Dr. Michael Patrick Finn M.D.

Having hot flashes does not necessarily mean that you have reached menopause. Many other causes apart from the termination of your menstrual cycle can trigger the occurrence of hot flashes. Therefore, understanding the exact cause of your symptoms can really help you in establishing whether you are...

Our heart rate is automatically controlled by the autonomic nervous system (ANS) that has two divisions: sympathetic and parasympathetic. The part of the ANS that is responsible for raising a person’s heart rate through the sympathetic plexus is the sympathetic division. The parasympathetic...

Hypoxia is a condition where the whole body or a particular part of the body is deprived of oxygen. The tissues of that region are unable to receive the appropriate oxygen leading to severe effects on various body cells. These body cells are integral in performing several biological processes....

Head lice are often caused by a six-legged organism that subsists on the human head. They don’t cause long-term effects, but it might make the sufferer fight a relentless urge to scratch or score the scalp non-stop! Lice are really difficult to see, since they’re usually small in size and...

Laryngitis is a condition in which the larynx (voice box) and the vocal cords become inflamed.Conventional Laryngitis TreatmentsLaryngitis can sometimes be treated at home by drinking lots of fluids, resting your voice, breathing humidified air, and sucking on lozenges. Refraining from consumption...

According to a new study published in the journal, Obesity, overweight kids lose weight when their parents try to lose weight. About 80 overweight or obese children and their parents were studied and found that when the parents lost a unit in their body mass index (BMI) their children lost a...