If you have a family history of prostate cancer, get regular checkups and tests for BPH, including a digital exam of your prostate by your physician. The use of a screening test, such as a ptostatic-specific antigen, or PSA, test, is still controversial, and its results are unproven.
Whenever I feel a hard nodule in a [...]
If your doctor determines that you have diverticulitis, you will need to be hospitalized. In addition, you will not be able to eat solid food or drink liquids for several days, since you will need to rest the bowel to clear up the condition. You will be given intravenous antibiotics and fluids, and a CAT [...]
Description and Possible Medical Problems
We’ve all been thoroughly trained to believe that any mass that suddenly appears anywhere on the body must be cancer, an attitude that often results in unnecessary visits to the doctor’s office. The good news is that if a mass suddenly appears on your sternum, it’s probably not a serious health [...]
If your doctor discovers you have polymyositis, dermatomyositis, or polymyalgia rheumatica, he will probably prescribe the corticosteroid prednisone to help reduce pain and inflammation. Prednisone will also help lessen the skin rash and inflammation that accompany dermatomyositis. Prednisone works by reducing inflammation in the blood vessels and tissues by increasing the body’s tolerance to the [...]
Chains of lymph nodes run along the side of the neck from the ear to the shoulder. Lymph nodes feel like small peas under the skin. If they’re swollen, they may also be painful to the touch, and you may also have flulike symptoms, such as nasal congestion, fatigue, and overall aches and pains. Feel [...]