If one corner of your big toe has started to throb every time you put on a shoe, an ingrown toenail is the likely cause. It happens when the edge of the nail grows down…
Hot tub folliculitis is a bacterial skin rash caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a germ that thrives in warm, poorly maintained hot tub water. It comes with a frustrating built-in delay: the skin looks fine right…
Food left out in the Florida heat doesn’t stay safe for long. In this heat, bacteria reproduce quickly. A cookout left exposed too long can lead to serious health issues by evening. Food poisoning is…
A cotton swab is most people’s first instinct when an ear feels blocked, but it often just pushes the wax in deeper. If you’ve been trying out home remedies and still feel like you’re hearing…
Nobody wants to talk about hemorrhoids, but plenty of people are dealing with them. As a common adult condition, the symptoms of hemorrhoids can range from mildly irritating to severely disruptive. It’s a good idea…
It doesn’t take much force to injure a toe. When the joint bends farther than it should or absorbs a hard impact, swelling can develop and persist well after the initial injury. If the area…
A lingering cough can do more than irritate your throat. After several days of forceful coughing, you might feel soreness along your ribs or chest, and that discomfort can make it hard to sleep or…
A sore throat by itself is unpleasant enough. When ear pain enters the picture too, it can be harder to tell where the discomfort is coming from or what’s causing it. Because the throat and…
A cough usually fades as the underlying illness resolves. When it stretches past three weeks, though, it becomes more than an inconvenience. A lingering cough can stem from infections, allergies or irritation in the airways,…
Not all ear pain means an infection. A ruptured eardrum can follow a cold, a loud sound, or even a cotton swab — and the symptoms don’t always start right away. If you’re noticing muffled…
