Sudden Racing Heart: Causes Other than Anxiety
A cardiologist explains what can cause your heart to suddenly race. We all know that anxiety or fear can cause your heart to suddenly race, but what’s behind this in the absence of any fear, [...]
Chest Tightness but No Trouble Breathing: Should You Worry?
A cardiologist addresses the issue of whether or not chest tightness, but no shortness of breath, should be worrisome. Have you been experiencing tightness in your chest, but no problem breathing, no shortness of breath [...]
What Causes a Fast Heartbeat After Eating?
A cardiologist explains why eating can cause your heart to beat fast. Ever experience a fast heartbeat soon after eating? There is a specific reason for this. Fast Heart Rate After Eating “This is [...]
Heart Doctor Explains How Stress Causes Chest Pain
Do you keep suffering from chest pain and trying to convince yourself it's from stress and anxiety rather than a looming heart attack? Chest pain is frightening, because one of the causes is a heart [...]
Causes of Fluttering Heartbeat After Lying Down
A cardiologist explains what can cause palpitations or the feeling of skipped heartbeats after you lie down. So you get into bed and are ready for the night’s sleep, and only a few minutes later, [...]
Fast Heartbeat in a Resting Healthy Person: Cause
“The cause of a fast resting pulse rate when all else is normal can be the result of many different things.” - Dr. Ali Tabrizchi, DO, interventional cardiologist, formerly with Cardiovascular Associates of Maryland. You [...]
Pain After a Filling: Dentist Explains All Causes
There are at least five causes of pain after a filling, says a leading dentist. There are a number of causes for pain after getting a filling, besides the expected discomfort or soreness from the [...]
Why Your Teeth Are So Sensitive After Getting Fillings
If your teeth are sensitive very soon after getting fillings, this is to be expected. That's because this naturally sensitive area of the mouth was manipulated by the dentist. Some post-procedure soreness or sensitivity is [...]
Face and Jaw Pain Relief with Three Neck Exercises
These three neck exercises for facial and jaw pain come from Donald R. Tanenbaum, DDS, MPH, a board certified TMJ and orofacial pain specialist, and author of “Doctor, Why Does My Face Still Ache.” Neck Exercise 1 [...]
Can Dark Green Stools Come from Microscopic Colitis?
Could those eerie-looking dark green poops be the result of microscopic colitis, an uncommon inflammatory bowel disease? I had a bout with microscopic colitis in 2010, and during that time, my stools occasionally were a [...]
Can Mental Stress Cause Microscopic Colitis?
Let’s take a close look at whether or not mental stress can actually trigger a bout with microscopic colitis. To find out if stress of the mental kind can cause microscopic colitis, I consulted with [...]
Can Dark Green Stools Be Caused by IBS?
Many irritable bowel syndrome sufferers wonder if their dark green stools are related to their IBS. Do you have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and are wondering if the dark green color of your stools is [...]
Can Belly Button Pain Be Caused by IBS?
If you have what seems like belly button pain, and have been diagnosed with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), could there be a connection? Some people have belly button pain, and some people have irritable bowel [...]
How Does IBS Cause Vomit to Be Green?
Do you have irritable bowel syndrome and have recently vomited, noticing a greenish color to what came out of you? Sometimes, a person with irritable bowel syndrome will vomit and notice that there is a [...]
Can Your Swollen Stomach Be Caused by IBS?
Irritable bowel syndrome is diagnosed only after all other causes of your symptoms are ruled out; can a swollen belly be caused by IBS? If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you may have noticed that [...]
Why Does IBS Cause Tiny Pieces of Pebbly Poop?
If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you may have noticed that sometimes your stools fill the toilet bowl like a mound of pebbles. What can pebbly stools mean, at least if you have IBS? “Stools [...]
Can a Microscopic Colitis Flare Occur Only Once?
While some people with microscopic colitis have it chronically "all the time," is it possible that a lucky few might get a flare only once in their entire life? I was inspired to cover this [...]
Can Biting Hard Food Cause Jaw to Make Clicking Noise?
If you bite down on a hard piece of food with enough force like a cold chunk of solid chocolate, this can lead to a clicking noise in your jaw. “It is not uncommon to [...]
Are TMJ Disorders Always Painful or Can They Be Painless?
A TMJ disorder expert explains if this is necessarily painful, or if this can present with no pain at all while still causing movement problems. Is it possible to have a TMJ disorder (known as [...]
Can Grating, Clicking Jaw Noise Be the Only TMJ Symptom?
What’s really going on if your only symptom is a grating or clicking sound in your jaw when you chew, open or close it? Is your jaw suddenly clicking or making a grating sound, but [...]
Angina Symptoms in Men Compared to Women
Women and men are so different and this includes with angina symptoms. Angina is when the heart muscle does not receive adequate blood flow (and therefore oxygen), as a result of narrowed coronary arteries. The [...]
Dry Cough with White Phlegm: Causes, Treatment
An ear, nose and throat doctor explains what causes a dry cough with white phlegm, and what you can do. “The most common cause of a dry cough with occasional white phlegm is acid reflux,” [...]
Trouble Breathing Your Through Nose? Should You Worry?
Difficulty breathing through the nose can be a pretty frightening experience when you swear you don't have typical nasal congestion. What may initially come to mind is the onset of a heart attack, since most [...]
Hoarse Voice Causes: from Cancer to Reflux to Enlarged Aorta
A hoarse voice can have many causes, and this includes acid reflux, laryngeal cancer and an aortic aneurysm. Have you been bothered by a hoarse voice lately that doesn’t seem to have a cause such [...]
Foul Taste in Back of Throat: Causes, Solutions
If you suffer from a foul taste in the back of your throat, read what this ear, nose and throat doctor has to say about this annoying problem. Have you been suffering from a foul [...]
Constant Throat Clearing: Causes, Solutions
An ear, nose and throat doctor explains causes of constant throat clearing, and what can be done about this. Constant throat clearing isn’t just a nuisance to you if you suffer from this, but it’s [...]
Choking Sensation in Throat: Causes, Solutions
An ear, nose and throat doctor explains the causes of a choking sensation in the throat, and what you should do. Have you been experiencing a choking feeling or sensation in your throat? "The most [...]
Brain Aneurysm: Surviving a Rupture with Fast Treatment
Often, a ruptured brain aneurysm means quick death, and if not, permanent brain damage. But these burst blood vessels do not always have to be lethal. Surviving a Ruptured Brain Aneurysm “The sooner the presence [...]
How Long Can Brain Aneurysm Leak or Bleed Before Bursting?
Could a brain aneurysm slowly leak or bleed for a few weeks before rupturing? To find out if a brain aneurysm could slowly bleed or leak over a period of up to three weeks before [...]
Are You At Risk for a Failed Knee Replacement Joint?
Despite how common total knee replacement is, many patients end up with failed or loosened hardware that causes pain and crashes their hopes of regaining mobility. Approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with [...]
Can a Loose Knee Replacement Be Fixed Conservatively?
If you have a failed or loosened knee replacement, wouldn't it be fantastic if this could be fixed without surgery -- a conservative treatment that can resolve this problem? To go through another invasive surgery, [...]
Can a Single Fasting Glucose Over 100 Mean Prediabetes?
Did you get one fasting glucose reading over 100 and under 126 and are now panicking that diabetes will soon be a part of your life? “One individual reading of a fasting glucose over 100, [...]
Do Barbell Squats Hurt Your Shoulders? Pain Prevention Tips
Here are several simple things you can do to help prevent or eliminate shoulder pain from barbell squats. “Shoulder pain while barbell squatting is a common problem in people with shoulder pathology,” says Joseph Ciccone, [...]
Burning Heel Pain: Five Harmless Causes
Top 5 Causes of a Burning Type of Pain in the Heels “Burning pain in the heel can be an array of problems,” says Joseph Ciccone DPT, CSCS, a doctor of physical therapy and certified [...]
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 [...]