Dr. Ison

Otitis media, or middle ear infection, happens when the usually air-filled space behind the eardrum becomes inflamed and filled with pus.

Bronchitis comes with many misconceptions. Patients and their parents (and sometimes health-care providers) are often confused as to what causes it, how it is caught and what exactly it is.

A parent is awakened by screaming coming from her child’s bedroom.
When Mom runs in, her child looks like he is awake. His eyes are wide open and his pupils are dilated.

According to the CDC’s High School Risk Behavior survey, 59.2% of Kentucky high-schoolers have tried cigarettes at least once.

Children are naturally curious so we expect them to place discovered objects in their mouths.

Sunlight is good. It makes plants grow. We also need brief exposure to it to make vitamin D.

Medications bought without a doctor’s prescription are referred to as being over-the-counter (OTC), but this doesn’t mean that they are harmless.
Over-the-counter medicines for children are required to have labels with directions.

Many years ago I wrote a column on the interactions between daughters and their mothers in the exam room.

Your nose is running, your eyes are itchy and dry and you are sneezing your head off.
Time to visit the allergist, right? Actually, you may want to visit an optometrist.

The word “migraine” comes from the Greek “hemikranion,” because this type of headache usually makes just one side of the front of the head hurt.