Facial flushing after drinking is often considered as intolerance or high sensitivity to alcohol, unless people take special medicine. It is usually a response in people who can’t break down acetaldehyde genetically. Facial flushing after drinking usually differs across ethnic groups, age and gender. In general, it’s more common in East Asian versus Westerners, as…
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Group-based Treatments Can be More Effective for Hypertension Patients
Nearly 80 million in the US have problems with high blood pressure and about half of them still don’t have their condition under control. Hypertension can be a difficult condition to address, despite much prodding and persuasion by health authorities and doctors. Perhaps, it’s the right time for a different tack and some people have…