Da Vinci Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Erectile Dysfunction?
Many men with prostate cancer fear becoming impotent after being treated with the da Vinci robot procedure. […]
Can Prostate Cancer Cause Cloudy Urine?
Cloudy urine has many potential causes. Many men just cannot get the idea of prostate cancer — which has a lifetime risk of one in six U.S. men—out of their mind, and obsessively check their [...]
How is Shortness of Breath Supposed to Feel? Here’s How
Here is a description by a nurse how “shortness of breath” is really supposed to feel. “Shortness of breath” is a common symptom in symptom lists of various medical conditions, particularly those involving the heart [...]
How Long Does it Take Catheter Angiogram Bruising to Heal?
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 [...]
Yes, Blue Fingernails Can Mean a Serious Heart Problem
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. […]
10 Don’ts for an Insulin Dependent Diabetic Bodybuilder
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. [...]
Best Exercise for Making Pushing a Wheelchair Easier on Back
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. […]
Ab Wheel Exercise After Double Mastectomy: What to Expect
Using an ab wheel (roller) once your strength training restriction has been lifted after your double mastectomy will be more difficult than bench pressing. […]
Cause of Sciatica Pain and Tingling in the Butt and Hip
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. […]
Treatments for Butt and Hip Pain, Tingling and Numbness
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. […]
Can Children Get Venous Insufficiency?
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? […]
Can Seeing Your Lungs on a CT Scan Help You Quit Smoking?
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 [...]
Child Hits Head, Feels Fine but Vomits Overnight: Get to ER
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, [...]
If Ensure Is So Bad, Why Do So Many Doctors Recommend It?
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 [...]
Can Diabetes Cause Pins & Needles in Hands Soon after Running?
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 [...]
Cause of Fatigue for Days After Exercise in Diabetics
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 [...]
Swollen Hands & Fingers in a Diabetic After Running: Causes
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 [...]
HIIT for Diabetics: Duration, Frequency, Effect on Sugars
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 Copper Study that Halted ALS in Mice
UPDATE on the breakthrough copper study that halted ALS progression in mice. The copper-ATSM research is moving along since early 2016. […]
Help Prevent Grandma from Falling & Breaking Hip: Tai Chi
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 [...]
Can Cannabis Stop BFS Muscle Twitching?
Those with benign fasciculation syndrome or bothersome twitching muscles are wanting to know if cannabis can reduce or outright stop these benign twitching episodes. […]
Do You Feel too Fat for the Squat Rack? Solutions
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 [...]
Why Do Women Tighten Their Ponytails Before a Heavy Lift?
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 [...]
Why Do People Think Nutella Is So Healthy?
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 [...]
Why Dandruff Shampoo Stops Working for Seborrheic Dermatitis
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. [...]
Causes of Itchy Bumps on Elbows and What to Do About This
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. […]
Can a Blow to the Head Cause Hair Loss?
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. [...]
Best Drug for Seborrheic Dermatitis
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 [...]
Cause of Eye Freckles that You Can See in a Mirror
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. […]
How Common Is Glioblastoma Brain Cancer in Americans?
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. [...]
Prolonged QTc on One EKG but Not the Others?
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 [...]
2 Signs that Teen with Long QT Syndrome May Have Cardiac Arrest
Long QT syndrome is a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia that’s usually diagnosed in childhood. […]
Why Obese Men Are More Likely to Get Aggressive Prostate Cancer
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 [...]
Cardio or Strength Training for Diabetic Lowering Blood Sugar?
“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 [...]
Should Diabetics Eat Before or After Exercise?
Whether or not a diabetic should eat before or after exercise depends on at least five factors, says a leading expert on diabetes. […]
Should Diabetics Strength Train or Do Cardio for Weight Loss?
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 [...]
3 Strength Training Exercises Least Affected by Mastectomy
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 [...]
Why Don’t Kids Using Computers Get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
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. […]
What’s the Youngest You Can Get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
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? […]
Does Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Always Cause Pain?
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 [...]