ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION WITH LOSS OF SEXUAL DESIRE: TREATMENT
April 9th, 2009
If you’re having problems with your erection, the first step is to relax. If you’re concerned that your inability to maintain your erection is because you physically can’t, here’s a strange but simple test. Since men almost always get an erection during REM sleep, take a strip of postage stamps and attach it around your [...]
CONSTIPATION, CHRONIC: DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS
April 9th, 2009
I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t been constipated at some point in his or her life. The problem, however, is that we all have a different definition of what constipation is. Some people say they have a bowel movement once or twice a day and think that’s typical, while others think a bowel movement [...]
BODY SIGNAL ALERT SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ACUTE, UPON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS
April 9th, 2009
The body is a funny thing. It can accept a sedentary lifestyle for many years, usually with no ill effects. Then suddenly, as if to make up for decades of being taken for granted, it will rebel, almost as if to make you atone for the lack of attention you’ve paid it. One of the [...]
BODY SIGNAL ALERT SKIN, PALE
April 9th, 2009
Description and Possible Medical Problems I’ll bet that when you were a child and not feeling well, your mother placed her hand on your forehead, announced that you were looking pale, and then sent you to bed. It’s true that when we are young and become sick, it is not uncommon to become pale. In [...]
TONGUE, VEINS ON
April 9th, 2009
Description and Possible Medical Problems As we age, we become more aware of the minute changes in our bodies, from that slight ache in the knee that now comes after a brisk walk, to the gray hairs that seem to multiply with great regularity. You’ll probably notice veins on the surface of your tongue that [...]