We’ve all been there, either as a child, as a parent or as a patient ourselves. You wake up one morning and find a bit of goo oozing from your eye. The eye is pink and maybe itchy. After cleansing the eye thoroughly, you wash your hands (after all, you don’t want to spread those ...
The discovery of antibiotics was a turning point in the history of the modern world. Antibiotics have given us a powerful way to fight and win against bacterial infections and diseases. There is no argument that the discovery of antibiotics has been one of the most important milestones in the history of health care. That ...
I recently purchased a product containing the ingredient Triclosan in my never ending quest to find the best face wash for the occasional breakout. I have had plenty of experience with salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide, but triclosan was new to me. I hit the Internet and began my research to find out what it ...
Dry socket is a condition that occurs after you have had one or more teeth removed. The blood clot that forms over the site of the extraction dislodges; the resulting dry socket leaves bone and nerves exposed to outside forces. Dry socket can be a very painful experience, and occurs in approximately five percent of ...