How it’s diagnosed : If you have a smaller varicocele, your doctor might ask you to stand, take a deep breath and hold it while you bear down (Valsalva maneuver). This helps your doctor detect abnormal enlargement of the veins. Clear indications to repair a varicocele in adolescence include progressive testicular atrophy, pain or abnormal […]
Month: April 2018
Health, Vitality, and Courage
During the dark years that followed my diving accident, I deviated from my wholesome eating habits. This deviation was partly due to my limited control over my diet, as I lived in a hospital or a group home. It was also due to my reduced health-consciousness. Largely disgusted with life, I was proportionally hedonistic and […]
Medical research news by MedicalAdvise
Weight loss and health advice by MedicalAdvise? A face mask can make a public statement. You’ve undoubtedly observed people marching in the streets with masks that match their cause. A mask is more visible even than a t-shirt for that purpose, and it is infinitely malleable to the occasion. At another level, though, wearing a […]