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During earlier times, medicine was not as advanced as it is today. So when a plague suddenly hits, you can imagine how much the death toll could have been. Still, there are diseases that still have no cure and one isn’t always available when a new epidemic hits. Here are a three of disease outbreaks [...]

As a mother, I have a lot of values I’d like to instill in my seven-year-old daughter. Discipline, honesty, and respect among other things. As a doctor, I’m often too busy with work that I don’t have the amount of time that other mothers spend for their kids. Even during weekends, the hospital could suddenly [...]

So what’s the worst thing that could happen due to fear? A lot. You could experience heart failure due to excessive fear or worse - you may be driven to commit suicide. Here are some stories of people dying due to excessive fear. Heart Attack - Scientists from Germany have discovered that heart attacks due to [...]

After posting about ways on how to deal with fear, let us look at some of the facts and myths. You may have heard people saying that fear helped them go through a particular situation. Is fear really a good thing? Let’s find out. “Fear makes you stronger” - Fear arises from the existence of a [...]

My last post was about some of the most ridiculous fears that were observed from people. Although, most of us would think of them as funny, there are people who actually do experience them. So, how does one go around dealing with fear? First, we’ll have to define what fear is. Fear is an emotional [...]

Phobia is an irrational fear of an object or situation. Irrational, meaning, there is no reason for the fear. Here are some of the most ridiculous phobias that I’ve heard. Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens. Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic. Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions. Amathophobia- Fear of dust. Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers. Asymmetriphobia- [...]

A lot of people find insects amusing and beautiful, especially young boys. However, even with their small size, some can be fatal to large animals and even humans. Here are my top 5 most dangerous insects in the world. 5. Tsetse Fly - A large biting fly fom Africa that feeds on the blood of vertebrate [...]

Here are some abortion facts I found in the Guttmacher Institute’s website. I’ve decided to post these after the news about the 20 - 20 tie vote for the abortion requirement bill in Florida. The bill would require all women in Florida to undergo ultrasound before the abortion itself. Here are the facts (note that [...]

Here is something that came in recently which I believe is worth mentioning. The senate arrived at a rare 20-20 tie vote, putting down the bill that proposes to require all women here in Florida to have an ultrasound before an abortion. Personally, as a mother and a doctor, I support the abortion requirement. Although it [...]