
Anal Skin Tags: What They (Usually) Are, What to Do About Them
Skin tags, also known as acrochordons, are benign tumors of the skin that occur in about 50 percent of the population. They are almost always the same color as surrounding skin...

Tonsil Stones: What They Are, and What to Do About Them
Those white, smelly, hard bumps in the back of your mouth are usually a peculiar growth known as tonsil stones. Also known as tonsilloliths, tonsil stones grow in the crypts...

How to Recognize Sleep Apnea and What You Can Do About It If CPAP Isn't For You
Sleep apnea is a condition that causes periods of total breathlessness when you sleep. You simply stop breathing until your body's suffocation reflexes cause you to snore or snort to...

Peripheral Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Other Syndromes That Cause Tingling and Numbness of the Arms
There are a number of health conditions that can cause numbness, tingling, burning, electrical sensations, and paralysis of the arms, hands, and fingers. Only a doctor can diagnose you, but...

Intertrigo: What Can You Do About The Skin Rash That Affects Skin Folds?
So, you’ve got a nasty rash between your buttocks (in your “butt crack”), in an armpit, between two toes, underneath your breasts, under the folds of the abdomen in people...

What Do Patients Need To Know About Pinguecula?
What Are Pinguecula? A pingueculum (pinguecula for plural) is a relatively common benign growth on the part of the sclera that is visible when the patient has open eyes. That...

Occipital Neuralgia: A Burning Sensation In The Head
Are you experiencing a burning, zapping, or tingling pain in your head, reaching from the base of your neck, where your spine comes to an end, perhaps all the way...

Globus Sensation: Potential Causes Of And Cures For This 'Lump In The Throat'
Imagine feeling a lump in your throat, experiencing difficulty swallowing, hearing clicks in your throat, perhaps pain in your throat, and constantly worrying not only about the discomfort you’ll go...

What Could Cause Pain In The Upper Left Quadrant Of The Abdomen, Near The Rib Cage?
Pain within the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, around the rib cage, can be caused by rather a few different conditions, ranging from benign to serious. Let’s take a...

Hand And Finger Numbness After Repeated Movements: Most Likely Repetitive Stress Injury
Numbness in the thumb, a finger, or a larger portion of the hand can be caused by numerous different factors. They range from strokes to diabetes, from alcoholism to Lyme...