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When you have a child who decides to participate in competitive sports, you may worry about the potential injuries they may suffer while engaging in those sports. What you may not know is that concussions are among the most prevalent and potentially most troublesome sports injuries around. And while it is impossible to completely prevent your student athlete from ever sustaining a concussion when playing sports, there are steps you can take to ensure that you can identify the signs of concussions and get your child the treatment they may need to properly recover from a concussion.

If you suffer from chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis, you may find that regular consumption of pain-relieving medications is the only thing that brings even temporary relief. You may still be reluctant to rely on these medications long-term, particularly if you've developed osteoarthritis at a relatively young age and fear you'll be facing decades of chronic pain until you're eligible for a total knee replacement. Fortunately, there is now a relatively non-invasive treatment option that can help increase the range of motion in your knee and decrease the amount of pain you experience on a regular basis.

Having acne is never an enjoyable experience. If you wake up with a gigantic zit on your chest or up near your shoulder, not only are you going to be irritated but you're also probably going to be in pain, especially if you are wearing a bra and its straps or cups land right on the zit. Here are some tips for getting rid of chest acne. 1. Shower Immediately After Any Activity That Causes You to Sweat

Floaters are a fairly common eye condition, and they tend to get worse with age. While floaters are generally not serious, they are sometimes a sign of a retinal tear, which can lead to blindness. For that reason, you don't want to ignore floaters, especially if they suddenly increase in number or size. Here are a few things you should know about eye floaters.  What They Are Eye floaters are small dark spots that cross your field of vision.

Bringing your new bundle of joy home is one of the most precious moments in your life. You waited months for your newborn to arrive. While you thought everything would be simple, there comes a time when parents have to deal with something not being right with their little ones. At that point, a trip to the doctor might be in order to make sure it is nothing serious and help you learn how to deal with what might be ailing your little one.

As you age, you may start to notice that your skin is no longer as tight as it once was. This is due to both genetics and environmental factors you encounter. Wrinkles and saggy skin can be depressing when you're checking out your face in the mirror. These are attributed to collagen loss. Even at the age of 20, you will start to lose collagen. While these symptoms are common in women, it doesn't mean you have to just live with it.

Keratoacanthoma is a benign skin tumor that looks similar to squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. Here are five things you need to know about it. What are the signs of keratoacanthoma? Keratoacanthomas are smooth and dome-shaped and usually appear on parts of the skin that get a lot of sun exposure like the face, arms, or hands. These tumors are very small at first and may be only one or two millimeters in diameter when they first appear.