Alicia Verity

The internet is ripe for medical information overload. If you are predisposed to hypochondria then the internet is a breeding ground for the electronic version — cyberchondria.

"Don't make the same mistake I did! One spider bite can turn into a life threatening staph infection!"

Michelle Obama is doing hula hoops at the White House to raise fitness awareness and in other corners of our country we have the creation of the Krispy Kreme doughnut cheeseburger complete with bacon that clocks in at 1,500 calories

The Computed Tomographic Scan (CT Scan) has been the darling of diagnostics for Internal Medicine since its introduction. Conditions that once required an invasive procedure such as a laparoscopy for diagnosis could now be diagnosed from a seemingly innocuous scan. The CT was non-invasive, fast, and painless and considered completely safe.

Should I nix the nuggets or call the Colonel? Consumer Reports latest study indicates that two-thirds of tested chickens purchased at supermarkets nationwide harbored salmonella and/or campylobacter, the leading bacterial causes of food borne disease. Believe it or not this is an improvement from a similar study done two years ago in which they estimated 80% of the chicken supply to be contaminated. So how careful must I be with my chicken?

No longer are women willing to accept the changes of their bodies after childbirth and many have the money and resources to turn back time. Pregnancy takes a toll on your body, especially your breasts and abdominal area and the mommy makeover can help restore these areas back to your pre-child bearing self.

The beginning of a new work week can cause a case of the blues for many people but according to recent research from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1 in 20 Americans over the age of 12 suffer from a clinical state of depression