You can download this article as a PDF (English, Spanish). Winter is here, and with it the rain, snow and ice. The colder and darker months also bring unique safety ...

Injuries to the lips and mouth Includes inner cheeks and the roof of the mouth (hard and soft palate) Front of the mouth includes the tongue. Also, includes the flap under the upper lip (frenulum).

Live bed bugs hide and are not usually seen. Close inspection of the mattress may find some. They are ¼ inch (6 mm), flat, oval shaped, reddish-brown bugs. Suspect bed bugs if over 3 red bumps in a ...

Too much earwax can cause rubbing of the ear or poking in the canal. A piece of ear wax can become dry and hard in the ear canal. This creates a feeling that an object is in the ear. Complete blockage ...

Swallows an unusual but harmless, non-solid substance Swallows a bad-looking, bad-smelling, or bad tasting food Swallows a non-food substance Ate food or drink that is spoiled or has set out at room ...

The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

Average body temperature is around 98.6° F (37.0° C) A fever is an elevated body temperature with these readings: Rectal, Forehead or Ear temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher Oral (mouth) ...

Swimmer's itch is caused by a very tiny parasite. You can only see it with a microscope. It gets into the skin of humans by mistake. The rash and itching are the body's allergic reaction to parasites ...

Yellow or green discharge (pus) in the eye The eyelids are stuck (matted) together with pus after sleep After being wiped away, the pus comes back during the day Often caused by a bacterial eye ...

Definition. Bacterial infection of the umbilical stump with spread to the skin around it. It's a medical emergency. How Often. 1 out of 200 newborns. Symptoms. Redness spreads around the navel. The ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the mosquito's saliva. While it's sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Only female mosquitoes bite. They need a blood meal to produce eggs. The ...

The medical name for painful cramping during a girl's period is dysmenorrhea. Normal cramps happen in over 60% of girls. This cramping is caused by strong muscle squeezing of the uterus. This is ...