Danger-Low

• Plummer’s Disease – A Small Mass That Causes Lots Of Trouble (As Seen On House MD)

  Thyroid Gland 19.10.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

  Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!) On episode 3 of season 8 (named “Charity Case”), altruist millionaire Benjamin Byrd collapses in the street right after he …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Endocrinology, House

• Hoarding–When Your Possessions Take Over (As Seen on House MD)

  Brain 24.04.2011 2 Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

  Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!)

  
  On episode 18 of season 7, called “The Dig”, a science teacher has symptoms matching Q fever (we’ll cover this …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, House, Psychiatry

• Chilblains (Pernio)–How Exposure To Cold Can Cause Lesions on Your Toes

  Skin 13.04.2011 No Comments

  

  This is a guest post by Dr. Ido Weinberg.  Ido is a Vascular Medicine physician trained in the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.  He founded and operates a Vascular Medicine evidence based website – www.angiologist.com.

  Danger …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Vascular Surgery

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – How the Intestines Can Affect Your Whole Life

  Intestine 26.12.2009 1 Comment

  

  Danger level: Low

  What is it?

  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition of the digestive system causing pain and a change in bowel habits.

  Who gets it?

  It’s estimated that as much as 10-20% of …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Gastroenterology, Internal-Medicine

• In The News – What’s Hepatitis A and How to Avoid It

  Liver 22.07.2009 No Comments

  

  As reported by The Huffington Post this week, a McDonald’s food handler at a Milan, Illinois, restaurant was carrying the hepatitis A virus, and allegedly exposed up to 10,000 people to the virus. What does this mean for the infected …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Internal-Medicine, News

• Tension Headache – The Toll We Pay for a Stressful Living

  Brain 01.06.2009 No Comments

  

  About 90% of headaches are caused by one of three conditions: migraines, cluster headaches and tension headaches. Today we’ll cover the last one.

  Danger level: Low

  What is it?

  Tension headaches (or tension-type headaches) are the …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Neurology

• Migraine Headaches – How To Tell If Your Headaches Are Life Threatening, and What You Can Do About Them

  Brain 02.04.2009 12 Comments

  

  Danger level: Low

  What is it?

  Migraine headaches are the second most common  type of headache. It affects many people, causing periods of pain and sometimes debilitation.

  Who gets it?

  More than 23 million people in the United States …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Neurology

• Vitiligo, or Why Michael Jackson Has Turned White

  Skin 21.03.2009 10 Comments

  

  Danger level: low

  What is it?

  Vitiligo is a disease in which there are patches of white skin. 

  Who gets it?

  It happens to 1-2% of people worldwide. About 30% of those have a family member with the disease….[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Dermatology

• Osgood-Schlatter Disease – You Should Know It If You’re A Teenager Doing Sports

  Bone 17.03.2009 9 Comments

  

  Danger Level: Low

  What is it?

  Osgood-Schlatter is a disease that causes inflammation and pain in the knee.

  Who gets it?

  Children who are physically active, around the ages of 10-15 (especially in sports). It used to be more …[More]

  Tags: Children, Danger-Low, Orthopedics