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If someone calls you a “fat cat,” you probably know what that means – and it’s generally not good. You’re probably being told that you’ve been successful but more through greed, selfishness and even corruption than through fairness or sweet charity. That’s bad enough. But if someone calls your own favorite feline a “fat cat,” … Read more
It’s no secret that technology is racing ahead of us, with new innovations seemingly emerging daily. Applications for the health care industry are particularly exciting. Whether improving early diagnoses, reducing the risk of infection, permitting more precise surgeries or decreasing hospital stays and recovery times, these new innovations benefit the patients using them and the … Read more
I was 22 the first time I experienced a panic attack. It was September of 2001, several weeks after the attack on the Twin Towers. I lived across the river from Manhattan in Northern New Jersey and lost a friend when the Towers fell. I awoke in the middle of the night gasping for air. … Read more
“I don’t use the word miraculous lightly in medicine, but I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Richard L. Bowen, M.D., of Charleston Ketamine Center. He has now been administering ketamine infusions for eight years, having given over 10,000 infusions to more than 1,000 patients. Ketamine is proving to be reliable for helping patients when … Read more
Your feet are some of your most important assets. You need to take care of them because you use them every day. From the moment you wake up in the morning and swing that first leg out of bed to put your foot on the floor to the end of your day when you lift … Read more
Capsules, extracts, powders – oh, my. Mushroom is the trendy fun-guy for addressing health ailments, preventing disease and improving body functions. As most trends go, the mushroom was well-known and liked before its time in the Western spotlight. Recapped in the journal article, “Medicinal Mushrooms: Ancient Remedies Meet Modern Science,” mushrooms have been used as … Read more