The bruises from a catheter angiogram will certainly heal; the question is just how long does this normally take and is this something that the patient should worry about? It’s actually more out of the [...]
Causes of blue fingernails don’t always mean that something’s wrong with your heart, but in some cases, a heart problem can cause fingernails to turn a bluish color. […]
Here are 10 things an insulin dependent bodybuilder with diabetes should never do. If you want to build your best muscle and not worry about your blood sugar levels, here is your training guide. [...]
There is one single exercise that mimics pushing a wheelchair. This fun exercise will train your back to better handle pushing against a wheelchair – even up inclined walkways. […]
Using an ab wheel (roller) once your strength training restriction has been lifted after your double mastectomy will be more difficult than bench pressing. […]
If you’re suffering from sciatic butt pain, especially if it’s accompanied by tingling or numbness, this is probably caused by the sciatic nerve getting compressed by the piriformis muscle. […]
Pain in your butt and hip that’s especially accompanied by tingling or numbness is usually a condition called piriformis syndrome; here’s treatment that will bring you relief. […]
You’ve probably seen venous insufficiency in adults with its classic signs of purplish or red swollen lower legs, but why don’t kids get this? […]
A CT scan of one’s lungs can motivate smokers to finally kick their cancer causing habit. Perhaps this is because what you can finally see (your lungs) will kick you into high gear to throw [...]
Did your child hit their head during play yesterday, felt fine all day but in the middle of the night vomited? Are you still wondering if an ER visit is necessary? “With a head injury, [...]
Just what does “No. 1 Recommended by Doctors” mean in those Ensure ads? Is it really true that doctors and nurses sincerely believe that Ensure is good for their patients? “Ensure is definitely not conducive [...]
If you’re diabetic and you run for exercise, you may have noticed that during or soon after running your hands feel like pins and needles are going through them. And in fact, people who are [...]
It may not be just the exercise that leaves a diabetic fatigued for days after. So when a person with diabetes is still suffering from fatigue even days after exercise, there’s a particular situation going [...]
You can stop worrying if you’ve been experiencing swollen hands and fingers after running even if you have diabetes. That’s because diabetes does not cause your hands or fingers to swell up as a result [...]
Having diabetes is no reason to shy away from high intensity interval training (HIIT), and in fact, this form of anaerobic exercise can be a superb way to help control blood sugar. […]
UPDATE on the breakthrough copper study that halted ALS progression in mice. The copper-ATSM research is moving along since early 2016. […]
Tai Chi once again comes up on top as a way for elderly people to prevent falling and fracturing a hip or sustaining some other serious injury. One out of every three Americans over age [...]
Those with benign fasciculation syndrome or bothersome twitching muscles are wanting to know if cannabis can reduce or outright stop these benign twitching episodes. […]
Is something holding you back from squatting in the squat rack because you feel too fat? By the time you’re done reading this article, you will no longer feel too fat to use the squat [...]
Ever notice that as a fit woman prepares for a heavy lift at the gym, she first tightens her ponytail? There seems to be a correlation between how strong a woman is and how likely [...]
Think of Nutella as spreadable candy, and you won't think it's so healthy. Since when is sugar in spreadable form good for you? Because it contains hazelnuts and cocoa? The first ingredient in Nutella is [...]
Have you noticed that lately, your dandruff shampoo has lost its effectiveness against your seborrheic dermatitis? For example, you have flare-ups on your nose and the skin between your eyebrows and eyelids. […]
There are two likely conditions that cause itchy bumps to develop on one’s elbows. These conditions cannot be cured, but they can be controlled, says Janet Prystowsky, MD. […]
There are four ways that head trauma can cause hair loss. The first way results in temporary hair loss, when the hit to the head actually takes hair with it, ripping it from the follicles. [...]
Drugs for seborrheic dermatitis can sometimes be ineffective while at other times work like magic. Seborrheic dermatitis is no picnic when it flares up and causes itching, stinging and yellowish flakes to fall off your [...]
If you can see tiny brown specks or freckles in the iris portion of your eyes, these can increase the risk of two serious eye diseases. […]
Glioblastoma brain cancer is actually the most common type of malignant brain tumor in adults, and the prognosis is grim. “He’s finished,” one might think upon learning that someone has this very high grade cancer. [...]
What should you do if one EKG out of several shows a prolonged QTc interval? Your cardiologist may then start talking about possible cardiac arrest. This is scary sh**! And I know this because it [...]
Long QT syndrome is a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia that’s usually diagnosed in childhood. […]
Obese men have a higher risk of getting aggressive prostate cancer. But obesity can also cause problems with the initial screening process. Researchers investigated the relationship of height and weight on the development of prostate [...]
“Strength training and cardio workouts can have different short- and long-term effects on your blood glucose (sugar),” says Sheri Colberg, PhD, Professor Emerita, Exercise Science, Old Dominion University, founder of Diabetes Motion, and one of [...]
Whether or not a diabetic should eat before or after exercise depends on at least five factors, says a leading expert on diabetes. […]
If a diabetic had to choose one form of exercise for weight loss, either strength training or cardio, one of these is much better for igniting fat loss. Obesity and even a moderate amount of [...]
If you’ve had a preventive double mastectomy and were told to lay off strength training for at least four weeks postop, there are 3 exercises that will be particularly easy to get back into once [...]
If typing, keyboard work and using a mouse are leading causes of carpal tunnel syndrome, you’d think there’d be scads of children and teens getting this condition. […]
Now isn’t it funny that all these kids spending hours every day on their keyboard but few young people seem to get carpal tunnel syndrome? […]
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be quite painful, prompting frustrated patients to seek a surgical solution. But for some individuals with this common disorder, there is never any pain. Tingling and/or numbness may be the only [...]
If you’ve been noticing lately that your fingers are becoming crooked, you’ll actually wish that this was only carpal tunnel syndrome. Because what it most likely is – is far less treatable than carpal tunnel [...]
The itching of your palm is driving you mad and there seems to be no explanation for this itching – except maybe carpal tunnel syndrome? Well, don’t go there. “Itching, which is called pruritus, is [...]
So your wrist is going snap, crackle pop! Maybe there’s even some pain or tingling along with the cracking in your wrist: carpal tunnel syndrome as a cause for cracking of the wrist bones? “CTS [...]
