I't's very depressing to patients when they are told that their breast cancer has stopped responding to the targeted therapy. When it comes to breast cancer, “Failure to respond to targeted therapy can be multifactorial,” [...]
If one breast has been painful and burning for the past month, the most likely cause is not as scary as you think, though breast cancer CAN be a cause. In the U.S., approximately 264,000 [...]
Is there a link between using a man’s deodorant and breast cancer in women? With all the fear of this and that causing breast cancer, some women are seriously wondering if using a man’s deodorant [...]
If you’ve ever had a mole removed for biopsy, have you ever wondered what the mathematical odds were of it coming back as melanoma? It’s unimaginable how many moles every year in the U.S. or [...]
It’s just plain total anxiety when a skin sample is sent off for a biopsy, especially when you did not expect this to happen, and all you can think of is “What if it comes [...]
Seeing blood with your stools is just plain frightening, as this immediately brings to mind colon cancer. Though hemorrhoids are a common cause of blood mixed with poop, it’s hard to ignore more sinister explanations. [...]
It’s scary but true: For any number of reasons, a pathologist may mistake melanoma for benign cells under a microscope and incorrectly diagnosed the sample. […]
When a dermapathologist views mole cells under a microscope, how long does it take them to identify if it’s melanoma or benign? Your doctor will tell you it takes a week to two weeks for [...]
If your dermatologist told you that a mole is too tiny to be biopsied, and to wait a little longer to see if it gets bigger, get a second opinion. […]
Let's get the straight & narrow on the 16:8 diet: Is it effective or just another hyped up fad? In the 16:8 diet, you eat whatever you want for eight hours only during a given [...]
You don’t even have mothballs in the house, so what makes your child’s poop stink like mothballs? “Foul smelling stool is a byproduct of gut inflammation and dysbiosis [a state of imbalance in the gut’s [...]
A baby may have a dragging leg from the time they begin crawling, or, it may develop at some point after crawling has become habitual. “Motor developmental milestones vary greatly from child to child,” begins [...]
Is it really possible for a preschool child to deliberately hold in his or her bowel movements for up to three weeks? “If a preschooler truly has not had a BM for three weeks, I [...]
Why is your preschooler so thirsty all the time, always asking for drinks, yet bloodwork is normal including for diabetes? There was even a case in which a preschool aged child would get up in [...]
Should you worry if your child’s poop is the size of a baseball? Sometimes the huge size of a child’s bowel movements has their parents worrying that something is wrong. […]
Many parents immediately think of cancer when they notice that only one tonsil is enlarged in their child. But there is another condition that the parent should immediately consider. […]
There are several conditions that can cause bad armpit odor in a preschooler, toddler or grade school child. However, armpit odor in a toddler gets the most attention because, well, isn’t a toddler too young [...]
Many parents yank their toddlers up by an armpit. Sometimes it’s done out of convenience for the parent, while in other cases it’s done out of anger. […]
Your baby’s head should NOT be smelling like sweaty feet or, as some describe, dirty socks. This means something is wrong. Any foul odor from your baby’s head or scalp is never normal. [...]
Did you hear a brief squeaky noise as you pushed a poop out your anus?! The squeaky sound was generated by the mechanics of pushing the stool out the anal opening. […]
Upper back pain has causes ranging from acid reflux to heart problems to a number of cancers. Most back pain is caused by a musculoskeletal issue. But for many people, acid reflux is behind their [...]
Does drinking a lot of water give you diarrhea? First of all, find out just how much water you’re drinking. You may find that you’re taking in much more than you really need to. Don't [...]
Don’t you just love grape juice, with its intense sweet flavor, but at the same time it seems to cause or at least aggravate GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease. […]
If you’re a middle age woman who sits many hours a day, you’re at risk for becoming frail and weak later on, yet this is just SO preventable. […]
There are many causes of bloating after meals or eating, but you need not suffer with this uncomfortable situation. To avoid bloating after eating, here are steps to take. First off, make sure that you [...]
Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) can cause heartburn due to reflux. It’s even possible to suffer this heartburn up to four months after gallbladder removal. For some patients, gallbladder removal is the end of troublesome [...]
It is suspected by some women with microscopic colitis that estrogen might somehow be involved with this uncommon inflammatory bowel disease. […]
Walking may or may NOT be enough to control type 2 diabetes. It depends on how you do it. […]
There’s a percentage range of actinic keratoses turning into squamous cell carcinoma, which is why these seemingly harmless skin lesions should never be ignored. Furthermore, the appearance of very early squamous cell carcinoma can mimic [...]
If you’ve just been diagnosed with actinic keratosis, you probably already know that this is precancer and may be panicking. […]
If children can get pancreatic cancer, just how many actually develop this disease? And what should parents look out for? “I have not seen this in my career,” says Robert Saul, MD, a board certified [...]
Your fibromyalgia MAY be the cause of your heart palpitations, but not in the way you might be thinking. Just because fibromyalgia has been known to cause the perception of heart palpitations doesn’t mean that [...]
Do you have TMJ disorder and now have begun having trouble breathing through your nose? Temporomandibular joint disorder causes many more symptoms than just jaw clicking and jaw pain. […]
You just had your wisdom teeth removed. You’re now having bloody noses. Is there a connection? “Some oozing after wisdom teeth (upper wisdom teeth) removal is to be expected for a few minutes to an [...]
Have you ever noticed how sore your tongue was in the hours after receiving dental work? Does this mean the dentist went to hard on you? Can it mean that maybe something's seriously wrong with [...]
People with long QT syndrome are typically told to avoid playing sports. And beta-blocker drugs to lower the risk of suffering a sudden cardiac arrest is the standard of treatment. […]
The last thing a woman with abnormal cervical cells needs is confusion over what exactly she has: carcinoma in situ or CIN 3? Is there a difference between CIN 3 and an actual malignancy? “Yes. [...]
A twitching jaw muscle can have several causes and one of them is cleaning the teeth. […]
Eye socket pain can bring to mind a brain tumor or aneurysm, but temporomandibular joint disorder (“TMJ”) is also a possible cause for pain that seems to be originating from within the eye. “Pain from [...]
It’s fair to be point-blank: A girl of 17 years CAN get breast cancer. It has happened. But there’s something that teen girls need to be very aware of when it comes to breast cancer. [...]
