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It’s Not Just a Concussion: March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
Its not just a concussion – its a brain injury. Its also the most common type of brain injury sustained in sports with 1.6-3.8 million Americans experiencing a concussion from a sports and recreation-related incident. Multiple concussions can have cumulative and long lasting life changes, which makes Marchs Brain Injury Awareness Month vital.
Scoliosis in Infants
Although you may think that scoliosis, a curve in the spine, is a condition that affects children as they enter their teenage years, it can also affect younger children and infants. If a baby is born with the condition, it is known as congenital scoliosis. Scoliosis that develops before the child turns 3 is called infantile scoliosis.
Can I Drink Wine While I Am Pregnant?
Nearly 40,000 babies are born each year suffering from the physical and mental effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, as reported by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, there is no “safe” level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, whether it is beer, wine or liquor. Those who participate in binge drinking or consume seven or more drinks a week put their unborn babies at greater risk of developing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. However, even one drink is unsafe.
Could My Botox Treatments Kill Me?
Dear Dr. Wu, I am a mom who loves her Botox injections but I recently read that a study found that some 17 Botox users died as a result of using the drug. Is this true? What are the details? They give Botox shots at my salon …