What Can You Do to Prevent Passing Out (Syncope) When You Have to Stand Still?
Passing out while standing at attention, posing for a photo, participating in a wedding part, or giving a speech is an often-embarrassing but hardly unusual event. Fainting, swooning, and, in...
Difficulties in Diagnosing Gallbladder Disease
Cholecystitis, or inflammation of the gallbladder is notoriously difficult to diagnose. Especially in children, the elderly, and diabetics, the symptoms of gallbladder disease tend to be vague. You might have...
Tarlov (Perineural) Cysts and How to Get Insurance to Pay for Treatment
Tarlov's disease is a surprisingly common condition that most people have never heard about. Causing "perineural" (along the nerve) cysts in the sacral (at the base of the) spine, Tarlov...
Ulnar Neuropathy: What It Is and What To Do About It?
Do you have a strange sensation when you bend your pinkie finger? Are your fourth and third fingers also sometimes involved? Do your hands get numb when you rest on...
Causes Of Night Sweats
What Are Night Sweats? Night sweats can be defined as excessive, abnormal sweating during the night — typically to the point that the clothes you are wearing, and perhaps even...
Causes Of Blue Or Gray Hands (Cyanosis)
Most people are aware that blue or gray hands often indicate poor circulation. This blueish gray tint is known as cyanosis, and peripheral cyanosis where it exclusively affects the extremities. Many different...
Stomach Rumbles aka Borborygmi: What They Are, What They Mean
From time to time nearly everyone experiences borborygmus (bor-bo-ryg-mus, plural borborygmi), also known as stomach rumbles. Borborygmi are the sometimes all too loud gurgling, growling, or rumbling noises produced by...
Gastroparesis and What to Do About It
Gastroparesis (gas-tro-pa-re-sis) is a condition in which food gets "stuck" in the stomach even though there are no physical obstacles to its movement. A surprisingly large number of people have...
The Best Treatment For Seborrhoeic Dermatitis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis (SD) is a skin condition that commonly affects the scalp, and it causes a red skin with scaly patches and dandruff that's stubborn. SD can also affect areas of the body where sebum...
Arachnoid Cysts: What They Are, What to Expect
Arachnoid cysts are sacs of spinal fluid that grow on the arachnoid membrane, one of the three layers of tissue protecting the brain. They can also grow at the base...