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Charles Fiscella

Health Matters

by Dr Charles Fiscella
Helping out the Irish community with all kinds of medical inquiries

Health Matters for December 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 03:28 AM

Flu shots and the common cold – avoiding getting sick during winter

Low grade fevers are helpful in killing the virus and guarding against secondary bacterial infections. Therefore, fevers should be allowed to occur without interference. Traditional antibiotics are not recommended as they have no medicinal value against the viruses that are responsible for colds and flu.



Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 04:50 AM

Your cheating face - women can tell if a man is unfaithful by looking at his face

Men cannot match some of the perceptive powers of women, especially when it comes to cheating their partners.

A new report says that females can predict with a level of accuracy which men are likely to be unfaithful simply by looking at their face.

The study was conducted in Australia and published recently in the journal Biology Letters.



Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 06:04 AM

Anxiety and anger affect most people - good news is that it is treatable

Anxiety and anger are treatable. The study was published in the latest issue of Cognitive Behavior Therapy.





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