Description and Possible Medical Problems Though midlife adults commonly complain of having dry eyes, eyes that water excessively are also frequently seen. When one or both eyes won’t stop watering, the problem can be caused by a number of conditions, most of which are easily treated. Entropion is a condition in which the lower eyelid [...]

I remember having a microbiology professor in medical school who refused to admit he was going bald. Memorizing all those elements was bad enough, but the teacher refused to admit that he was going bald. So he combed the few remaining strands over the top of his shiny pate and hoped we wouldn’t notice. We [...]

Description and Possible Medical Problems Some people get their headaches most often in the late afternoon or evening, after the stress of the day finally hits them. Other people, however, are prone to headaches in the morning, and though the pain might be just barely there, the headache is often brought on by a cough [...]

Confusion can also be caused by a new medication or a combination of medications. Elderly adults are especially prone to medication-induced confusion because of the tendency to mix sleeping medications and antidepressants or other medications, either prescribed or those purchased over the counter. Have you ever seen an elderly man or woman in the park [...]

Medical advances like the development of anesthesia, the electrocardiogram, and the first crude X rays entered in the wake of indoor plumbing and sewage waste management; these two benchmarks of civilization directly resulted in a drop in the number of infectious diseases that were usually fatal. After World War II, the way medicine was practiced [...]