5 Things You Need To Know About Erysipelas

Erysipelas is a bacterial skin infection that affects the upper layers of your skin. It is related to cellulitis, an infection that affects the deeper layers of your skin. Here are five things you need to know about erysipelas. What are the symptoms of erysipelas? If you have erysipelas, you will have a bright red rash on your face or on your limbs. This rash has raised, well-defined borders. These well-defined borders help to distinguish erysipelas from cellulitis. Read More 

Getting To The Heart Of Your Chest Pain

The last time you exercised, your chest hurt enough to make you see your doctor for a checkup of your heart. There are a number of reasons why your heart might complain by creating your chest pain. Here are some of the common forms of heart disease and how your cardiology doctor will find the problem. The Healthy Heart Your heart is a large muscle that pumps blood through your body. Read More 

The Multidisciplinary Approach To Dyslexia: Brain, Ears, And Eyes

Since it was first identified in 1881, many theories have been put forth about the causes of dyslexia, from the brain struggling to choose a dominant hemisphere to visual memory that would not properly hold information about letters and words. Today, with advances in neuroscience and brain imaging, scientific understanding of dyslexia has progressed greatly. And part of what has been learned about dyslexia is that it is a complicated disorder, affecting different people in different ways; it may involve vision, memory, language processing, and even auditory processing and hearing. Read More 

What You Need To Know About Addiction Recovery

Dealing with an addiction is very serious. Addictions can change the whole way you think about yourself and life. All of a sudden relationships, things you once loved, and people have no satisfaction for you; all you crave is your drug of choice. This is why it is so important that you get professional help for your addiction. Although, it will be a hard recovery, recovery is possible. Here are some things you need to know about addiction recovery. Read More 

5 Things You Need To Know About Antihistamines

Allergies are annoying, even if the most serious symptom your allergies cause is a runny nose. Fortunately, you don't have to learn to live with your allergy symptoms since many treatments are available, including antihistamines. How do antihistamines work? When you're exposed to something you're allergic to, like pet dander or pollen, your body produces a chemical called histamine. The role of histamine is to protect your body from the allergens, but unfortunately, it also causes the symptoms of allergic reactions. Read More