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Most plan­tar warts aren’t a seri­ous health con­cern, but they may be both­er­some or painful, and they can be resis­tant to treat­ment. You may need to see your Podi­a­trist to treat and remove plan­tar warts.

Most Der­ma­tol­o­gists prac­tic­ing in the Unit­ed States are mem­bers of the Amer­i­can Acad­e­my of Der­ma­tol­ogy. Der­ma­tol­o­gists indi­cate this by plac­ing FAAD after their names. FAAD stands for ​“Fel­low of the Amer­i­can Acad­e­my of Dermatology.”

The main pur­pose of the 20-week preg­nan­cy ultra­sound is to ensure that your baby is devel­op­ing nor­mal­ly, not to reveal the gen­der of your baby. It eval­u­ates your baby’s growth, devel­op­ment and deter­mines how your preg­nan­cy is pro­gress­ing through the use of sound waves.

One of the most com­mon preg­nan­cy-relat­ed skin dis­eases is a con­di­tion called Pru­rit­ic Urticar­i­al Papules and Plaques of Preg­nan­cy (PUPPP). This dis­ease most often affects women who are preg­nant for the first time, and recur­rences with sub­se­quent preg­nan­cies are uncommon.

When your erec­tion falls flat, you need real and hon­est infor­ma­tion on what to do. Ignore those mir­a­cle cures and ran­dom Google search­es; get seri­ous about fix­ing your prob­lem and talk to a doctor.

Eye­lid der­mati­tis, or a rash on the eye­lids, is a very com­mon skin con­di­tion. Eye­lids have the thinnest skin of the whole body so they are most sus­cep­ti­ble to irri­ta­tion. Eye­lid der­mati­tis presents as dry, red, itchy skin and can have many causes.

A healthy diet and phys­i­cal activ­i­ty are key to a high metab­o­lism and calo­rie burn­ing. Some­times, it’s just dif­fi­cult to do though. Here are a few every­day ideas to kick-start your metab­o­lism and burn extra calo­ries through­out the day.

Accord­ing to the Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety, rough­ly 8,000 men will be diag­nosed with tes­tic­u­lar can­cer in the Unit­ed States this year. Tes­tic­u­lar can­cer is a rar­er form of can­cer, but instances have been on the rise. Luck­i­ly, if caught ear­ly, tes­tic­u­lar can­cer can be treat­ed successfully.

How­ev­er you choose to feed your baby, mak­ing sure your lit­tle one is receiv­ing the prop­er nutri­tion can be a hard, chal­leng­ing, yet reward­ing jour­ney. At DuPage Med­ical Group, we are lucky to have two expert lac­ta­tion con­sul­tants’ on-staff, pro­vid­ing com­pas­sion­ate and com­pre­hen­sive sup­port to moth­ers and their babies. 

The win­ter sea­son is a com­mon time when seri­ous injuries from ice-relat­ed falls inevitably occur. Icy, snowy sur­faces are a major cause of ankle sprains and frac­tures, and it’s crit­i­cal to seek prompt treat­ment to pre­vent fur­ther dam­age that can pro­long recovery.