What Could Cause a Moveable Mass Under Your Rib Cage?
It isn't hypochondria to be concerned about a lump you can move under your right (or left, for that matter) rib cage. If you can see and feel it and...
Twitches of the Eyelids and Under the Eyes: What They Are, and What to Do About Them
A constant throbbing or pulsating twitch around your eye can be, to put it mildly, very distracting. It can interfere with your vision, your concentration, your conversations, and your sleep...
Everything You Need to Know About Trichomonas Hominis
There's a reason it's hard to find information on bowel-dwelling protozoan Trichomonas hominis. It really doesn't do very much other than swim around in your intestines. Once you have swallowed this microorganism...
How Long Does It Take to Recover from a Cervical Laminectomy?
A cervical laminectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the back of one of the vertebra in the spine at the neck, usually to relieve pressure on a nerve caused by...
Nervous Itches Can Have Some Totally Unexpected Causes
Breaking out in a rash when under emotional stress is not an unusual condition. The underlying reasons that emotional stress triggers that kind of reaction can be totally not what...
What to Make of Masses in the Upper Right Quadrant of the Abdomen
A hard lump under the right side of the rib cage can indicate a serious disease. No one can diagnose your health issues without physically examining you, and this answer...
Chest X-Ray – Procedure And Basic Understanding Of Interpretation
A chest x-ray is usually the first examination performed if there is a suspicion that some pathological process is present inside the chest cavity. This type of examination exposes the...
What Your Nails Can Tell You About Your Health
Your nails: whether you're fond of painting them or they're but an afterthought to your appearance that you barely remember to cut, they're important. The physical appearance and overall condition...
Should You Worry About Blood in Your Saliva?
Nearly everyone has the experience of hematemesis or blood in the saliva at one time or another. When you notice blood in the saliva is a very good indication of where...
Causes Of Abdominal Muscle Twitching
When we say “abdominal muscles”, we usually think of the largest and the most superficial muscle called the rectus abdominis muscle (the one forming the 6-pack). Besides that one, there...