When I was a girl growing up in the 60s and 70s, our home didn’t have a ‘pantry’. We had cupboards. The thought of having a dedicated room to store food was something that...
The thyroid gland, which is located in the front of the neck just below the voice box, is responsible for making hormones which affect the way the body utilizes energy, the...
What Is Endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a medical condition in which a particular type of tissue which normally lines the walls of the uterus also grows outside the uterus. This...
If you detect a lump in your breast during your monthly self breast exam, one possible cause is an accumulation of fluid in the breast within a breast cyst. Breast...
What is bursitis?
First of all, what is a bursa? Well, a bursa is basically a sac around a joint. This sac is normally filled with a small amount of fluid. The...
The diaphragm is a muscle which separates the chest from the abdomen. There is an opening in the diaphragm allowing the esophagus, tube that carries food from the mouth to...
From women who are breastfeeding to those who are not, nipple discharge can be an alarming subject. The normal anatomic structure of the female breast includes ducts (tubes)...
Have you ever had a ringing in your ears? The medical term for that swishing noise is tinnitus. Estimates place the number of Americans affected by tinnitus at over 30...
Many people have heard of the word 'gout' without realizing it is one of many different types of arthritis. Gout classically presents as acute pain in the great toe. Patients...
Depression is one of the most common reasons women seek medical attention. Depression is a true medical condition. Telling a person who is clinically depressed to “...
