Hearing Aids

Hearing aids are electronic, battery-operated devices that can make sound louder. A microphone receives the sound and converts it into sound waves. The sound waves are then converted into electrical signals.

Alcohol Use and People with Diabetes

Alcohol can lower blood sugar levels to the point of hypoglycemia. Keep careful track of your blood sugar levels when drinking alcohol, because certain diabetes medicines also lower blood glucose levels.

Disorders of the Thyroid

Detailed information on disorders of the thyroid, including hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease, toxic nodular goiter, thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, thyroid tumor, hypothyroidism and pregnancy, postpartum thyroiditis, and thyroid horm

Viral Infections of the Skin

Detailed information on the most common viral infections of the skin, including cold sores, molluscum contagiosum, shingles (herpes zoster), and warts