Category: Anatomy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Does Acupuncture Work for Back Pain? Back pain sufferers may already have the answer that researchers are continually attempting to substantiate. An estimated 3 million …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Are Kidney Stones Hereditary? According to the National Library of Medicine, though it is unclear if an inheritance pattern exists for kidney stones, the overall …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Does Evening Primrose Work for PMS? A review of the clinical studies that tested the benefits of evening primrose oil or EPO for treating premenstrual …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading Bacterial Causes of Food Poisoning According to the National Institutes of Health, bacteria are the leading cause of the 48 million cases of food …
Reading Time: 5 minutes How to Prevent Age Spots Since age spots are strongly related to chronic sun exposure, preventing age spots is as simple as protecting your skin …
Reading Time: 4 minutes How Can I Treat Wisdom Teeth Pain? The wisdom teeth are the final teeth in the adult dentition to emerge, usually in the late teen …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Are Glasses and Contact Prescriptions the Same? Glasses and contact prescriptions are not the same. Here’s why: Jump Ahead Contact Lens Prescriptions versus Eyeglass Prescriptions …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can You Exercise After a Chemical Peel? You should not exercise directly after a chemical peel. A chemical peel is designed to remove layers of …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Do Birth Control Pills Expire? Jump Ahead What Happens to Expired Medications? Since 1979, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required that drug …
Reading Time: 5 minutes What Is Insomnia? The American Academy of Sleep Medicine characterizes insomnia by the following: Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. Jump Ahead How Much …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is Food Poisoning Contagious? Food poisoning is contagious depending on the contaminant that caused it. Generally speaking, if food poisoning is caused by a virus …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Will Glasses Fix a Lazy Eye? In some cases, glasses will fix a lazy eye. Glasses can be one component of an overall treatment plan …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Lemon Juice and Baking Soda for Gout – Which Is Better? Bottom Line: When it comes to lemon juice and baking soda for gout, studies …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can Coffee Help Asthma? Coffee with caffeine can help asthma by slightly improving airway and lung function for a few hours. How Coffee Helps Asthma …
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Link Between Insomnia and High Blood Pressure If you have high blood pressure and suffer from insomnia you may be interested to know that …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Who Gets Kidney Stones? Kidney stones, one of the most common urinary tract disorders, are responsible for more than half a million visits to the …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Is There a Connection Between Menopause and Insomnia? Yes, there is a connection between menopause and insomnia. In fact, sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, are one …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can Endometriosis Return After a Hysterectomy? Endometriosis can return after a hysterectomy. According to one research study, 62% of the study participants who had a …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why Do Feet Smell? Feet smell due to the overgrowth of bacteria. Sweaty feet are the source of foot odor. Each foot has over 250,000 …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can a Sinus Infection Cause Tooth Pain? A sinus toothache is a dental pain caused by a sinus infection. This pain around the teeth is …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Does Fish Oil Help Gout? According to a 2019 study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology, dietary omega-3 may work prophylactically to prevent gout …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Where Do Shingles Appear on the Body? Though shingles can attack any part of the body, the virus is most often seen on the chest …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Does Beer Cause Gout? According to one study, the answer is an emphatic yes. Drinking 2-4 beers per week increases gout risk by 25%. Drinking …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can a Sinus Infection Cause Neck Pain? The symptoms of a sinus infection depend upon which of the sinuses are infected. Neck pain is associated …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Is Milk Bad for Acid Reflux? Whole milk is bad for acid reflux. Drinking milk may temporarily buffer stomach acids to make you feel more …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Does Eating Before Bed Cause Nightmares? Eating a late-night snack is not always a catalyst for nightmares but can increase the likelihood. Eating increases the …
Reading Time: 6 minutes There are several categories of birth control, but the two that carry possible side effects are hormonal birth control methods and barrier birth control methods. …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Are Nightmares Hereditary? Nightmares can be hereditary. If you suffer from chronic nightmares and the common catalysts, such as stress and medications, have been ruled …
Reading Time: 3 minutes What Is the Difference Between Glasses and Contact Prescriptions The prescription your eye doctor gives you for contacts is slightly different from the prescription he …
Reading Time: 6 minutes How Do Glasses Work? It may surprise you to learn that if you wear glasses, you are in the majority. In the United States, the …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Do We Have Birthmarks? Why do some people have birthmarks while others don’t? Several factors contribute to the appearance of birthmarks, including ethnicity, genetics, gender, …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Can a Sinus Infection Cause a Sore Throat? A sinus infection produces a postnasal drip, which has the potential to cause a sore throat. A …
Reading Time: 5 minutes When Is Bronchitis Contagious? Bronchitis is contagious during the period that the infection is still active. Acute bronchitis caused by a virus is the most …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Does Hair Color Affect Static Electricity? If all variables are constant, hair color does not affect static electricity. In other words, if you rub a …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can Acid Reflux Cause Coughing? Jump Ahead The Difference Between Acid Reflux and GERD Acid reflux is medically referred to as gastroesophageal reflux (GER). GER …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can You Get Food Poisoning from Cheese? You can get food poisoning from cheese. In fact, the number one cause of listeria outbreaks is cheese. …
Reading Time: 4 minutes What to Eat After Food Poisoning Jump Ahead Test Your Body’s Tolerance When experiencing nausea and vomiting, a glass of water often won’t stay down. …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Eye Problems Caused By Sinus Infections Ethmoid sinusitis is an infection of the ethmoid sinus behind the eye and can cause pain, pressure, or headache …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Endometriosis Cause Weight Loss? At a Glance Many studies have established a link between lower body mass index (BMI) in women with endometriosis compared …
Reading Time: 3 minutes How long does it take from ovulation to implantation? Jump Ahead What Is Ovulation? When your hypothalamus detects low estrogen levels at the beginning of …
Reading Time: 4 minutes What Is the Rarest Hair Color? Red is the rarest hair color. Only 1% – 2% of the entire world’s population naturally have red hair. …
Reading Time: 3 minutes What Causes Gray Hair? While graying hair is one of the earliest and most noticeable signs of aging, few people outside the health and beauty …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Does Waxing Reduce Hair Growth? Waxing does reduce hair growth. The waxing procedure literally rips your hair right out of the follicle. This causes damage …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Baking Soda for Acid Reflux Using baking soda for acid reflux is an old folk remedy, but its value in treating heartburn has been verified …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can You Get Food Poisoning from Eggs? You can get food poisoning from eggs. The most common type of food poisoning from eggs is Salmonella. …
Reading Time: 4 minutes How to Wax Eyebrows Because waxing removes the follicle’s full hair, it is one of the most effective hair-removal methods. But waxing isn’t for everyone. …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Vinegar for Age Spots and Other Natural Remedies Natural remedies for all ailments, including cosmetic corrections such as fading age spots, have been passed down …
Reading Time: 4 minutes How Long Do Kidney Stones Take to Pass? Jump Ahead Average Length of Time for a Kidney Stone to Pass A kidney stone that is …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Can Women Get Kidney Stones? Women can get kidney stones. Men are more likely to develop kidney stones, but the incidence rate for women is …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can Acid Reflux Cause Chest Pain? Jump Ahead What Is Acid Reflux/GER Acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux (GER), happens when the lower esophageal …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Is Ginger Good for Acid Reflux? Jump Ahead Benefits of Ginger Ginger has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times. Today, ginger is used …
Reading Time: 6 minutes There are many birthmark meanings steeped in superstition and folklore. Before the advances in medical science, superstitions were used to explain every occurrence – from …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can Acid Reflux Cause High Blood Pressure? Jump Ahead Acid Reflux May Cause Low Blood Pressure According to one study published in April 2008 in …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Does Acid Reflux Cause Headaches? Research has indicated that those who regularly suffer from acid reflux have a higher prevalence of headaches than those who …
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you are looking for specific foods that help reduce acid reflux, check out this list of foods to eat and foods to avoid. Knowing what …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can Acid Reflux Cause Bad Breath? Acid reflux can cause bad breath. Many studies have refuted the fact that acid reflux, also called gastroesophageal reflux …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Different types of birthmarks fall into two categories-pigmented birthmarks and vascular birthmarks. Pigmented birthmarks occur when you have more pigment on one part of your …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can You Shower with Shingles? Keeping the skin clean is important when you have shingles, but the blisters’ pain may become irritated by a shower, …
Reading Time: 3 minutes How Often Should You Get a Chemical Peel? How often you will need to get a chemical peel depends on the type. Chemical peels are …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Most birthmarks do not require treatment. However, for those that do, there are a variety of professional birthmark removal methods that modern physicians perform. The …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Who Invented Glasses? The first inventor of eyeglasses opted to keep his invention secret. Alessandro della Spina can be credited with their introduction to the …
Reading Time: 3 minutes The history of eyeglasses is an interesting journey. Many credit Alessandro di Spina for introducing glasses in Italy in 1280, but there are earlier accounts …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can glasses cause headaches? Glasses can cause headaches in people who wear them for several different reasons. Most instances where glasses cause headaches are due to …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Glasses Correct Vision? Glasses can not correct vision. Glasses will correct sight and vision while wearing them but do not correct the cause of …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Does Astigmatism Require Glasses? Astigmatism does not always require glasses. Corrective lenses are required only in cases where the cornea’s curvature is severe enough to …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can Glasses Hurt Your Eyes? Glasses can not hurt your eyes if you are an adult. They may be harmful to children. In adults, wearing …
Reading Time: 2 minutes How Long Does PMS Last? Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by several symptoms related to a woman’s menstrual cycle. They occur a week or two …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Natural Ways to Help PMS There are natural ways to help PMS that have helped many women control the emotional and physical symptoms that they …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Difference between PMS and PMDD The differences between PMS and PMDD are often difficult to distinguish. Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder are conditions that …
Reading Time: 2 minutes What Does PMS Stand For? PMS stands for Premenstrual Syndrome, which is defined as a group of syndromes linked to the menstrual cycle. Jump Ahead …
Reading Time: 2 minutes How Many Days Does PMS Last? The symptoms of premenstrual syndrome or PMS can last anywhere from five to fourteen days before menstruation or bleeding …
