Demystifying Your Health 2019

Psoriasis

Why is your skin crusty? Thanks to TV, you’ve likely heard the word psoriasis before. However,...

Rosacea

Why is your face red? You’ve probably seen people who have a red face and, sometimes, small red...

Varicose Veins

Why are your veins misshapen? You’ve probably seen someone with large, dark-colored veins in their...

Male Breast Cancer

Yes, it does happen! Almost everyone is aware that women can get breast cancer. Did you know that...

Undescended Testicle

What does this mean? The day has finally arrived…your son was just born! He looks perfect and...

Epididymitis

What is wrong with your groin? One morning you wake up and notice that it hurts while you’re...

Infertility

Why does it happen? With somewhere between 10 – 15 % of couples in the United States struggling to...

Pregnancy

What should you expect? You think you might be pregnant, but how do you know for sure? Once you...

Ovarian Cyst

Why is your abdomen hurting? You wake up one morning and notice that you have sharp aching...

Osteomyelitis

What’s going on with your bones? You probably are aware that your body can get infections, but did...

Brittle Bone Disease

Why do your bones break so easily? Recently, there was a movie that featured a character whose...

Scoliosis

Why is your child's back misaligned? One day you’re looking at your child from across the room and...

C. Diff

What is it? You’ve been sick recently and just finished the last of your antibiotics. You feel...

Colitis

Why is your stomach hurting? You wake up one morning because your stomach is hurting and all of...

Crohn’s Disease

What is going on with your stomach? You come to realize that lately you’ve been having stomach...

Moles

When should you be concerned? Most of us have at least a few moles because they are fairly common....

Dehydration

Why is it so dangerous? Since it’s summer, you’re probably taking advantage of the weather and...

Motion Sickness

What causes it? You’re excited because the time for your cruise vacation has finally arrived! You...

Sunburn

Why is it so bad for your skin? Who doesn’t love being outside in summer? There are so many...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Is it the cause of your rash? You just got back from enjoying a camping trip and notice that you...

Rabies

What is the risk? When you hear the word rabies, you most likely picture an animal that’s foaming...

Lyme Disease

What is it? You’ve spent the day outside enjoying the beautiful summer weather. Unfortunately,...

Canker Sores

What are they caused by? One afternoon when you’re having your snack, you notice that there is a...

Gingivitis

What's causing your gums to bleed? One evening before you go to bed, you’re brushing your teeth...

Abscessed Tooth

What's wrong with your tooth? You wake up one morning and notice that one of your teeth is sore...

Impetigo

What's causing those sores? One morning, your child wakes up and you notice that they have small...

Diaper Rash

Why does it occur? If you have kids, there’s a good chance that at some point, they’ll probably...

Colic

Why is your baby crying? Sure, babies cry…a lot! That’s their way of communicating their needs....

Schizophrenia

Are the things that you're seeing or hearing real? Every day we rely on our senses to provide us...

Bulimia

Why do you keep throwing up? Some people may think that bulimia is the opposite of anorexia...

Anorexia Nervosa

Are you "really" fat? For most of us, we can tell when we are overweight and could lose a few...

Arteriovenous Malformation

How serious is it? An arteriovenous malformation involves an abnormality of the smallest part of...

Pulmonary Hypertension

Why is this a problem? When you hear the word hypertension, you probably know that it means high...

Croup

Why is your child coughing? There is no question that kids get sick. Sometimes, it’s just a...

Tuberculosis

Why is it so dangerous? When you hear the word tuberculosis you probably don’t think much about...

Pertussis

Why is it so dangerous? Recently, there have been several commercials on TV advertising for adults...