Green Exercise
An area gaining recognition in the mental health literature is the benefit of “green exercise.” A literature review evaluating the impact of indoor versus outdoor exercise on mental health in 833 young adults found an overall positive association, especially in the categories of tension, anger, confusion, depression and greater enjoyment and satisfaction with outdoor activity, […]
Smart Bandage
This is cool. Last week I spoke to another doctor about her husband’s surgery. Knowing that infection was the number one complication, she wanted to peek at the site. The surgeon warned her to keep her hands off, to leave the dressings alone. He was worried that removing the dressing would increase the risk of […]
Creepy, Crawly Lice – Importance Lessons in Lice!
Now that school is in full swing we are seeing outbreaks of those pesky little creatures called Lice! Lice are not dangerous and they don’t spread disease, but they can make a scalp very itchy. *LICE- The adult louse is no bigger than a sesame seed and is grayish-white or tan. Nymphs are smaller and […]
Music therapy and Autism
Sometime you want something to be true but it just isn’t. We see that all the time. Parents that believe that by avoiding vaccinations, they can save their children from autism. Too many studies around the world have demonstrated that vaccines don’t cause autism. Now we have a study that shows music therapy does […]
Seoul Infection?
In Dec 2016, an 18 year old female developed fever, chills, and nausea. She was seen by her doctor and noted to have blood in her urine and one of her kidney enzymes was elevated. Thankfully, she recovered. In 2017, the CDC noted an outbreak of Seoul virus among rat breeders and owners. Symptoms […]
Safety while Trick-or-Treating!
Walk Safely Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. Put electronic devices down and keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street. Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them. […]
Got Ink?
You’ve seen the rise in popularity of tattoos. In medical school, we were taught the risks- localized infection, allergic reaction to the dye…hepatitis if they use dirty needles. To be honest, we don’t see a lot of problems from tattoos. A new study, however, points out a new problem. They discovered that nanoparticles of pigments […]
