eDocAmerica Health Tips

As you might expect, a lot of people have been avoiding the doctor’s office due to fear of being exposed to COVID-19.  Some people have even delayed or just done without care for medical problems that are considered urgent or even emergencies.  There are some obvious reasons why this might…

This has definitely been a very peculiar year! And here we are again, starting a new school year with a lot of questions and not all of the answers. One important question is what will the new school year be like? We know it is very important for children to…

Tired? Stressed? Depressed? In Chronic Pain? Get moving. No matter your physical capacity, there’s an activity suited for you. Of course, you can buy expensive exercise equipment for your own home gym, or when you feel it’s safe, make use of that gym membership. In the meantime, don’t let a…

We all know that taking care of your teeth is important and we have all been told that we need to brush and floss our teeth regularly for good oral health.  Flossing your teeth regularly is an important factor to help prevent gum disease.  Did you know that taking good…

You might have never heard about this word, maybe you’ve heard it multiple times, or even heard it said differently such as Infantigo. But what is this skin infection called Impetigo? What is Impetigo? Impetigo is a very common skin infection seen mainly in children that is usually caused by…

Sarah Miller had been a high school history teacher for nine years. She’d always liked the school administration and her colleagues. But in mid-March 2020, the pandemic hit, and Sarah, like all teachers at her school, was sent home to teach classes remotely. Little by little, the COVID-19 crisis began…

As a young boy growing up in a coastal Florida city, the threat of hurricanes was frequent and distressing.  Several Category 4 hurricanes slammed their way through our neighborhood. I distinctly recall watching three towering pine trees in our front yard crash to the ground within minutes of each other,…

Last week we talked about the symptoms and causes of contact dermatitis.  Today I want to talk about how contact dermatitis is diagnosed, how it can be prevented, and how to treat it. How do we diagnose contact dermatitis? Much of the diagnosis is made based on the appearance of…

Contact dermatitis is a rash caused by direct contact with a substance that either irritates the skin or causes an allergic reaction within the skin.  Although the rash is not life-threatening, it can be very uncomfortable. Many different substances can cause contact dermatitis as we will talk about below.  Recently,…