ZocDoc App, Best way to find a doctor
Among the top apps for finding qualified physicians in your area is ZocDoc. The ZocDoc app allows patients to search for doctors and doctors to fill empty appointment slots. Launched in 2007, the doc...
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Children X-Rays, Know the Risks
Children X-Rays , Safety The majority of people know the safety procedures when having radiological imaging done. Technicians require the patient to wear a lead apron and extra precautions when imag...
Snow sports, how to prevent injury
Contrary to what most may think, the risks of injury while skiing or snowboarding is low. For every one thousand people on the slopes each day, only 2-4 will have an injury that actually requires med...
Botox treatment, what are the top 5 benefits?
Why it’s done Botox was first introduced in 1989 and is used by many men and women to reduce signs of aging. It is non-surgical process that aims to reduce wrinkles and lines on the face and ne...
10 Risks associated with contact lenses
Contact lenses bring normal and sharpened vision to its users. Improper care for this small disc of thin plastic can increase risk for eye infections. Take not of these 10 risks that you could be exp...
Flat Feet: What you need to know
Flat feet, also called pes planus in medical terms, is used when a person has fallen arches, low arches, or no arches at all. Patients should be aware, that unless they are experiencing any type of f...
Why use Apple’s HealthKit?
Apple has launched its new HealthKit program with the IOS 8.0.2 . The app keeps track of vitals, emergency contacts, food intake, other bodily failures/successes. It gives a current overview of one&...
Thoracic Radiotherapy: breakthrough for survival in lung cancer
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC, also called oat cell cancer) is one of two main types of lung cancer and differs from non-small-cell lung cancer ( NSCLC) in the following ways: SCLC grows rapidly, the ...
CDC: The rise of prescription drug deaths
The rise of prescription drug deaths concerns public health officials as statistics released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show how deaths have quadrupled between 1999 and 20...
Antidepressants: alter brain chemistry within hours
Patients have always been told that it takes antidepressants 4-6 weeks before they notice any improvement in their depression. However, a new study claims that a single dose will place significant ch...