You have a hole in your head. Actually, you have several. You, your children, and everyone else. These holes are called sinuses. These dratted air pockets in your skull can fill with puss and cause sinus…
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It’s that itchy, scratchy time of year. Today our guest blogger, dermatologist Mary Toporcer MD, gives us hints on how to combat dry skin. For the past 21 years, Dr. Toporcer has practiced general…
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A common question that many parents ask us in the office is “How can I help my overweight child?” Our newest podcast provides six simple rules for healthy eating. Listen in to…
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Dr. Dave, a friend of Dr. Kardos, is a physician in a Student Health Center at a respectable college in a large city. Here is an alarming, yet typical, scenario involving binge drinking…
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The other day when Dr. Lai asked a dad in her office how his college freshman son was doing, the dad replied that he was in a state of shock. The…
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A friend of mine who has no children commented to me that many people tell him, “You just can’t know happiness until you have children of your own.” However, I know several…
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I wash my hands about sixty times a day, maybe more. This in combination with cold Pennsylvania fall air leads to chapped hands. It’s a sure sign winter is approaching when patients…
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Drs. Kardos and Lai advise parents on what they can do for their tired teen. Although we all enjoyed an hour’s extra sleep this past weekend with the resetting of the clocks,…
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Even after over a decade in pediatrics, teens always surprise me. Last week a junior high student came into a checkup with the scabbed hand pictured in the photo above. Apparently there…
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I’ve heard some interesting things about milk over the years. I am going to share with you three myths about milk that I heard when I was a kid and I still…
