Don’t shrug off shingles
Harvard Health Blog If you had chickenpox as a kid, there is a good chance you may develop shingles later in life. “In fact, one in three is predicted to get shingles during their lifetime,” says Anne Louise Oaklander, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Nerve Unit at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. The same varicella-zoster virus […]
The Kid’s Doctor: Rashes from poison ivy, oak and sumac reaching their summer peak
By Sue Hubbard, M.D. www.kidsdr.com Here at the height of summer, with everyone spending more time outside, I’m seeing a rising wave of patients with contact dermatitis (rashes) after coming into contact with poisonous plants. While allergies are slowing down a bit with the hotter weather, hikers, campers and kids just playing in the yard […]
