“It is normal after a colposcopy with a biopsy to have a small amount of spotting or light bleeding,” explains Lindsay Appel, MD, an OB-GYN with the Family Childbirth & Children’s Center at Mercy Medical [...]
There may be a logical explanation for why perimenopause or menopause is linked to twitching muscles, but it’s probably not what you think. Have you noticed lately that your new-onset muscle twitching seems to have [...]
We’re not talking about a change in armpit odor strength from increased menopausal perspiration, but an actual change in the odor itself – a really stinky pungent scent. Have you experienced the following? • You’re [...]
Dense breasts are a risk factor for breast cancer. In fact, it’s one of the higher risk factors for this disease when the density level is considered to be extremely and even heterogeneously dense. A [...]
Why is it that the strongest bench pressers at the gym have big stomachs? Does a big belly really improve one’s ability to bench press? […]
If you have only a few moles, this doesn’t mean you can blow these off & think you’ll never get melanoma. Even if you have ONE small mole, it can still turn into melanoma. [...]
Your teen can have tinnitus without you even knowing it, because kids don’t think this is anything to worry about. But it is: future hearing loss. Cause of tinnitus in teens? It’s high level exposure [...]
An esophageal spasm can feel just like a heart attack or angina from severely clogged arteries. The esophagus is the “food pipe” through which food and drink go down. “Esophageal spasms can be painful,” says [...]
How does a slow jog compare to a regular jog when it comes to fitness and calories burned? […]
Girls have different bodies than boys, so it’s logical to wonder if lifting weights can stunt a teen girl’s growth. Your teen daughter—as young as 13—may be expressing an interest in strength training—either for sports [...]
Hey, if you think you’re giving your liver a free pass on damage because you “only” binge drink instead of daily heavy drinking, you’re so very mistaken! […]
There’s a difference between blood in the saliva and coughing up blood. There are 3 cancers that can cause blood to be in your saliva. You need not cough to see it. Blood in the [...]
If your index finger is twitching, jerking or “jumping” as a result of computer mouse use, there are causes and solutions to this annoying problem. […]
The more fit your brain is, the less likely you’ll get a brain bleed from slipping on ice and hitting your head hard on the concrete. So the question then is, “How do we make [...]
If the only time your heart races like mad is when you hurry across a room in the house, there’s a very likely reason for this and there’s a solution. […]
Has your doctor said you can’t possibly have sleep apnea based on only your medical history and exam while you were awake? […]
You don’t get a pass on the dangers of excessive sleep & napping just because you’re elderly. Some older people will make excuses for all of their naps and will insist they “need it,” but [...]
You know that excess sitting can cause a DVT, but what about sleep? How much sleep is too much sleep when it comes to causing a blood clot in your vein? “Excessive sleeping means you [...]
The rule of “Lift no more than your body weight” seems to favor overweight people with aortic aneurysm who aren’t necessarily stronger than slimmer people. On typical medical sites, the guidelines for lifting weight for [...]
Have you noticed that soon after you sit down to do computer work, your heart starts thumping, maybe skipping beats, palpitations? This means an abnormal heart rhythm disorder is often your first thought. And if [...]
It’s said that it’s harder to lose weight as we age, yet many elderly women are too thin for good health. So what’s really going on with this bizarre phenomenon? If you’re thinking that the [...]
Ever wonder how much body type plays into being an Olympic champion? Michael Phelps has a strange body type: Phelps’ arm span exceeds his 6-4 height by three inches. […]
Most causes of slurred speech are life-threatening, but there’s also a small number of benign causes. […]
Whether or not a serious injury can result hitting your head on a car door depends on your age. We’re talking about casually getting in and out of the vehicle, rather than having one’s head [...]
There are cases in which someone with ALS was misdiagnosed with BFS. Imagine the devastation when the patient finally receives the correct diagnosis. From a clinical standpoint, early ALS can resemble benign fasciculation syndrome – [...]
The term “twitching” is ambiguous; there are different kinds. Certainly, there are variations between ALS muscle twitching and that of BFS. What are the differences between the twitching muscles of ALS and those of BFS? [...]
It is just ridiculously aggravating when you’ve hit a plateau in the deadlift, especially if you’re middle aged and wondering if this is a sign you’ve reached your all-time limit. […]
The rack pull is a great strength training move that very few women do out of fear it’ll bulk their back. Absolutely false; rack pulls will burn fat and do several wonderful things for a [...]
Laryngeal cancer is one of the scariest diseases, but it would be appealing to someone who’s just been diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS. Symptoms overlap in these two conditions. “Both conditions can be associated with [...]
The groove or indentation appears in one thigh only, so this may mean the muscle is starting to waste away or atrophy from ALS, and unfortunately, this is the erroneous thought process that many people have [...]
First of all, not all women who appear “too thin” have an eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is a term that many laypeople associate with a particular body appearance: emaciated or one that appears “way too [...]
There are cases of people who’ve fatally ruptured their stomach from eating enormous amounts of food in a short period of time. The “600 Pound Life” subjects apparently have not suffered this fate. [...]
You may already know that a chronic subdural hematoma can cause permanent physical disability. But what about an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease? Can the bleeding that contacts the brain set in motion a chain [...]
Long-term use of anabolic steroids can cause damage to the brain. There are many causes of bleeding in the brain. Some of these bleeds occur slowly and some are instantaneous and thus immediately life-threatening. [...]
“It can be difficult to distinguish between early ALS atrophy and normal atrophy,” says Bonnie Gerecke, MD, MD, director of the Neurology Center at Mercy in Baltimore. The typical course goes as follows: • You [...]
Do whatever it takes to quit smoking if you’ve had a TIA. Smoking damages the blood vessels in the brain. But not only that, it also causes conditions that are independent risk factors for transient [...]
If you just learned a family member has a brain aneurysm, you definitely should schedule an MRI scan of your brain, as there is a familial link to this condition. This genetic link was shown [...]
Are you a weightlifter or runner with an unruptured, newly coiled aneurysm? Just what does “return to full activities” really mean? Exercise is encouraged by surgeons who clip or coil brain aneurysms, but the term [...]
Once you’ve had a transient ischemic attack, life as you know it will never be the same — but there are five measures you can take to regain power over your life. […]
If you’ve suffered from a TIA, perhaps you’re wondering if the DASH diet will help prevent another one of these mini-strokes, which can mean a massive stroke in the near future. You need not have [...]
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