You may have waited weeks to get in to see your doctor, and now that you are there, the clock is ticking. You have taken time out of your busy schedule and are paying hard earned money for this visit, as your insurance deductible has not yet been met. How do you get...
MRSA, or Methicillin-resistant Staph aureus, is a bacterial infection which is becoming more frequent worldwide, largely due to the overuse of antibiotics. What makes it problematic is that many common and widely prescribed antibiotics, such as amoxicillin and...
The thyroid is a gland in the front portion of your neck which generates a hormone that helps your body produce energy. Approximately 10% of adults will develop an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) some time during their life. The risk of hypothyroidism is...
Ouch! Once you get a cold sore blister, odds are quite high that it will recur in the same spot over and over again for the rest of your life, sometimes up to a dozen times a year. Known as herpes labialis, it is caused by the same kind of virus that causes genital...