Sometimes illness can be spread by a series of what seems like unrelated occurrences. Take Lyme disease, for example, which is anticipated to have a higher than normal risk this spring and summer, especially in the northeastern part of the U.S. Here’s how a chain of events brought about the heightened risk. Two years ago,… Continue reading Lyme Disease Risk Anticipated Higher in 2017
Category: Medical Diagnosis
Fainting: When Is It Serious?
Emergency-room physicians, using a simple questionnaire, could uncover the dangerous hidden conditions that make some people faint, according to a study published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Fainting is fairly common – 35 to 40 percent of people faint at least once in their lives. But for about ten percent of people who… Continue reading Fainting: When Is It Serious?