If you’re unsure whether your chest pain is heart-related, it’s best to consult a doctor. In general, musculoskeletal pain is more likely to get worse if you touch your chest in a certain spot ...

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When people think of a heart attack, they often picture severe chest pain as the primary symptom. While this is a common sign, many individuals may experience other symptoms that can indicate a ...

Even with a healthy lifestyle, it's hard to completely avoid gastrointestinal issues. But the good news is that when you are ...

Even the slightest movements caused a searing chest pain, but it was way worse when I took deep breaths. I’ve pulled a muscle before, and this was not that. Or was it? Or—yikes—could I have ...

The abdomen, or stomach, is the area below the chest that contains the liver, kidneys, and parts of the digestive system. The location, duration, and type of upper stomach pain all provide clues ...

Along with pain, stiffness, and body aches, joints affected by RA are often warm to the touch. They may also become ... Many people do not realize that chest pain and shortness of breath can ...

The first man in space actually inspired Soviet composer Alexandra Pakhmutova to create this 1965 song. It was incredibly popular in the USSR and was most well known from Maya Kristalinskaya’s ...

A bed can make or break how your body feels when you wake up in the morning, which is why the best mattress for back pain is ...

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Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. Acute nociceptive pain is induced by noxious stimuli, and is often a result of an intense or potentially damaging stimulus.