tastes like fish? More people than you think suffer with the problem of tasting something fishy every time they eat. But what could make “everything you eat” [...]
Can a TCA Peel off a Melanoma?
Find out if it’s possible for a TCA to peel off a melanoma... You may be wondering if even the thinnest melanoma can be peeled off with a TCA treatment. “Melanoma will not be affected by [...]
Causes of Piercing, Stabbing Chest Pain: Get to ER Fast
If you’ve been having ripping, stabbing or excruciating chest pain out of the blue, even if it comes and goes, get to the ER immediately. You may have minutes to live... “Stabbing or ripping chest [...]
Intestinal Gas Bubbles: Sharp, Stabbing Rib Pain Explained
Here’s information on why gas bubbles in the intestines can cause so much pain, including in the rib area. It can stop you dead in your tracks: sudden, stabbing pain in a specific region of [...]
