Health and Fitness

my son has a lump the size of a small marble and it come in just over night no opening on lump under over tongue

Given the rapid onset and location, the lump most likely represents a benign process called mucocele. A mucocele is thought to develop when saliva (spit) is lost or spilled from the tube-like duct that carries if from the saliva gland to the lining of the mouth. The spill produces a painless lump of spit. It may increase or decrease in size as the body tries to absorb it or more saliva is spilled from the damaged duct. A mucocele is often quite persistent and few resolve on their own. Treatment is based on minor surgical removal, and this is usually performed by an oral (oral and maxillofacial) surgeon.

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FAMOUS FOLLICLES: Scientists have the technology to test Jane Austen’s hair for lethal levels of arsenic.

On April 27, 1817, Jane Austen sat down and wrote her will, leaving almost all of her assets—valued at less than 800 pounds sterling—to her sister Cassandra. In May, the sisters moved to Winchester, England, so the bedridden Jane would be near her doctor. On July 18, only a few days after dictating 24 lines of comic verse to Cassandra, Jane died.

Since at least the 1960s Austen scholars, doctors and fans have tried to retrospectively identify the curious illness that killed the 41-year-old English author. Crime novelist Lindsay Ashford thinks she has finally solved the mystery. Aus

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Nations #1 Respiratory Hospital to Benefit from Extraordinary Fundraising for December 10 Event

A Whos Who of New York City real estate and construction leaders has raised $2.7 million to date for National Jewish Health, the nations #1 respiratory hospital, in connection with the 43^rd annual A Winters Evening Dinner Dance to be held on December 10. The event honors Marc Holliday, Chief Executive Officer of SL Green Realty Corp.

Donations raised for A Winters Evening will support the Holliday Memorial Fund for Lung Cancer Research at National Jewish Health.

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Click here to read more about what UF did to celebrate World Diabetes Day.  

The Fourth Annual World Diabetes Day Photo Contest, sponsored by the UF pediatrics department’s division of endocrinology, was one of the Diabetes Awareness Month events hosted by the UF Diabetes Center of Excellence in November. 

Contest participants submitted photos featuring one or more blue circles, which symbolize diabetes. First, second and third place photos were selected based on creativity and ability of the picture to convey how the entrant advocates for diabetes in his or her daily life. 

to view the winners’ photos as well as other submissions.