You’ve probably had at least one ear infection in your life.  In fact, a 2006 study on ear infections found that almost 9 million children and teens in the United States contracted an ear infection that year.  Ear infections are more common in children than adults and are among the main reasons families visit a […]

The skin is the largest organ of our bodies and acts as the primary combat zone when it comes to warding off pathogens (disease-causing organisms) from outside.  The skin is only millimeters thick, even at its densest part. Yet those few millimeters of thickness are robust enough to protect our bodies against external aggressors. When […]

Epistaxis, also known as a common nosebleed, is characterized by bleeding from the nasal mucus membranes. More simply put, a nosebleed is bleeding from the tissue inside the nose.  While a nosebleed can look pretty scary, they are minor and will stop on their own in most cases. Sometimes blood can go down the throat […]