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While we all expe­ri­ence occa­sion­al sleepy days, fatigue is often defined as an increased need for sleep, dif­fi­cul­ty ini­ti­at­ing activ­i­ty, reduced capac­i­ty to main­tain activ­i­ty or feel­ing tired from sim­ple tasks.

While most peo­ple are aware of the health risks asso­ci­at­ed with smok­ing tobac­co, it remains the lead­ing cause of pre­ventable death in the Unit­ed States today. Decid­ing to quit smok­ing is the first step towards achiev­ing a longer, health­i­er life. Oncol­o­gist, Samir Desai, MD, shares the health ben­e­fits of quit­ting and tips to help you achieve a smoke-free life.

Dur­ing the win­ter months, your nose might not be the only thing feel­ing stuffy. As tem­per­a­tures drop, we keep doors and win­dows closed and use fur­naces to keep our hous­es warm. Over time, the lack of fresh air can reduce the air qual­i­ty indoors, caus­ing upper res­pi­ra­to­ry symp­toms and, if you suf­fer from asth­ma, more fre­quent or severe attacks. Board-cer­ti­fied aller­gy, asth­ma and immunol­o­gy spe­cial­ist, Dr. Andrey Leonov, shares tips to main­tain the air qual­i­ty in your home this winter.

The Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety esti­mates that near­ly 80,000 adults will be diag­nosed with blad­der can­cer in the Unit­ed States this year. Depend­ing on the stage of blad­der can­cer and oth­er fac­tors, there are dif­fer­ent treat­ment options. Com­mon­ly; surgery to remove part, or all, of the blad­der may be rec­om­mend­ed, which is called a cystectomy.

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.