Causes of Red Spots on Your Inner Thigh
Red spots on the inner thighs are annoying, whether you're at the beach in a bikini or even at home lounging around by yourself. There are four causes of red spots on the inner thighs [...]
Red, Itchy Bumps All Over Your Body Come from WHAT?
A dermatologist gives five possible causes of itchy red bumps all over your body... Dr. Janet Prystowsky, board certified dermatologist in New York, NY, with 30+ years’ experience, describes five possible causes, in no particular [...]
4 Causes of Black Spot on Lower Lip, Says Doctor
If that black spot on your lower lip is scaring you, a dermatologist explains four possible causes including cancer. Keep in mind that what appears to be black may actually be a deep dark purple, [...]
Why Your Legs Keep Itching: 4 Reasons by a Doctor
Find out by a doctor why your legs are ALWAYS itching and driving you mad. Having itchy legs can drive you up a wall, especially if you're at a desk and need to get work [...]
Twinlab Omega-3 Cardio Krill Oil Review: Bad Fish Odor
Warning Review: Twinlab’s Omega-3 Cardio Krill Oil has a really bad fishy smell! The fishy odor of Twinlab’s Omega-3 Cardio Krill Oil is REALLY BAD. I advise against buying this product because the capsules reek [...]
Neurological Cause of Numb Toes when on the Elliptical Machine
Here’s a neurologist’s explanation for what causes numb toes when you use the elliptical machine. What a nuisance: One or more toes go numb whenever you pedal on the elliptical machine at the gym. The [...]
Stop Examining Your Tongue for Bulbar ALS
Here is why you have to STOP, once and for all, inspecting your tongue for bulbar-onset ALS. This destructive obsession has got to go. Do you realize how rare bulbar-onset ALS actually is? It’s about [...]
Can ALS Twitching Come Before Muscle Weakness?
A neurologist says that ALS twitching CAN come BEFORE muscle weakness. There is information on the Web stating that in ALS, muscle weakness comes before twitching (fasciculations). To know that muscle weakness begins appearing prior [...]
School Bullying vs. Sibling Rivalry: Same or Different?
The only difference between school bullying and sibling rivalry may be their names. Parents sometimes toss out that term, “rivalry,” to soften their perception of a truly bullying situation. “Sibling rivalry and bullying at school [...]
How to Get Your Child to Like Martial Arts Lessons
Does your child balk at taking martial arts classes? Here are sure-fire ways to get him or her to look forward to every lesson and eagerly want to learn more and more. If your child [...]
Child Asks Embarrassing Questions in Public to Disabled Person?
Here’s how to respond if your child asks an “embarrassing” question in public to a disabled person. If your child has embarrassed you with questions to disabled people, or reactions to disabled people in public, [...]
SKIN MOLES: Changing, Itching, Bleeding, Size, Color & Cancer
Dermatologists provide answers about skin moles: shape, size, color, texture, bleeding, itching, you name it—everything you want to know about the moles on your skin. Do you have a question about a mole on your [...]
Itching Body Parts: Causes & Solutions by Doctors
Here’s what doctors say to do for itching relief of eyes, fingers, hands, feet and more. Itching is one of those symptoms that’s impossible to ignore. A person will see a doctor about relentless itching [...]
Legs Suddenly Too Weak to Stand After Playing Volleyball?
Have you ever been sitting out during sports play and then tried to stand and couldn’t due to “dead” legs? This isn’t about your legs “falling asleep” due to a nerve being compressed from sitting [...]
DVT Prophylaxis Duration after Hip Fracture Surgery
How long should DVT prophylaxis (prevention) be following hip replacement surgery to repair a fracture? Unfortunately, there does not exist a be-all, end-all answer to this question. Joint replacement surgeons don’t even agree on which [...]
Is Daytime Sleeping Part of Hip Replacement Recovery?
How much daytime sleeping is too much for the elderly hip replacement patient who just returned home? Restorative sleep is a wonderful thing, and sleep deprivation is linked to a myriad of health ailments. But [...]
Hip Fracture Patient Traits that Help Regain Independence
About one-third of hip fracture replacement patients regain pre-surgical independence. What is different about this group when compared to the two-thirds who fail to get back their independence? This isn’t a comparison of total hip [...]
Powerback Rehab, Lakewood CO: Terrible for Elderly Patients
Here is my ONE-STAR review of Powerback Rehab in Lakewood, CO for hip replacement therapy. Do not let your loved-one go to this place of low quality rehabilitation. Several years ago both my parents stayed [...]
NEVER Pick Off a Melanoma, Says Dermatologist
Don’t even THINK about picking or scraping off that ugly or odd-looking mole that might be melanoma. “You should not try to rub off a growth that you suspect could be a melanoma,” says Dr. Janet [...]
How Much Caffeinated Coffee Is Safe a Day?
What does a doctor have to say about how much caffeinated coffee is safe on a daily basis? “According to multiple studies, for people in generally good health, up to about 200 mg of caffeine [...]
Can You RUB Off a Melanoma?
This article is about rubbing off a melanoma, not scraping, picking or cutting. Ever wonder if melanoma can be literally rubbed off? For instance, with a fingertip, rag or piece of clothing? “It is not [...]
Occasional Tender Spot on Head; No Injury
That occasional tender spot on your head can have different causes other than trauma or injury. “It’s happened to most of us,” begins Marc I. Leavey, MD, a primary care physician with 40-plus years of [...]
Safe to Lift Weights through Pain of Tetanus Shot?
Here is what a nurse told me after I asked if lifting weights through tetanus shot pain was safe. The day after a tetanus shot, my upper arm felt as though someone had slugged me [...]
White Flakes In Your Beard: Cancer May Be Cause
If you've been seeing white flakes in your beard, cancer must be ruled out. A dermatologist explains the causes (including cancer) and solutions to white flakes in your beard. “White flakes in a beard can [...]
White Patches on Big Toenail: Causes, Solutions
Find out if cancer is one of the many causes of a white patch on your big toenail. You may be quite scared that the white patch or multiple white lesions on your big toenail [...]
Small Circles of Peeling Skin On Fingertips: Doctor Explains
There are three causes, says a dermatologist, of small circles of peeling skin on the fingertips. That’s a pretty odd-looking symptom, but here is what Dr. Janet Prystowsky, board certified dermatologist in New York, NY, [...]
Half of Mole Suddenly Falls Off, Bleeds
Has half or part of one of your moles suddenly fallen off and has bled? Are you afraid this is melanoma? “When half of a ‘mole’ suddenly falls off and bleeds, it usually is not a [...]
Muscle Twitching vs. Spasms: the Difference?
A neurologist explains the difference between twitching muscles and a spasm. These two terms are often used interchangeably among laypeople either posting their concerns in forums, or journalists who indiscriminately toss around these two terms. [...]
Is Tongue Twitching Normal if You Stick It Out to Inspect?
A neurologist explains if it’s normal for a tongue to twitch when you hold it out to examine it due to bulbar ALS fear. People with a fear of bulbar onset ALS will stick their [...]
Epidural Injection for Sciatica Injected Outside the Disc?
Wondering how effective an epidural injection for sciatica would be if the injection were NOT administered directly into the problematic disc? Well, this is a fair question for the layperson with sciatica, but the answer [...]
Chiropractic Treatment, Spinal Cord Injury in Sciatica Patient
What’s the truth about whether chiropractic manipulation might cause spinal cord injury in a patient with sciatica? Many people who suffer the pain of a disc herniation or sciatica have considered getting chiropractic treatment, but [...]
Can a Walker Reduce Inflammation from Sciatica?
If you have inflammation that impairs walking, you might be wondering if using a walker can reduce the so-called inflammatory chemical mediators, such as those present with a herniated disc or sciatica. The Effect of [...]
Can Excessive Bed Rest from a Herniated Disc Cause a DVT ?
You’d better avoid a lot of bed rest, no matter how painful your herniated disc, if you want to avoid a DVT (deep vein thrombosis). “Yes, bed rest is never indicated for people with back [...]
Purple Pimple Draws Blood when Popped: Melanoma?
Yes, what appears to be a purple pimple that bleeds just might be melanoma... The term “pimple” is often used loosely, describing quite an array of bumps or tiny lesions on the skin. So what [...]
Itchy Red Bumps on Palm: Causes Other than Insects?
There are several possible causes of red itchy bumps on your palm, and one of these causes is especially serious, says Gary Goldenberg, MD, a dermatologist. He runs Goldenberg Dermatology, and is assistant professor of dermatology and [...]
Skin Around Eyes Is Suddenly Itchy, Dry and Flaky?
The skin around your eyes has suddenly become dry and flaky, and itches. What might this be? Dry, flaky and itching eyes not only feel bad, but they don't look too good, either. Has this [...]
Memory Loss, Non-Compliance after Hip Replacement Surgery
There could be a most surprising reason for a patient’s non-compliance and memory problems after hip or other surgery... —and it’s not the anesthesia or painkiller drug side effects. An elderly person has hip replacement [...]
Can Underactive Thyroid Symptoms Suddenly Escalate?
Surgery on someone with early low thyroid can kick symptoms into high gear following the operation. Indeed, symptoms of hypothyroidism (low thyroid) can mosey on along for quite some time, then suddenly escalate out of [...]
Can Chest Pain Be the Only Symptom of Arrhythmia?
Chest pain has many causes, and one of them is arrhythmia, which means an abnormal rhythm of the heart. “Chest pain is rarely the only symptom of an arrhythmia -- much more common are palpitations, [...]
Can You Lower Fast Resting Heart Rate without Exercise?
There are other ways to lower a fast resting heart rate besides exercise and meditation. Suppose you’re healthy but your resting heart rate remains fast, despite regular exercise and attempts at stress management or meditation. [...]
