I was eating my lunch when I read this article, published today, about the diversity and sheer number of bacteria found on hands. A study from the University of Colorado showed that not only were bacterial counts …
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Perforated eardrum from vigorous nose blowing
Ok, so you’re probably wondering what on earth there is to learn about nose blowing. Actually, how you blow your nose is important.
Everyone blows their noses differently. Some are honkers, …
First of all, the ‘flu virus is responsible for influenza, a viral upper respiratory illness that hospitalizes up to 200,000 and kills about 36,000 people in the USA each year.
The flu is different from other …
Isn’t this just frustrating for those of us trying to lose weight? The common belief is that eating 3500 fewer calories per week or burning off that same amount in exercise, results, ipso facto, in …
Ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol) combined in one pill provide greater pain relief in documented osteoarthritis in a study published in Annuals of the Rheumatic Diseases, this past October.
What interested me was that 3 grams …
The Occupy Wall Street hunger strike, which began on Dec 3,2011, has not gained much traction – in fact it’s not clear that it is still ongoing. But it does raise an interesting question about …
Dizziness can be the bane of medical practitioners because it can be a challenge to figure out the underlying cause of this very common symptom. Essentially, the practitioner must determine if the cause is central …
There are several treatment options for people who suffer a vertebral compression fracture due to osteoporosis: kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty.
Kyphoplasty involves the use of an inflatable bone tamp into the fractured vertebra to elevate the fractured …
A small study of endurance athletes found that cardiac damage confined to one ventricle of the heart occurred immediately after a race. This condition largely resolved after one week.
Endurance athletes, defined as marathon runners, endurance …
A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine compared the 2 leading statins, Lipitor and Crestor, to see which one had the greatest impact on reducing the volume of plaque build-up. In …
This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.
This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
