Conditions & Diseases

Oti­tis Media, also known as an ear infec­tion, is one of the most com­mon con­di­tions for which chil­dren require med­ical treat­ment. This con­di­tion also affects adults, but to a much less­er degree.

What is Melanoma?

• Melanoma is a can­cer of the melanocytes, which are the pig­ment pro­duc­ing cells of the skin.
• It most com­mon­ly occurs on the skin; how­ev­er, may also be found in the eyes, ears, GI tract, cen­tral ner­vous sys­tem and in the oral and gen­i­tal mucous membranes.
• Melanoma is the most com­mon can­cer in women aged 25 – 29 years and is sec­ond only to breast can­cer in women aged 30 – 34 years.
• This can­cer is more like­ly to occur on areas that are less often exposed and more fre­quent­ly burned, such as the backs of men and the legs of women.
• It can be fatal if it is neglect­ed; there­fore, ear­ly detec­tion and prompt removal of melanoma can save a life.

Unlike Type 1 dia­betes, pre­di­a­betes and Type 2 dia­betes can be pre­vent­ed or delayed if you mod­i­fy your lifestyle. Learn fun, smart ways to help pre­vent the onset of pre­di­a­betes and Type 2 diabetes.

Men can devel­op a vari­ety of uri­nary symp­toms or changes with their prostate gland as they age. Most don’t seek med­ical treat­ment for these issues, treat­ing fre­quent night­ly trips to the bath­room and oth­er symp­toms as an inevitable part of the aging process. Devel­op­ing con­di­tions like benign pro­sta­t­ic hyper­pla­sia (an enlarged prostate), uri­nary incon­ti­nence, over­ac­tive blad­der or low­ered testos­terone lev­els does­n’t mean you should suf­fer in silence. These con­di­tions are like­ly to wors­en over time and if left untreat­ed, can lead to oth­er health prob­lems and have a seri­ous impact on your over­all health. Depend­ing on the sever­i­ty of your symp­toms and their impact on your dai­ly rou­tine, there are treat­ment options avail­able to help. Urol­o­gist, Jagan Kansal, MD, MBA, shares some of the mis­con­cep­tions about these com­mon men’s health con­di­tions and treat­ment that are avail­able so you can enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle as you age.

When check­ing your skin for melanoma, per­haps you think of the dark mole on your back or the asym­met­ri­cal freck­le on your chest. By assess­ing sus­pi­cious spots on your skin, you’re tak­ing the first step to melanoma pre­ven­tion and ear­ly detec­tion. Whether you’re using the Ugly Duck­ling method or the ABC’s tech­nique, it is impor­tant that you and your der­ma­tol­o­gist per­form a thor­ough skin exam­i­na­tion, includ­ing places that might not nor­mal­ly come to mind.

Her­ni­a’s are not imme­di­ate­ly life-threat­en­ing, but they don’t resolve on their own and surgery is need­ed to repair the defect to pre­vent poten­tial­ly seri­ous com­pli­ca­tions. Learn more about a her­nia, com­mon symp­toms and who typ­i­cal­ly expe­ri­ences hernias. 

Accord­ing to the Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety, 1 in 8 women will be diag­nosed with breast can­cer in their life­time. While the biggest risk fac­tors of devel­op­ing breast can­cer are your age and gen­der — oth­er fac­tors that can also increase your risk include genet­ic make­up, personal/​family his­to­ry, dense breast tis­sue and more.

Oncol­o­gist Dr. Nasir Sha­hab shares the basics of this can­cer­ous tumor that can affect the brain or spine.

What bet­ter way to enjoy the warm weath­er than a fam­i­ly pic­nic? When plan­ning your pic­nic there are a few things that you should con­sid­er about food pack­ing, trans­porta­tion, prepa­ra­tion and serv­ing to avoid the risk of food poi­son­ing and relat­ed illnesses.

Whether from overuse or pitch­ing for an extend­ed peri­od of time, elbow injuries are becom­ing more com­mon in both pro­fes­sion­al and ama­teur ath­letes. As a solu­tion for such injuries, Tom­my John Surgery can be rec­om­mend­ed to patients who are expe­ri­enc­ing symp­toms and who have tried oth­er forms of ther­a­py with­out suc­cess. At DuPage Med­ical Group, our providers are trained to treat patients from surgery through ther­a­py, help­ing you get back into the game.