There are far more conditions that mimic ALS than you can imagine: at least 22. “Potentially curative treatments exist for certain ALS mimic syndromes,” states a report in the Iranian Journal of Neurology (April 2016), [...]
Throwing up in the mouth while asleep or overnight is not a literal vomiting up of contents from the stomach in the way you would after eating bad meat or from a bad reaction to [...]
Constipation after removal of the gallbladder is actually common, and is not an indication that something went wrong during the surgery. For the procedure, an anesthetic is required to paralyze the bowel so that the [...]
Yes, there’s overlap with the symptoms of labyrinthitis and a brain tumor. A brain tumor can cause so many more symptoms than what is typically described in pamphlets. The vast array of symptoms that a [...]
If your vomit is tarry black, there’s more than one disease that can cause this, but the black itself is old blood. Vomiting blood is always bad news and requires immediate medical attention. [...]
If you have diabetes and are wondering if it’s related to an unsettling black patch on your toenail, you’ll want to head straight to a dermatologist first rather than to your diabetes doctor. A slowly [...]
How panic attacks cause chest pain are due to several ways, including a few that involve the heart. What’s quite fascinating is that the body mechanisms involved in a panic event may work in concert [...]
Is it possible for a thin person who regularly exercises to develop type 2 diabetes? Though 20% of type 2 diabetics are not overweight, what about their exercise habits? Let's take that a step further. [...]
Suffering from intense pain in the back or other part of the head during or after you complete barbell squats? This could be serious. First off, if you get a sudden headache in the middle [...]
What is the youngest that a child can get colon cancer? Yes, kids can get colon cancer, even though routine screening is recommended beginning at age 50. […]
Have you noticed a sudden development of mustard or bright yellow staining under your fingernails and/or on the skin on either side of your nails? […]
Cancer causes significant weight loss for many patients, and the reasons are many. This situation goes well-beyond loss of appetite or anxiety. “A review of 25 studies relating weight loss and cancer was done in [...]
Warning: Do not ever assume that just because your troublesome digestive symptoms come and go, that they can’t possibly mean pancreatic cancer. “Generally, when someone has symptoms of pancreatic cancer, they tend to get progressively [...]
MRI is a superb imaging tool for detecting breast cancer, even when compared to the combined methods of ultrasound and mammography. “MRI is a cutting-edge way that we can detect breast cancers early on, especially [...]
Unfortunately, asymmetry IS associated with a higher chance of cancer in tonsils, according to one study. If only one tonsil is abnormally large, it should be removed, recommends a study in the Ear, Nose & [...]
There IS a way you can undergo a very reliable sleep apnea test if you don’t have insurance—for a price so low you won’t believe it. […]
It’s no secret that sleep paralysis is much more common in younger people. […]
Have you ever wondered about the safety of a CPAP machine, considering that this is an unnatural way to sleep? The device involves a hose and forced air down down the throat, or just the [...]
Prostate cancer can cause pain in many areas and not just because of bone spread, but also due to other features of the disease. It can feel different ways depending on the nature of the [...]
There is one marked difference between proton beam radiation and cyberknife. men with prostate cancer are understandably concerned over which treatment modality will be most effective. […]
A very low PSA but aggressive prostate cancer? Yes, for three reasons. “Most prostate cancers produce PSA,” says Sean Cavanaugh, MD, a radiation oncologist with GenesisCare, a premier provider of cancer and urology care. But [...]
If you’re undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer, here’s how you should change your diet to ensure that both diet and medical treatment work most effectively. During Radiation Treatement: What to Eat and Why “Depending [...]
If you have prostate cancer, there’s no way around a prostatectomy—it has to be done—but can a prostatectomy really make you permanently incontinent? […]
One of the things that women fear most with a pelvic ultrasound is the finding that their uterine wall is thickened; cancer comes to mind. And in fact, uterine (endometrial) cancer in most cases begins [...]
Numerous studies show that women over-panic when cancer is found in one breast and unnecessarily have the other healthy breast removed; no survival benefit has been proven. […]
Digital mammograms can miss breast cancer; the rate of false negatives is higher in women with dense breast tissue. […]
Teens can get very sick from high blood pressure; a young body offers NO protection against the dangers of high blood pressure. “High blood pressure in teens is dangerous,” says Dr. Lisa Lewis, MD, a [...]
The term “involuting cyst” can seem worrisome to a woman who’s concerned about ovarian cancer. She may see “involuting” in her medical report or hear her doctor use it but be afraid to ask what [...]
Endometrial (uterine) cells may turn up on a Pap smear, making the patient think of possible uterine cancer. Especially if her doctor wants a biopsy done despite a normal-looking ultrasound, this will leave the patient [...]
Women who fear breast cancer so much that they “check” constantly & avoid mirrors & wear high collars to resist checking would benefit tremendously from more than just a negative clinical breast exam and a [...]
If false positive rates of ultrasound screening cause anxiety & unnecessary biopsies, isn’t this worth the breast cancer it’ll catch that a mammogram misses, even if it’s just a handful of patients? Ultrasound is frequently [...]
How on earth do people cope with the long QT syndrome type that can cause sudden cardiac death just from hearing a sudden loud sound? […]
Since an ICD shocks a fibrillating heart from long QT syndrome back into normal rhythm, why can’t people with ICDs play sports and work out? […]
If your focus of health anxiety is long QT syndrome, you should know that anxiety during an EKG can prolong the QT interval. “Earlier studies have shown that anxiety states can cause prolongation of QT [...]
Women whose medical plan mean delayed treatment for suspected stage 1 ovarian cancer fear that it’ll grow to stage 4 by the time surgery is performed. Ovarian cancer is uncommonly discovered at stage 1. But [...]
Even if your CIN 1 has turned to CIN 2, you’re still not near the cancer danger zone sitting at CIN 2. This is because if we skip a step in the progression, meaning, look [...]
Learning that you have uterine fibroids can be quite alarming, because the first thought may be, “Can they turn into cancer?” A fibroid itself is benign. When they become symptomatic this makes a woman a [...]
“Extremely” dense breasts have been noted in medical literature to be a significant risk for cancer, but what about compared to the biggest risk factors such as family history and BRCA? […]
As life-threatening as breast cancer is, this does not mean you should assume that a sharp stabbing pain under your breast is cancer. […]
With your upcoming double mastectomy, you may be worried about a DVT developing after the surgery. And yes, a deep vein thrombosis is possible following a double mastectomy. […]
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