Leg pain and chest pain do not typically occur together. However, there is a connection between leg pain and heart health, so a person may experience both of these symptoms at the same time. If a person is experiencing chest pain, they should seek medical attention immediately as it may indicate a heart attack. In… Read More: Chest pain and leg pain: Are they connected? »
The grief of losing an unborn baby is impossible to imagine. To suffer more than one miscarriage is almost more than flesh can bear. There are various research projects under way that are trying to fathom why miscarriages happen at all and one possible cause has been found by Warwick University researchers. They believe a… Read More: Miriam Stoppard: Diabetes drug could help end the pain of… »
It’s no secret that men and women are different. Diane Halpern, Ph.D., past president of the American Psychological Association, wrote an academic text, “Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities.” Bruce Goldman, science writer at Stanford,1 reported in the preface to the first edition that:2 “At the time, it seemed clear to me that any between-sex differences… Read More: Males and females react differently to the same pain »
Vaginal pain can be a temporary symptom of infection or injury. Or, it can be a chronic symptom with no known cause. Persistent vaginal pain with no clear cause is called vulvodynia. It is a common gynecological condition, affecting up to 16% of women in the United States. Fear or embarrassment may keep a person… Read More: Vaginal pain: Causes and how to treat it »