Can Bleeding in an Eye Mean a Stroke?
What if the only symptom you have is what appears to be bleeding in an eye? Could this mean a stroke or possibly one in the near future? […]
Can a Sudden Heavy Feeling in One Arm Mean a TIA?
A sudden heavy feeling in one arm has several possible causes. One of them is a TIA or stroke. […]
Can a Brain Aneurysm Cause the Tongue to Twitch?
It’s not impossible for a brain aneurysm to cause your tongue to twitch. […]
Can a Stroke or TIA Cause a Nosebleed?
When one suffers a nosebleed without any apparent cause or explanation, they may wonder if the beginning of a stroke or TIA can be causing this. […]
Blood in Eye After Sudden Bad Headache: Should You Worry?
Noticing what appears to be blood in your eye after a sudden bad headache can be quite alarming, as this can make you wonder if an aneurysm in your brain has ruptured or begun leaking. [...]
Biggest Stroke Risk Factor: Smoking, Obesity or Hypertension?
Perhaps you already know that three big risk factors for a stroke are obesity, smoking and high blood pressure. […]
Are Unexplained Nosebleeds a Sign of Future Brain Aneurysm?
Are your recurring nosebleeds making you fear that this means either a current or future brain aneurysm? […]
Why Does Chewing Food Cause Only One Eye to Water?
Only one eye waters – not both – whenever you chew food. Sometimes a tear even forms and rolls down your cheek, just in that one eye when eating. […]
If Compound Lifting Burns Fat, Why Are Many Lifters Fat?
Have you read that compound strength training is the best way to bust fat, yet are confused when you see fat people performing heavy lifts? […]
Why Young Women Should Learn to Walk a Mile Briskly Nonstop
Perhaps if Dawnia Dacosta were able to effortlessly walk a mile nonstop, she would not have been raped and murdered. This is a very fair speculation, being that the young woman accepted a ride from [...]
How Can 60uP Improve Balance if You’re Holding Its Handles?
How can the 60uP “balance board” improve your balance if you’re holding onto its handles? […]
Should You Worry About Low Resting Pulse if You Never Exercise?
It’s well-known that athletes and those who exercise usually have low resting heart rates. […]
Why Might a Troponin Test Show Negative After a Heart Attack?
There’s a reason why a troponin test can be negative for quite a while after a heart attack. There’s two ways to ensure a heart attack doesn’t get missed. […]
How Fast Can Morbidly Obese Influencers Move?
At least one morbidly obese influencer speeds up her exercise videos – obviously to trick followers into thinking she could move faster than she’s actually capable. […]
Why Your Hip Hurts when Walking on a Treadmill
Does your hip hurt ONLY when you walk on a treadmill? […]
Why Your Heart Races when Carrying Groceries into the House
Do you find that after carrying groceries into your home, your heart is racing and you’re out of breath? […]
Staying Trim During Pregnancy: Getting Fat Needn’t Happen
Many women gain a lot of body fat during pregnancy and blame this on the pregnancy. But staying at a healthy weight during a pregnancy is certainly not an unrealistic goal – especially among women [...]
Knee Suddenly Slightly Swollen but Painless, no Trauma
What could be the reason your knee is suddenly swollen and oddly painless, but there’s been no acute trauma like twisting it or falling on it? […]
12 Amazing Facts About Your Body Fat Including Too Much
Here are 12 facts you should know about your body fat. These facts are particularly important to those with obesity, especially morbid. No matter how "positive" you may feel about your "today" body, this will [...]
Body Weight Exercises for High Intensity Circuit Training to Save Time
Here’s a time-saving routine of body weight exercises for high intensity circuit training that combines aerobic and strength training in a very brief workout session. One round will last about seven minutes, but if you [...]
Interval Walking vs. 10,000 Steps a Day for Older Health
Which is better for middle age and elderly people’s health: interval walking or 10,000 casual steps a day? What is interval walking? This involves alternating brief periods of intense or challenging walking with periods of [...]
Why It’s OK to Worry About Weight Gain During Lockdown
It’s perfectly okay to worry about gaining weight while staying at home during a pandemic. Some body image influencers want you to believe that you shouldn’t worry about gaining weight while cooped up in your [...]
Minimal Number of Daily Steps Needed to Increase Longevity?
Keeping track of your daily step count is crucial if you want to reduce the risk of early death and increase your longevity. […]
Does a Half Pull-up Count As the Real Thing?
If you can knock off 20 halfway pull-ups, is this really the same as 10 reps from a dead-hang? Or are you sacrificing muscle recruitment with those cheat reps? You’ve seen it plenty of times [...]
Cause of Coughing After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Are you suffering from a cough following your esophageal cancer surgery? […]
Why Can’t All Esophageal Cancers Be Removed? Surgeon Explains
Why is it that esophageal cancer can’t just be surgically removed in all cases, and instead, sometimes it’s left in there? […]
Can a Barium Swallow Test Rule Out Esophageal Cancer?
Do you have symptoms worrisome for esophageal cancer and are wondering if a barium swallow test can rule out this horrible disease? Symptoms of Esophageal Cancer • Difficulty getting food down the “food pipe” • [...]
Blood Tinged Vaginal Discharge Postmenopause, No Known Cause
Here’s my experience with postmenopausal blood tinged discharge and how, after a full workup, no cause was found. One day when I wiped myself after urinating, I felt moisture on the palm of my hand [...]
Older Women Afraid of Bone Fracture from Dog Walking: Solutions
Are you an older woman who fears fracturing a bone while walking your high energy dog? […]
Types of Doctors Who Are Skilled at Spotting Melanoma
Though a dermatologist is the best type of doctor for spotting a melanoma, there are several other kinds of doctors who are particularly skilled at noticing suspicious spots. […]
Can Fat Be Healthy just Because Thin People Get Heart Attacks?
When a superstar influencer gets an Instagram comment of “Obesity isn’t healthy,” defensive followers post back, “Thin people die of heart attacks all the time.” […]
Stabbing Pain Around Melanoma WLE Site: Causes, Solutions?
Does the stabbing pain around your melanoma WLE site relate to the cancer itself? Or is something else going on? […]
Why Isn’t My Actinic Keratosis Responding to Efudex?
Have you been religiously applying Efudex to your actinic keratosis lesions but after several weeks, nothing has happened? […]
Time It Takes for Stage 2 Melanoma to Go to Stage 4?
Stage 4 melanoma has a very grim prognosis, so if you have a stage 2 melanoma, you may be wondering how long it takes for it to progress to a stage 4 status. How well [...]
Why Does Basal Cell Carcinoma Affect the Nose so Much?
Why is it that whenever you hear that someone has basal cell carcinoma, it seems that it’s always on their nose? […]
Carnivora vs. Youngevity: Which Is Better for Health?
Are you a “Coast” listener who keeps getting bombarded with the ads for Carnivora and Youngevity? Which of the two is more hype? Which of the two should you choose if you could only choose [...]
How Long Can Lung Cancer Go Undetected?
Ever wonder for how long lung cancer can grow before it’s detected by a doctor or before the patient begins feeling the symptoms? “There are two approaches to think about this,” says Alex Little, MD, [...]
How Long Can Esophageal Cancer Go Undetected?
How long can an esophageal cancer be growing inside you before it can be detected? The answer is frightening. […]
Why Aren’t All Child Sex Abuse Victims 600 Pound Adults?
Many patients on “My 600 Pound Life” were sexually abused as children, yet most sexually abused children don’t become morbidly obese. Why? […]
Why Strangers’ Self-Love Sticky Notes Don’t Help Self-Esteem
Are those anonymous self-love sticky notes in public places overrated? Or can they really undo the source of a woman's poor self-esteem? The person who wrote the “You are worthy” note has never seen you, [...]