Pregnancy and lactation spark numerous changes in a woman's body, and some of these changes can be uncomfortable or jarring. It's common for breastfeeding women to feel a sensation of heaviness in their breasts and chest. As the breasts fill with...
Almost anything, including foods, animals, medications and airborne substances, can cause an allergic reaction. Allergy symptoms can range from mild to severe, and from localized to systemic. Most allergic reactions are mild and easily treatable,...
With the advent of the Internet and ready access to medical information, both professional and lay, researching illnesses and their symptoms is just a few mouse clicks away. This easy availability of information sometimes makes for arm-chair...
A feeling of heaviness or pressure in your chest while you're jogging can stem from several conditions. But before you start speculating, remember that chest pain, pressure or heaviness can constitute a medical emergency, since those symptoms can...
You never should ignore heaviness in the chest. It is not normal to experience chest heaviness, even during exercise, so take it seriously and consult your doctor promptly. Any exercise and increase of heart rate can bring on symptoms of chest...
Being stressed out all the time can make it tough to enjoy life. Everyone has experienced some form of stress or another and it affects everyone differently. The effects of anxiety can range from serious health problems like heart disease and...
Anxiety is a normal response to stress. Anxiety can be good in that it can motivate one to succeed, meet deadlines or set goals, but when anxiety becomes excessive and overwhelming, it can manifest itself in physical symptoms such as heavy chest...
P90X is a home workout system that promises dramatic results in 90 days if you follow the program, according to Beachbody, the distributor of P90X. The system uses pushups to work the chest muscles, incorporated with either back exercises or...
In some cases, lifting heavy weights may cause chest pain and heart racing, or heart palpitations. Usually, an individual experiencing such symptoms has an underlying problem such as cardiopulmonary disease or hypertension. Using improper form or...
Sumatriptan, the generic name for Imitrex, is a medication that can be prescribed in the treatment of severe migraine headaches. The medicine may also relieve associated symptoms of a migraine such as sound sensitivities, light sensitivities,...
Angina is actually a symptom of a condition called myocardial ischemia. Myocardial ischemia happens when the heart muscle or the myocardium is not receiving the oxygen and blood that is required. Insufficient blood supply is referred to as...
Heart attacks are responsible for more deaths among both men and women in the United States than any other cause, according to the American Heart Association. Heart attacks, also referred to as mycardial infarctions, occur when there is a...
Prempro contains a combination of conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone.These hormones treat certain symptoms of menopause. Prempro can also help prevent osteoporosis, or thinning bones, in postmenopausal women. Drugs.com advises against...
Progesterone is a naturally occurring hormone that regulates ovulation and menstruation in women. According to Drugs.com, progesterone vaginal is used in fertility treatment to increase levels of the hormone in the body. It can also be used to...
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women each year in the United States according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. But due to improvements in medical care and awareness of signs and symptoms,...
The generically named medication darbepoetin alfa is marketed in the United States with the brand name Aranesp. Physicians may prescribe the drug to help increase the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow. The Mayo Clinic reports...
If your body is lacking a sufficient amount of estrogen due to menopause or conditions such as ovarian failure, your doctor may prescribe Premarin. This is a combination of estrogens that helps relieve the symptoms of menopause and prevent...
Imitrex is a medication used to treat headaches, especially migraine headaches. Drugs.com explains that it is believed to work by narrowing the blood vessels around the brain and reducing the substances in the body that trigger symptoms associated...
Chest congestion is a feeling of tightness or heaviness in your chest, which may be accompanied by a productive or dry cough, wheezing and difficulty breathing. Chest congestion may be the result of an infection, such as a cold, flu or bronchitis,...
Zoladex is the brand name of a generic drug called goserelin, which is a synthetic hormone. It is primarily used to treat prostate cancer in men, endometriosis in women and advanced breast cancer in premenopausal and perimenopausal women. A...
Angina and heartburn are completely different conditions, but may have similar symptoms at times. Many patients with severe heartburn commonly seek emergency treatment, thinking it may be life threatening, the Cleveland Clinic notes. Angina,...
Lybrel is a combination hormone birth control pill that is made of progesterone and estrogen. The hormones prevent pregnancy by preventing ovulation, thickening of the cervical mucus and altering the lining of the uterus, according to Drugs.com....
Hiatus hernia, also called hiatal hernia, occurs when part of the stomach pushes into the chest cavity. The condition may happen because of weakening tissue in the stomach area and it is common in people older than age 50, MedlinePlus explains....
Angina is a medical condition caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Individuals with angina may suffer an angina attack and experience sudden, or acute, symptoms. Cedar-Sinai Medical Center informs that angina symptoms generally appear...
A heart attack is a serious medical emergency that requires immediate attention. If you don't know what the signs and symptoms are, you may miss out on an important window where you can be treated--and the damage to your heart may be minimized and...
Chest congestion can occur as part of a respiratory infection such as bronchitis, influenza or the common cold. Chest congestion can make it very hard for a person to breathe or it may accompany a dry cough. Using a decongestant can help loosen...
Merck Manuals, an online medical library, reports that angina occurs when the heart's workload and oxygen needs are not being met. The Mayo Clinic reports that angina causes chest pain, and pressure, squeezing, or heaviness in the chest. Angina is...
Apri is the brand name for the oral contraceptive drug called desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol. This combination form of birth control works by inhibiting ovulation, causing changes in the cervical mucus. This makes it harder for sperm to enter the...
Angina occurs from decreased blood flow to the heart, which reduces the amount of oxygen circulated to the brain, lungs and body. Angina can develop in people who already have cardiovascular damage from conditions like arthrosclerosis. Symptoms of...
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