Ringworm is an infection caused by a fungus, not a worm. It can affect a person’s scalp or body. Ringworm is not highly contagious but can be spread through very close, prolonged physical contact. A fungal infection of the groin is commonly known as jock itch. If the fungal infection is on the foot […]

You’ve got a what? Where? Was my first reaction back in the fall of 1999 when a student entered my office and told me he thought he had an infection. I had asked where? He said that over the weekend he had got a piercing in his penis.
Well I know I turned twelve […]

Cutting, a rather new phenomenon to me, seems to be spreading like wildfire. I saw my first case about 5 years ago. Now, I have about 4-5 cases yearly.
I recently read that about 1% of the American population deal with sadness, depression, a feeling of hopelessness, by cutting. I have seen cuts on […]

In October of this year I almost lost my father.
He lives with us and on a Friday night (pizza and movie night) we as usual had pizza for our evening meal.  That night my dad went to bed early. I went down to check on him Sat. morning and he had been sick all night. […]