Painful Bumps on Skin: Could You Have Hidradenitis Suppurativa?
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a painful, progressive, poorly understood skin condition that affects the skin where the apocrine sweat glands are found. The apocrine glands originate where the skin meets subcutaneous fatty...
How Unusual Are Asymmetrical or Large Labia? What Can Be Done About Them?
Many women of all ages have concerns about the appearance of their labia. Sometimes one labia is much larger than the other. One may be longer than the other. Sometimes...
How to Relieve Gallbladder Pain
The first step in relieving the pain of an inflamed gallbladder, cholecystitis, is making sure the pain is really from your gallbladder. Gallbladder pain originates on the right side of your...
Varicocele, Male Fertility and What to Do About It
A varicocele is a mass of dilated and twisted veins of the spermatic cord. It's often likened to a "bag of worms" in its appearance. A varicocele is not unusual...
What Causes Bloated Stomach? How to Treat Abdominal Distention
There are many different conditions that can cause abdominal distention, more commonly described as bloated stomach or belly bloat. These conditions have different causes and different treatments: Irritable bowel syndrome...
Causes Of Lumpy Semen: Does Gel-Like Sperm Indicate A Medical Problem?
Lumpy, "gelatinous", "clotted", or globulous semen may be quite frightening or worrying to men who experience it, particularly if their semen's appearance has recently changed. What are the possible causes...
Uneven Breasts: Medical And Psychological Complications
Girls going through puberty who notice that one breast is significantly larger than the other may have all kinds of feelings, ranging from worry that there is something wrong with...
Amytrim and Other Weight Loss Products That Sound Too Good to Be True
Amytrim is a weight loss pill that some claim is the holy grail of weight control. However, there is less to Amytrim than meets the eye. The Better Business Bureau...
Odd Urination Sensations in Younger Men: What They Mean, What to Do About Them
"Old guys" more often than not are familiar the sensation of needing to urinate without being able to urinate. By the time men are 85 or so, over 90 percent...
Slimentia: Does It Really Help You Lose Weight?
Slimentia is an over the counter diet aid made from nopal powder, green tea extract, kola nut, and apple fiber. There's no reason that these particular ingredients would make you...