by Alfred Poor | November 10, 2015 | General News, Medical
Between 6 and 12 million children suffer from head lice infestations every year in the U.S. alone. They spread through direct contact (lice and their eggs die within a day or two if they fall on the ground), so it’s common for them to affect children in...
by riddhi | October 28, 2015 | General News, Medical
According to Centers of Disease Control (CDC), 18.7 million adults suffer from asthma, a condition that affects lungs and causes repeated attacks of wheezing, chest tightness, breathlessness, and coughing. Many people use inhalers to deliver medication for maintenance...
by Alfred Poor | July 10, 2015 | Health, Medical
Last month, Goldman Sachs published a report, “The Digital Revolution comes to US Healthcare.” A story in Business Insider provides some of the details from the report, including projections of more than $300 billion “in the near future.” This...
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by Alfred Poor | March 10, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
In case you missed it, Apple made some announcements yesterday. They talked some more about the Apple Watch, but you still can’t buy one. You can’t even order one until next month. So we’ll wait a bit longer before we discuss what impact it might...
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by Alfred Poor | November 5, 2014 | Medical
According to the makers of Alvio, asthma is the third-leading cause for hospitalization of children under the age of 15. Children with asthma miss a total of 14 million school days a year. Some studies have shown that when patients can exercise their breathing and...
