How a pulmonary embolism or lung blood clot forms?
Pulmonary Embolism also known as PE is the 3rd most common cause of mortalities in the United States. So, I felt it is important to discuss what it is, how it forms, and how to prevent one?
PE is a blood clot in the lungs. It goes undiagnosed all too often in the clinical [...]
Bernie Mac had sarcoidosis What does that weird word mean?
As we know Bernie Mac died on August 9, 2008 from complications of pneumonia. Many people have been reading that he was diagnosed with a condition call sarcoidosis. I have been asked by many people being in the medical profession what is sarcoidosis?
Sarcoidosis is an autoimmune disease (body is attacking itself) where [...]
Is smoking Hookah or Shisha safer than smoking cigarettes?
According to the Mayo Clinic pulmonologist, Dr. Edward Rosenow the answer is NO!
It’s a myth that hookah smoking is safer than smoking cigarettes. The tobacco is no less toxic. Hookah smokers actually inhale more tobacco smoke than do cigarette smokers because of the massive volume of smoke they inhale.
Hookah — also called narghile, shisha and [...]