Urinary tract infections (UTI’s) are extremely common, affecting 11% of women over the age of 18 at least once a year and are most common between the ages of 8-24. UTI’s have a great tendency to recur. Recurrent UTI’s are defined as 3 episodes within the last 12...
If your doctor finds you have high blood pressure you will probably be put on blood pressure medicine and/or diuretics to bring the blood pressure down. These are important life-saving medications which we may need if the blood pressure is out of control, but we...
There are two main forms of fatty liver disease: Alcoholic Liver Disease: this results from heavy drinking and causes accumulation of fat in the liver. Moderate drinking is defined as one drink a day for women and up to two drinks per day for men. About 5% of people...
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the United States. It accounts for 1/3 of all the deaths, which basically means 1 death every 40 seconds from heart disease even though so many people are on statin drugs to lower their cholesterol and are following...
Peripheral neuropathy occurs from damage to the nerves located outside of the brain and spinal cord, known as the peripheral nerves, and frequently starts in the hands and feet, but can also affect other parts of the body. People describe the pain as stabbing, burning...
Hives are a painful condition which creates welts on the skin that itch and burn. These welts are usually the size of a quarter and can appear suddenly and anywhere on the body, even on your face, lips, tongue, throat and ears. There are basically two types of hives:...
