One or two skin tags in one thing, but Dr. Robert Dickson wonders what triggers formation of a plethora of skin tags (or seborrheic keratoses) in certain individuals.
The study drew from more than 13,000 people 50 years and older living in urban areas who are taking part in the larger national Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
For most of our history as a species, the ways in which we have treated our aches, pains, illnesses, infections and diseases was remarkably crude and, in many cases, lacking in scientific understanding.
OCD is estimated to occur in approximately 3% of children and adolescents. But how do these kids compare with non-clinical controls when it comes to dealing with frustrating tasks?
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats we face today. It’s often blamed on the overuse of antibiotics, and for a good reason. But there’s another major factor quietly driving this crisis that doesn’t get as much attention: low vaccination rates.
