Category: Medical Minute
Health
Medical Minute: Tonic-clonic Seizures
Worldstar Hip Hop posted this video of a woman suffering a tonic-clonic seizure on the reality series Celebrity Rehab. Tonic-clonic seizures were formerly referred...
Celebrity
Medical Minute: Death By Natural Causes
A couple of loyal readers emailed me to ask what death by "natural causes" means. In the last three weeks we've read about two...
Health
Medical Minute: TIA – How To Recognize If You’ve Had One
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) is sometimes referred to as a "mini stroke" or a "warning sign" of an impending stroke. It is caused...
Health
Blind Grandma’s Eyetooth Helps Her Regain Sight
Sharron Thornton, a 60-year-old grandmother who lost sight in both eyes 9 years ago due to a rare corneal disease, can see again after...
Health
Medical Minute: Tonsil Stones (Tonsilolith)
A loyal reader asked me to write a Medical Minute about Tonsiloliths, aka tonsil stones, also called tonsil calculus, pebbles, tonsil corn, etc. There...
Health
Medical Minute: Stomach Cancer
Stomach cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancers. The disease has a poor prognosis. Life expectancy for a patient diagnosed with stomach...