Rep. Jason Lewis, R-Minn., who narrowly lost his suburban House district south of the Twin Cities last Tuesday, wrote in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., killed the GOP House majority when he voted down the “skinny” Obamacare repeal bill last July. Instead of getting conspicuously offended by… Read More »
There is a high prevalence and incidence of hypertension (raised blood pressure) among HIV-positive people starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa, according to research published in PLOS One. A fifth of people were hypertensive when they started ART and a further 15% developed hypertension during follow-up. Traditional risk factors, including age over 40 years… Read More »
A cough is a common phenomenon of the respiratory tract to expel out irritants, foreign particle, dust etc. from the air passage. However, there might be several other reasons contributing to a cough you are experiencing right now. One such factor is acid reflux. In this article, we will analyze if a cough you are… Read More »
Photo Credit Getty Images When girls come in for their physical exams, one of the questions I routinely ask is “Do you get your period?” I try to ask before I expect the answer to be yes, so that if a girl doesn’t seem to know about the changes of puberty that lie ahead, I… Read More »
Created in response to the challenge of wound management in the community care sector in Singapore, the CARES4WOUNDS wound management application was developed and pilot-tested with 25 patients at Ren Ci Hospital and Tetsuyu Healthcare since November 2017, with good initial results. The hospital is the first in the Intermediate and Long Care (ILTC) services… Read More »
It is a scary illness, not just for parents but for doctors, too: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) causes sudden weakness and loss of muscle tone in the arms and legs and can go on to cause even more serious problems. It’s not just the symptoms that are scary. It’s also scary because we don’t know… Read More »