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 ...

Forcing a struggling child to take any medicine can lead to vomiting or choking. Using a better technique can sometimes get rid of the child's resistance. Doctors can sometimes replace a bad-tasting ...

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 ...

Sting from a scorpion Onset of local pain and tingling after a scorpion is seen in the area The main symptoms are pain, tingling and numbness at the sting site About 85% cause only local symptoms at ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...

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 ...

Age less than 6 months old Ear pain or crying like in pain Discharge is yellow or green, cloudy white or smells bad Clear drainage (not from a head injury) lasts more than 24 hours You think your ...

Increased size of one or more lymph nodes. Most are in the neck. Also, includes swollen lymph nodes in the armpit or groin It's larger than the same node on the other side of the body Normal nodes are ...

Any cut that is split open or gaping needs sutures. Cuts longer than ½ inch (12 mm) usually need sutures. On the face, cuts longer than ¼ inch (6 mm) usually need to be seen. They usually need closure ...

Toe pain from sharp corner of toenail cutting into surrounding skin. Redness and swelling around the corner of the toenail is usually present. The area may drain pus or yellow fluid. The red area is ...

Most spider bites cause local pain, redness and swelling. It's much like a bee sting reaction. A few spiders (such as the Black Widow) can cause a more severe reaction. Helpful if spider seen on the ...

Swallows a non-food solid object Adult suspects an object was swallowed Includes object found in the stool with no history of it being swallowed. Sometimes, a young child swallows an object when no ...