Psoriasis, What Happens When Skin Cells Mature Too Quickly
Psoriasis is not dandruff. The month of August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, so let’s get that off the table right away. Shampoo from the supermarket won’t do anything. We mention that first because of the roughly 20,000 children under 10 years of age that are...
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National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
That is a mouthful as a headline. And that is the point, isn’t it? We are trying to draw attention during National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month in July to the mouth and face. Cleft lip and craniofacial conditions are birth defects that...
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Scoliosis Disrupts Physical & Emotional Lives of Children
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that an estimated 6-9 million people suffer with in America. While that is distressing enough, coping with scoliosis is compounded by the fact that it most often shows up during childhood growth spurts. This is a time...
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May Is Awareness Month for Neurofibromatosis, a Disease With 3 Distinct Disorders
Diagnosed most often in children and young adults, Neurofibromatosis (NF) occurs worldwide and in all races, ethnic groups and both sexes. It does not discriminate. Not a contagious disease, it is best described as a set of complex genetic disorders affecting almost...
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April is National Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month!
Our immune systems are composed of white blood cells. Think of them as Marines. Created in the bone marrow to travel through the bloodstream and lymph nodes, they protect and defend our body against attacks by "foreign" invaders such as bacteria, fungi, and germs. But...
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