One should never assume that test results are normal if they do not hear from their Doctor.  As a patient you need to be responsible for your own health care.  If ......

A number of people have inquired lately about swollen legs and ankles - what does it mean when someone's legs swell, and what to do about it. With warmer weather coming ......

Everything you do — from sleeping to eating a bowl of rocky road ice cream — burns calories. Likewise, every bodily function, like digestion, blood circulation, and breathing, takes effort. The ......

What makes farts smell? The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and mercaptans in the mixture. These compounds contain sulfur. Nitrogen-rich compounds such as skatole and ......

It is really a subjective thing to answer whether or not meat is really good for you. Some may argue that meat offers an abundance of nutrients including protein, iron, B ......

This might be just what you're looking for. Exfoliative cheilitis can be caused by a variety of different things but the main reason is the toxicity of your body. Just because ......

    The simple answer to your question is no.  You are not abnormal, you've simply never been circumcisized.  from the penis.    Circumcision is the removal of some or all of the ......

    Feeling tired on a car, bus or train can be directly related to many factors. First and foremost, boredom. When not having to pay attention to the road ahead the ......

A tubal ligation is when a woman's fallopian tubes are cut, burned or tied (or any combination thereof) in order to prevent her from conceiving again in the future. The failure ......

Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterium that causes a disease called trachoma.  If left untreated, this disease can cause the eyelashes to grow inward, scratching the eye, and eventually leading to irreversible ......

Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disease (a group of diseases in which the bone marrow produces excess cells) in which the bone marrow produces excess red blood cells.  It occurs in ......

36-38 weeks from conception is considered "full term" - the time at which all of the baby's organs are usually fully ready for life outside of the uterus. The weeks of pregnancy, ......

In order to conceive, you need to have unprotected sexual intercourse around the time of ovulation. In order to know approximately when your ovulation is, determine the length of your cycle. ......

The duration of digestion of meat, depends on the persons metabolism. Some people will digest it much faster than others, it's going to be different for everyone. Normal digestion would take about ......

Many people have symptoms of allergies all year long.  The best way to tell if you have indoor allergies is to see your doctor or an allergist and have some allergy lab tests run.  ......

The Tuberculin skin test, or TB test, is mainly used to screen particular populations that are at high-risk for tuberculosis exposure, such as those with weakened immune systems, those living in confined ......

Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) is an allied health major that can be found at many larger universities. It is often a Bachelor's degree, but is in the process of becoming a ......

The two week wait is the time period between ovulation and the time a woman's menstrual cycle is supposed to begin. It is referred to as the two week wait when ......

In all likelihood, two blue lines on an Equaline pregnancy test mean that you are pregnant. Generally, one line is the test line and one line is the control line. The ......

    Generally, the shower head dispenses the same water as the tap in your kitchen.  Usually, the same administration that provides tap water is also responsible for the removal/treatment before discharge ......

    Diabetes as well as other haematopoietic abnormalities (Thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and anaemia): All     present difficulties for piercing, because they reduce the bodies ability to heal wounds properly. In the case ......

Yes. Condoms and birth control do overlap in their ability to prevent pregnancy. However, condoms have the unique advantage of being able to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including ......

No. 38 weeks from conception is only an estimate of when a woman will give birth. The vast majority of full-term births occur between 36 and 40 weeks from conception, with ......

IVM is a method used to achieve multiple ova during a single cycle without the use of artificial hormones. In a normal cycle, many follicles begin to develop. At a certain ......

Generally, people do not sneeze in their sleep.  Which is kind of weird if you think about it.  I mean, sneezing is a reflex - an involuntary action - right?  Whatever ......

Well, anything is possible.  But it would have to be really bad circulation. And a really deep sleep.  If your circulation is otherwise normal (ie: no neuropathy), then it takes more ......

While there are a number of things that can make you short, there are not many ways to get tall.  Exercise is not one of them.  Stretching does not increase height ......

Bell Peppers come in a variety all with there own variation on the same taste. They should be added to any meal. They can be sauteed, steam, boiled, and grilled and ......

A vegetarian diet can have virtually no cons and will need no supplements if properly balanced.  If you simply stop eating meat and don’t pay attention to a healthy vegetarian diet ......

A blowjob is a term used to decribe oral sex performed on the penis. Although the technique usually involves sucking, rather than blowing, the act of giving fellatio (or, more precisely, ......

Blood transfusions are commonly used to give blood to people who have experienced some kind of trauma which caused a significant amount of blood loss.  This is obviously not the case ......

Kale is one of the healthiest greens out there and you have probably often seen it but never eaten it. If you have ever been to a deli you will have ......

Short answer: we don't know.Long answer:  Appendixes have no known function. There are some theories, but nothing has been proven. It's puzzling, because mostly they just seem to make a few ......

Puppies shouldn't leave Mom until they're at least eight weeks of age, and there are actually some good reasons why veterinarians recommend this.Dogs, just like people, develop social skills as babies. ......

Borborygmus (plural borborygmi) (from Greek βορβορυγμος) is the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals. The word borborygmus is an actual onomatopoeia for this rumbling.The ......

Menstrual cramps can be a very painful thing and unfortunately some women have them much worse than others, and in some they get worse over time.  Menstrual cramps are caused by ......

 When men shave the razor exfoliates their skin, and makes it smooth and youthful looking. It's almost like an microabrasion technique, because it's getting rid of the dead layers. That's why ......

It's usually best to give your body some time to adjust to any new weight loss program before weight starts to come off. Nutritionists tell us that it is healthiest to ......

 The raw food diet is comprised of a philosophy that believes that the human digetive tract is most suited to eating fruits, vegetables, nuts and herbs. While it may be difficult ......

Despite fitness reality shows on TV telling us that we have to work out really hard to lose weight, there are a lot of low impact exercises you can do, which ......

Food allergies or intolerances can be quite common, and they don't always show themselves as skin rashes or a tightening of the throat. Some allergies like the ones to peanut butter, ......

For many of us, it can be hard to drink 8 glasses of water a day, especially if we are used to drinking pop or juice as beverages. It seems that ......

It is important to remember, that everything in moderation are words to live by. Vinegar has a very good cleansing quality for removing dangerous toxins from your system. Individual results vary, ......

There are a number of natural things you can do to treat acne that may only cost you a fraction of what ,edical treatments cost. This is because the root cause ......

To answer your question no! But it may cause you to 'grow up' sooner than you may want. Having sex as a teen is risky business! Although it may seem glamourous, ......

Because you are referring to a very sensitive part of the anatomy,you don't have to be doing anything "wrong" to cause these kinds of marks. If you were engaging in "normal ......

I'm not sure about curing cancer, but as far as preventative methods go, there are quite a few things you can do. One of these is to eat more fruits and ......

It just depends on what type of blood work is ordered.  For example, if the blood work ordered is to get a white blood cell count and check for healthy liver ......

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), is a genus of Herpes viruses; in humans the species is known as Human herpesvirus 5 (HHV-5). It belongs to the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of Herpesviridae. The name means "very ......

Urine has ammonia in it among other things that can cause pain if there are any small cuts or irritations in the urethra.  Aside from that there are 43 other causes ......

The birth control pill called Yasmin contains 0.03mg of ethinyl estradiol, or ethinylestradiol, which is a estrogen, found in almost all modern formulations of birth control pills.  Heavier dosages are made ......

Sunlight provides virtually all the energy in our world. Without it, plants wouldn't grow and we wouldn't have food or daylight. We wouldn't even have fossil fuels such as coal and ......

People grow due to a hormone called the Human Growth Hormone (HGH), which stimulates the liver to produce a protein that helps the growth plate, or cartilage on the ends of ......

Whether you are moving or walking with or without reason your joints are always susceptible to cracks and pops as you use them.  Stretching your joints in ways that they do ......

Consuming a protein shake after any exercise is good, and having protein after strenuous exercise is almost a must.  When you exercise you are stretching and putting a lot of stress ......

Any pain should be a concern, that’s what pain if for, it’s your body’s warning system telling you that something is wrong.  Abdominal pain can be a sign of many things ......

Yes some women have found that when they are pregnant their urine becomes darker and can smell stronger than usual.  There a few potential causes of this.  Pregnant women tend to ......

Yes, your pubic hair may one day turn grey just like the rest of the hair on your body.  It will turn grey for the same reason the hair on your ......

While some reasons for male infertility cannot be overcome, there are some that can be overcome.  You should first and foremost speak with your doctor and find out why your sperm ......

COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.  It is a general term for a group of respiratory trace diseases which cause a limitation to airflow.  Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchiectasis are conditions ......

It really depends on a few factors.  Pregnant women can become diabetic during pregnancy due to a resistance to insulin; this type of diabetes is called gestational diabetes.  Gestational diabetes is ......

Kidney stones are painful little stones that are created in the kidney.  The kidney filters the blood and produces urine, the urine of course being what the body doesn’t want in ......

I’m not sure if you’re referring to doing anything major at all, or if you’re a surgeon and you have these strange feelings afterwards.  Either way you should visit a doctor.  ......

There are many things that could be the cause of the pains that your girlfriend is experiencing.  If the pills that the doctor prescribed are not helping then she should go ......

Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus is a disease that prevents the kidney from concentrating urine, which can easily lead to dehydration.  It is caused by a hormone deficiency, the antidiuretic hormone, or the ......

Gatorade and drinks similar do help hydrate the body better than water.  It is also full of vitamins such as vitamin A, C, E, B5, B12, as well as riboflavin and ......

If you're drinking Gatorade before you work out at the gym it is not harmful for you at all.  The only real concern from drinking too much Gatorade is the sugar ......

There are many rumors of tobacco companies putting things in their filters that make people sick, but the sad story is that there is nothing they could put into a filter ......

It could be an ingrown hair, there are actually a number of things that it could be.  I can tell you for sure that you should not squeeze it if you ......

There are a number of Veet hair removal products and they have slightly different chemical properties.  Or example the formula for mousse is different than the formula for the cream as ......

Fat free products often have not replaced the fat with something that is also harmful to people.  Sugar free products do when they use aspartame, but fat free products usually just ......

It certainly sounds like you’re pregnant, although there are other potential reasons for you to have missed your cycle for two months straight, especially if you’re stressed out about being pregnant ......