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 [...]
If you don’t think carpal tunnel syndrome can go away on its own, there’s actually more hope than you’ve been thinking about this common and sometimes very painful condition. […]
We know that a very positive ape index is an advantage in the deadlift, boxing/MMA fighting, swimming and rock climbing. But in everyday lifting? […]
Here are 10 signs that a particular nursing home would be a great place for your elderly loved-ones to live at – signs that you can feel good about and reassured they’re getting top-notch care. [...]
The feeling of bladder pressure, even though you don’t have to “go,” has many potential causes including three kinds of cancer. Causes of Bladder Pressure Excluding Cancer Urinary tract infection. “Urinary tract infections are common [...]
It’s a fast growing problem: elderly people “orphaned” by their families and the health care system, at high risk for abuse, depression and illness. The word “orphan” usually conjures images of helpless children with no [...]
Seeing red in your urine can mean you have cancer, and the cancer can involve one of three possible structures. The bladder is the most likely source of cancer-caused blood in the urine. What can [...]
Here’s how to make sure a dermatologist is doing everything possible to check your skin and moles for signs of melanoma. […]
When it comes to trapezius pain, few people actually consider cancer and automatically assume it’s just a strained muscle from working too hard or a sore muscle from a gym routine. But cancer can actually [...]
There is no such thing as being too weak for a normal strength training program. Can you pick up a broom? Then you can deadlift. If you’re lying down, can you push the broom up [...]
Yes, cancer can actually cause one eye to begin tearing, a condition called unilateral (one-sided) epiphora. There are far more common causes of this situation – but tumors are not excluded from possible causes of [...]
If you can feel a pulse in your stomach, this can mean a life-threatening condition involving a major blood vessel that runs down your abdomen or a cancerous tumor. […]
Have you been toying around with the idea of starting a strength training regimen but keep putting it off, waiting for the “perfect” time? Well, there really isn’t a perfect time to begin training with [...]
If you know someone over 65 or are a senior yourself, here’s some frightening news: If you fall, this is a marker for bad things to come within the next six months. […]
With more height comes more body weight, but this isn’t the reason why pull-ups might seem more difficult for a tall woman. A tall woman has longer arms, and some say that this longer length [...]
There are several few ways that doing deadlifts with a fixed weight barbell differs from using an Olympic bar with plates. First off, you will note that the fixed weight or preloaded barbells are much [...]
If you’re plagued by migraine headaches and nothing has worked, you may have considered daith piercing as yet one more treatment to try. After all, a migraine attack can land a person in the emergency [...]
Most causes of noisy breathing at rest in a seemingly normal body won’t kill you, but some are life-threatening while others will almost always be accompanied by other concerning symptoms. Sometimes, a person's breathing can [...]
The PSA count is a widely accepted screening tool for the presence of prostate cancer. As for what is truly a safe PSA count, here is what Michael D. Lutz, MD, explains: “If your PSA [...]
If you’re seeing white particles or specks in your urine, you need to see a doctor. “Your urine is usually clear and any debris, white specks or otherwise, is not a good thing and should [...]
It’s not funny if your urine bubbles or foams like beer; this can mean a life threatening condition. If you’ve noticed lately that your urine is full of bubbles, here is an explanation from Michael [...]
About 23,000 U.S. men die from prostate cancer every year, yet the disease can be found early when it’s highly curable. So why do so many men die from this cancer? […]
“If you think your urine is oily…it’s probably not,” says Michael D. Lutz, MD, board certified urologist with Corewell Health/Beaumont Hospital; President, MIU Men’s Health Foundation. […]
If a urinalysis shows that you have an abnormal amount of protein in your urine, this can spell a lot of trouble. You can have a very serious condition that can kill you if not [...]
Very few women use Fat Gripz, and I’m supposing this is because they think this device will give them big forearms. I want big forearm muscles and have not been able to get them using [...]
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