Did your home team make the Super Bowl this year? If so, congratulations! Also, you may be more likely to get the flu. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s actually a super interesting phenomenon! The findings come from a study just published in the
IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION….all of that screen time IS affecting your eyes. I see it daily in my office – complaints of headaches, irritated eyes, and blurry vision that will come and go – all signs you may be spending too much time viewing a screen. We
Are you pregnant or thinking of getting pregnant? You might want to change your mind about your “baby moon” destination. It’s all over the news, but just a month ago no one in North America had really heard of it. Yet if you live in South
Well it’s New Years, and everywhere you look there are ads for the “NEW YOU” or articles about “DROP THE WEIGHT FAST” and “HOW TO KEEP YOUR RESOLUTIONS.” I don’t know about you, but all of this hype surrounding New Year’s resolutions makes me anxious! Why
[spacer height="20px"]Some days it’s evident I learn more from my patients than they do from me. It’s one of my favorite parts about being a physician – patients of all ages and from all walks of life end up in front of me daily. I’m
[spacer height="20px"]Recently I had to undergo an outpatient procedure in the hospital, one that is fairly common and performed millions of times each day in the world. In the days leading up to it I thought nothing of it, knowing rationally that there was little
Because we all need reminding every now and then… It’s that time of year again! Kids are spreading colds in school, co-workers are coughing all over your cubicle, and people are sneezing in the elevator. How can you protect yourself from the people around you who
[spacer height="20px"]I’ve always felt a tad guilty about my coffee habit. It began in medical school and, at its worst, this habit had me brewing two pots of coffee a day to keep me at my most alert and energetic. These days I have 2
[spacer height="20px"]America is #1 – that is, in terms of the number of people on prescription medications. We outrank the rest of the word in terms of how many people take meds regularly and the number of multiple medications people are on! [spacer height="20px"]Don’t have time
Triphenyl phosphate, or TPHP, is used to manufacture plastic and to stop foam furniture from catching fire. It also happens to help make nail polishes more flexible and durable. It was added to polishes as a substitute for the toxic chemical phthalates that were linked
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