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The Itch That Comes With Winter

February 17, 2015 By Dr. Carol 15 Comments

quinn.anya via Flickr

quinn.anya via Flickr

The other day my daughter exclaimed while pointing at my neck, “Mommy! You have all these red scratch marks on your neck!”

I had been absent mindedly and half heartedly scratching at the driest parts of my body- the base of my neck and between my shoulder blades. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Body Health, D, E, Health Chats, I, Library, W, X Tagged With: atopic dermatitis, dematitis, dry skin, eczema, xerosis

Move Over Breast Cancer; The New Cancer of Young Women Is…..

October 14, 2014 By Dr. Bola 17 Comments

benessere via Flickr

benessere via Flickr

It is an established fact that our risk for cancer increases as we age. We all are going to die of something, right?

One type of cancer seems to be bucking that trend in that it is affecting the young more than the elderly. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Body Health, C, Library, N, R, T, X Tagged With: cancer, CAT scans, CT scans, radiation exposure, thyroid cancer, thyroid mass

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