GeneralHealth

Parents of young children are all too familiar with the symptoms of the most common type of ear infection, called acute otitis media. The kids tug at painful ears and run a fever; they’re irritable and have trouble eating or sleeping; they may have balance problems and difficulty hearing, and fluid may drain from their ears.  read more »

Today’s most popular teen hangout really packs ’em in. In fact, you can meet more than 110 million people there on any given day. And they can show up in disguise, so they can pretend to be anyone they want to be.  read more »

Just as with adults, childrens’ eyes are their window on the world around them. Which is why it’s crucial that you make sure your child’s eyes are healthy and functioning properly.  read more »

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) advises parents to take their children to the dentist when the first tooth appears—generally between 6 and 12 months. In any case, the appointment should not be later than age 1.  read more »

For the third time in five years, Knoxville, Tenn., is ranked the #1 Asthma Capital™ – the most challenging place to live with asthma in the U.S. – by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).  read more »

Joey “Pants” Pantoliano was a mess. The wiry character actor, best known as the hotheaded mob lieutenant Ralph Cifaretto in the HBO show “The Sopranos” was losing weight he didn’t need to lose.  read more »

The summer of 1990 changed my life. I was commuting from New Jersey to Manhattan to attend summer school college classes, and I had a part-time job at a press-clipping bureau doing tk. From the outside, my life looked like that of a typical 20-year-old girl.  read more »

Four years ago, author Richard M. Cohen wrote Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness … A Reluctant Memoir (HaperCollins 2005). It’s a vivid account of Cohen’s struggle with multiple sclerosis and colon cancer, and it was a best-seller.  read more »

Despite his French-sounding name, Michel Nischan is from Illinois, and in many ways he’s an all-American guy. Nischan and Paul Newman were introduced by the actor’s daughter Nell, who thought Nischan could advise her father on his plans to open a restaurant.  read more »

Baltimore resident Christine Miller, 32, has spent much of her life looking for detours around rheumatoid arthritis (RA). “Instead of playing soccer, I was on the swim team.  read more »