Patients outnumber doctors close to 2000 to 1 in Egypt, according to Khaled Bichara Group CEO of Orascom Telecom. With that figure in mind, doctors in Egypt are using mHealth technology to provide teledermatology to patients in low income areas who have not had access to specialists in the past. The pilot program launched as [...]
It’s a topic I’ve spent many hours discussing with my friends. Should we get Botox? At times, it seems like an economic decision. If you look younger, you’re more likely to stay employed so it’s worth the money you would spend on the shots. We may not approve of this kind of ageism, but it’s [...]
Emma Routh died at 3 months from hypoplastic left heart syndrome. She received blood transfusions during an open heart surgery. She would have been 3 on April 15. The blood drive will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the party room at Bounce-U, 8922 S. Memorial Drive. Children of donors will be allowed [...]
I was happily surprised to read about a recent study showing that potatoes fight inflammation. Potatoes usually get such a bad rap—high in carbs, low in vitamins. Whenever people cite the stat that Americans eat more potatoes than any other vegetable, it’s with the implication that this is a terrible thing. But I’ve always had [...]
A warm, wet spring is my worst nightmare because my allergies start acting up. My eyes can get so red and puffy that I look like I’ve been crying for days. That’s why I was intrigued to read about the Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s 2011 list of the top five worst cities for springtime allergies. [...]
Tulsa came in as the 26th “most challenging place to live with spring allergies,” worse than last year’s rank of 33rd. Oklahoma City was ranked 22nd this year. Several factors have made this season particularly tough for allergy sufferers in the Tulsa area, said Dr. Christopher Gifford, an allergist at the Warren Clinic. “It has [...]