Urinary Tract Infection

I will be the first to admit that I don’t know the difference between an espresso and a cappuccino. I don’t understand what a latte is and I certainly don’t speak French. Sometimes, I even have a difficult time ordering coffee at certain...

Once again, another year has gone by! The older we get, the faster each subsequent year seems to pass and the more New Year’s resolutions we make. Honestly, I feel blessed each year to have the opportunity to look back on another year passed. I...

It is almost Thanksgiving again. Does your family sit at the kitchen table and go around to let each family member say what they are thankful for this past year? This year, don’t forget to give thanks for your pets. I am sure if our pets could...

Most people are familiar with kidney stones and probably know someone who has experienced the pain of passing one of these stones. The most painful part is passing the stones from the kidneys through the ureters and into the urinary bladder. Dogs are...

Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425. The University of Maryland Medical Center charged $9,045...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 7-year-old son wets the bed most nights. He doesn't have accidents during the day. I'm wondering if I should have him seen by a physician, or if this is considered normal for some children. ANSWER: Bed-wetting is very common in...

For 15 years, Lauren Stutman sought relief from her debilitating bladder pain. She saw more than 10 doctors, many of whom would assume she had a urinary tract infection and send her away with Ciproflaxin. But the antibiotics didn't help, because Stutman...

The trouble began in early January 2012, when Hershey, my then nearly 11-year-old chocolate Lab, developed the first in a series of urinary tract infections. Eventually, the problem worsened to include full-blown incontinence, with Hershey waking up in...

UTIs, urinary tract infections, are common elderly health concerns. When you are caring for someone who has a UTI or a history of UTIs, you need to be informed. Learn what UTIs are, learn the signs and symptoms, how to prevent them and when to notify the...

Q: My daughter is 2 years and 5 months old and keeps getting sick! This is the fifth time in less than a month. I took her to the pulmonologist, and she was prescribed Xopenex. She got better for almost a week, [then] got a 103 fever from out of the...

When it comes to circumcision, the top U.S. pediatricians group is saying the "snip" show a clear health benefit for newborn boys. The American Academy of Pediatrics says circumcision can lower the risk of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS and...