Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Your Health
Tennis elbow is a common injury found in tennis players and other sports. The pain is on the outside of the elbow, where the wrist extensor muscles originate, and is usually tender when palpated. The pain is worsened with hand shaking, opening jars, using a knife or fork or even using a toothbrush. Tennis elbow is more common in males, and those in the range of 30-50 years of age. It is important, however, to remember that people outside this age range also get tennis elbow frequently. Tennis players make up the majority of cases, but it is also found among baseball players, gardeners, house or office cleaners, carpenters, mechanics, and golfers.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Geriatrics, Health Tips, Vascular Health
By Jeffrey M. Levine, MD, and Michael Cioroiu, MD, FACS
Up to 40 percent of women and 17 percent of men suffer from chronic venous insufficiency, a condition marked by swollen ankles, and feelings of leg tightness or heavy, tired legs. Chronic venous insufficiency may also be associated with varicose veins, which are swollen, bulging or twisted veins that you can see through the skin. In severe cases, chronic venous insufficiency can lead to non-healing leg ulcers. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Your Health
What is rosacea?
Rosacea is a skin condition in which your face tends to appear red and inflamed with periods of worsening and improvement over months to years. Individuals with rosacea may flush easily or develop what looks like acne breakouts. It can occur in all ages or ethnicities but tends to be most common in white, middle-aged adults.
How common is rosacea?
Rosacea is extremely common with an estimated 14 million Americans suffering from the condition. Some notable sufferers include former President Bill Clinton, J.P. Morgan, W.C. Fields, Rembrandt and Rosie O’Donnell — not to mention Santa Claus and, most likely, Rudolph!
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Your Health
July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month. Here are the most common myths about this disease that I hear from my patients.
Myth:
Children with clefts and craniofacial anomalies do not require specialty care.
Reality:
Patients born with a birth defect involving the head and neck should be seen soon after birth – either in the hospital at the time of delivery or soon after discharge as an outpatient – by a team of expert clinicians from different specialties. In this type of setting, the clinical team can assess what problems exist and how best to improve them.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Your Health
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one person dies from skin cancer every hour in the United States – a good reason why everyone should schedule regular skin examinations. But you may ask, how do dermatologists know when a skin growth or mole needs to be removed?
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Your Health
Melanoma is the deadliest and most preventable skin disease. It is a skin cancer arising from melanocytes, skin cells that carry pigment also know as melanin, which gives skin its color. Melanocytes are the cells that also form benign (non-cancerous) moles known as nevi. The distinction between harmless moles and potentially deadly melanoma can be challenging even for the most experienced dermatologists.
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Tennis elbow is a common injury found in tennis players and other sports. The pain is on the outside of the elbow, where the wrist extensor muscles originate, and is usually tender when palpated. The pain is worsened with hand shaking, opening jars, using a knife or fork or even using a toothbrush. Tennis elbow is more common in males, and those in the range of 30-50 years of age. It is important, however, to remember that people outside this age range also get tennis elbow frequently. Tennis players make up the majority of cases, but it is also found among baseball players, gardeners, house or office cleaners, carpenters, mechanics, and golfers.
