NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness and even sunburn can [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Erin Westaway, ND Infertility is typically diagnosed after a couple has not been able to conceive or maintain a pregnancy after several months of unprotected, well-timed [...]

Tolle Causam Sharum Sharif, ND In my general, primary care practice, 1 out of every 4 patients has a skin disorder/condition. As many of you know, treating skin conditions/disorders can be [...]

Vanessa Ferreira, ND Student Scholarship – 2nd Place Case Study Herpes zoster, or shingles, is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). This virus, which [...]

Nadia Arora, ND Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a clinical entity that has been revisited and characterized many times yet remains elusive. The disease was first described and named in 1884 by [...]

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) The skin is the largest organ of elimination of the body, one way for the entire body to clear the burdens of toxicity that have accumulated day to day. When [...]

Ronald Steriti, ND, PhD Herpes zoster is a painful vesicular eruption caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). It is marked by inflammation of the posterior root ganglia of the spinal or [...]

Juliette Soihl, ND Three viral infections of the skin commonly seen in general practice are Human Papillomaviruses (HPV), Human Herpesviruses (HSV) and Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV). While [...]

David Hogg, ND I find herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections one of the most easily treated infectious diseases. Although I’ll be focusing on genital herpes in this article, the same treatment [...]

Deanna Berman, ND I have been seeing more and more women with what is generally termed “Vulvar Dystrophies”. These are noncancerous conditions that affect the skin around the outer area of the [...]