Why is your skin crusty? Thanks to TV, you’ve likely heard the word psoriasis before. However,...
Demystifying Your Health 2019
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...
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
What is it? Congenital conditions are those that people are born with. Some are obvious and some...
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...