How can one tell the difference between a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and brain metastases? There’s an overlap of symptoms with a TIA and brain mets, but there’s also features of brain mets that would [...]
The life expectancy after ALS diagnosis averages two to five years, but progression of the disease is not always predictive of life expectancy. Progression of this fatal disease will vary from one patient to the [...]
ALS is 100% fatal, though there are extremely rare cases in which the patient lives many years after diagnosis. But ALS will kill them, too, assuming that by sheer chance, another illness or accident doesn’t [...]
Here’s a comparison between the muscle weakness of ALS and that of benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS). There are striking differences between the muscle weakness of ALS and that of BFS. […]
Do you have the green light to eat a ton of sugar in one sitting if your blood sugar level is in the normal range? For example, you’re healthy and have a glucose monitor device [...]
Anxiety over your moles can get bad enough to disrupt productivity at work, ruin social events & cause insomnia. However, you can overcome this nagging problem. […]
You know it’s bad, but HOW bad is a glucose reading in the 400’s? This can be “a very unhealthy place and could be a medical emergency,” says Alison Massey, MS, RD, LDN, registered dietitian [...]
How does one tell if the “edema” in their lower legs is strictly from obesity vs. congestive heart failure? Though an obese person may also have heart failure, there are obese people who do not [...]
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart that, unlike a catheter angiogram (the gold standard for showing plaque buildup in arteries), is non-invasive and carries no risks. The CT angiogram (CAT scan with contrast [...]
Congestive heart failure isn’t just an “old person” disease; it strikes young adults—and for specific reasons. The reasons differ from those for elderly people. What Is Congestive Heart Failure? Failure of the heart to adequately pump [...]
There are distinctions in the shoulder pain from a heart attack vs. a pinched nerve in the neck. But does this mean you can self-diagnose? Shoulder pain from a heart attack can come on fairly [...]
A person with diabetes walks into a gym and is overwhelmed by the different pieces of strength training equipment. Strength training doesn’t have to be confusing or complicated. […]
Is there a difference between how a diabetic should train for building muscle and someone without diabetes? Do the exercises differ? What about the bench press? […]
If you’ve been suffering from worsening fatigue, congestive heart failure may come to mind, but ALS can also cause this. Is there a difference between early stages of ALS fatigue and that of mild congestive [...]
The reason some athletes have a fast resting heart rate has nothing to do with their training. Athletes can have medical conditions that cause a fast resting pulse. […]
If you have diabetes and want to use the best cardio machine for your condition, you’ll be surprised at just what this piece of equipment is. […]
Here are the basic guidelines for how someone with diabetes can get six-pack abs. The good news is that for diabetics who want six-pack abs, there is nothing different they need to do as far [...]
There’s actually quite a few causes of sudden sharp pain on the left side of one’s chest, ranging from heart problems to serious lung conditions to harmless muscle strains. Causes of Sharp Chest Pain on [...]
So if you have a heart problem like severely clogged arteries or a rhythm disorder, would pressing your fingers or palm on your chest bring out any pain? What if you were having a heart [...]
Is there something inherently unique about walking that causes PVCs or heart palpitations? Yes, there is something that just might be going on only when you walk. And one of those is anxiety. “Stress and [...]
Can exercise, rather than drugs, be beneficial for premature ventricular contractions? Or is it the other way around—that some kinds of exercise can increase PVC’s? Sedentary Men with PVCs Benefit from Exercise • 196 sedentary [...]
If a racing heart is waking you from sleep, this can be even scarier than PVCs. When you’re sleeping, your body is at its lowest energy needs, so why would your heart suddenly start racing? [...]
Post-workout fatigue or soreness is normal, but what does it mean when a muscle starts twitching–the muscle you exercised in that workout? […]
The type of exercise that will lower the risk of this disease isn't strenuous at all. But exercising now to lower your risk of colon cancer, reports a study. The correlation between exercise and colon [...]
Are you constantly worrying you have melanoma or will soon get it? Does your mind race with all sorts of scenarios of this cancer invading other parts of your body? […]
An alarm on a door will alert parents when their child is trying to leave the house: a child prone to wandering or sneaking out. […]
Anorexics have very disturbing reasons why they want to be thin – reasons that differ from why “normal” women want to be thin. Some reasons defy logic. Many women want to be “thin.” And a [...]
While people are searching a body of water for a missing child, might the child still be alive somewhere else and in danger? At what point should all focus be on searching nearby lakes and [...]
Euwww, do you feel boogers stuck in the back of your throat when you swallow? This gunky “snot” is stuck there for a reason & here’s what you can do to help prevent this from [...]
Are you annoyed, curious or scared because squatting has caused twitching muscles? There’s a reason why the motion of squatting can trigger a muscle to twitch. So what kind of squatting are we talking about? [...]
It's crazy that people actually think that a spotter can CATCH a barbell in free-fall after it drops from a suicide grip! Have these ding-dongs ever spotted? I was inspired to write this article after reading [...]
A very rare symptom is the appearance of black on a tonsil—which could bring to mind the possibility of cancer. New black ANYTHING on the body is quite unnerving. A tonsil that’s black or partially [...]
Seemingly overnight, the 20-something athlete with diabetes had both legs and an arm amputated. Just three weeks prior he’d been on the beach playing high level volleyball. His stumps were raw; the amputations were very recent. [...]
If you haven’t gotten type 1 diabetes by a certain age, does this mean you’ll never get this autoimmune disease, that you’re just too old to develop it? […]
All sorts of things can go on in the sinus cavities that can cause headaches, and you guess it: Cancer is one of them. But do not confuse a severe headache with the “pressure” headache [...]
Ear pain has many causes and unfortunately one of them is laryngeal cancer. Ear pain is a very common symptom and can present itself in different ways. How might laryngeal cancer cause ear pain? “The [...]
If you’ve read that epiphora in one eye can be caused by a sinus tumor, you’re certainly hoping that it’s just benign sinusitis causing all the watering in that one eye. Epiphora in just one [...]
Two kinds of cancer can cause the Adam’s apple to appear asymmetrical or uneven. If you’ve noticed this lately, you’ll want to be on the lookout for other symptoms that may develop that are possibly [...]
If medical miracles exist, why don’t they happen with all diseases and types of injury, rather than just a select few such as cancer and coming out of a coma? Why don’t we see amputees [...]
Why do advocates of corporal punishment call it “spanking” when they probably BEAT their children? Because they know that the term “spanking” softens the perception of hitting children. […]
