Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono) Symptoms, Treatment, Causes, Diagnosis, Definition
Facts you should know about mononucleosis (mono) An Epstein-Barr virus is the most common cause of infectious mono although there are other illnesses that produce similar symptoms. This infectious disease can be spread by saliva, and the incubation period for mono is 4-8 weeks. Infectious mononucleosis (mono) is a contagious illness typically caused by the Epstein-Barr […]
Help! My Kid Started Preschool And Now They’re Always Sick
It’s all too common: A toddler starts attending day care or preschool and suddenly it seems like they always have a runny nose, a cough or worse. Experts estimate that children contract six to eight upper respiratory infections on average each year. As a parent, you may feel helpless in what seems like an endless […]
Impetigo Treatment, Symptoms, Causes, Definition, Pictures & Types
12 Common Childhood Skin Disorders Impetigo can be confused with other skin infections, including cellulitis (a deeper infection) and even ringworm. Causes of common childhood skin disorders include: Impetigo Ringworm Chickenpox Contact dermatitis Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease (coxsackievirus) Scarlet fever Fifth disease Sixth disease (roseola) Click to read the full 12 common childhood skin disorders with pictures […]
ED Meds Linked to Higher Risk of Ocular Adverse Events
Regular users of common medications for erectile dysfunction (ED) are at a higher risk for ocular adverse events, according to a large cohort study. Among over 200,000 men using phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5Is), the adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) for the composite endpoint of serous retinal detachment (SRD), retinal vascular occlusion (RVO), and ischemic […]
5 Things You Need To Know About Hepatitis B
1. Hepatitis B is more common than you think Photo provided by Getty Hepatitis B is a viral infection and the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide². If left untreated, hepatitis B could be fatal. In fact, one in four individuals with hepatitis B could die from either liver failure or cancer. Although there is […]
How to Treat Thrush in Babies & in Adults, Symptoms, Causes & Home Remedies
Thrush in newborns and infants is common and usually not harmful.Source: Getty Images How to treat thrush in babies and adults Infants, toddlers, and children with thrush often do not require treatment. In children who have thrush for more than a few weeks, a child’s pediatrician may prescribe antifungal nystatin (Mycostatin, Nilstat, Nystex) drops. Treatment for thrush […]
What Is the Main Cause of a Yeast Infection? 8 Home Remedies
Diaper rash in infants, babies, toddlers, and children is caused by Candida, the most common type of fungus. Signs and symptoms of diaper rash is red, elevated skin that may be visible under and in the creases of the skin, groin, or anus. Yeast diaper rash is not painful. Treatments for diaper rash include antibiotic […]
Anxiety Can Cause Burning Or Tingling In Your Face. Here’s What Helps.
Dealing with anxiety is more common than most people realize, but accepting how frequently it may happen is only the first step. Understanding what anxiety is and how it manifests, is crucial in the treatment and management of this mental illness. One of the physical ways anxiety shows up? Facial burning or tingling. Advertisement Facial […]
Common household cleaner can boost effort to harvest fusion energy on Earth
Scientists have found that adding a common household cleaning agent — the mineral boron contained in such cleaners as Borax — can vastly improve the ability of some fusion energy devices to contain the heat required to produce fusion reactions on Earth the way the sun and stars do. Physicists at the U.S. Department of […]
Lymphoma cell metabolism may provide new cancer target
Aggressive and relatively common lymphomas called diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) have a critical metabolic vulnerability that can be exploited to trick these cancers into starving themselves, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell’s Ithaca campus. The researchers, whose study was published Dec. 13 in Blood Cancer Discovery, showed […]