The problem of opioid addiction now affects us all. For me, the biggest shock came when one of my patients, former National Football League quarterback Erik Kramer, tried to commit suicide after his 18-year-old son, a high school quarterback, died of a heroin overdose.[1] It’s a vivid illustration of the way the ripples from drug […]
Choosing to have plastic surgery is an important decision. So is selecting a board-certified plastic surgeon. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), established in 1931, is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. Whether you’re considering cosmetic or reconstructive plastic surgery, you want the skill of an ASPS Member Surgeon—a doctor with […]
People’s chances of living longer have been increasing dramatically for decades. But, that seems to have slowed recently, a new worldwide study has found. The sharpest decline has come in countries that already had the shortest life expectancy, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. They said the […]
New data — presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, held in Chicago, IL — suggests that consuming low-calorie sweeteners could put people at risk of metabolic syndrome. Are low-calorie sweeteners worse for health than they seem? Around 34 percent of adults in the United States have metabolic syndome, the umbrella […]
Dampness key cause of asthma in children The largest-ever worldwide study of the link between damp homes and respiratory and allergic conditions has significant implications for New Zealand children’s health. The study is from phase two of a worldwide collaboration, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), involving 46,000 children in 20 […]
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A person’s heart should beat with regular intervals, much like the second hand on a clock. An arrhythmia is when there is a problem with the heart’s rhythm, or it beats irregularly. Sinus arrhythmia is one type of arrhythmia. In this article, we look at what a sinus arrhythmia is, how it is diagnosed, and […]