The summer is certainly the hottest time of the year. Most people don’t want their children sitting inside all summer, but they need to be aware of the safety tips that can keep their children safe while exercising during the hottest months. Emergency room doctors like Dr. Josyann Abisaab treat…
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With the advent of summer the possibility of suffering from heat stroke increases. Over exertion in hot, humid weather when not staying properly hydrated can lead to heat stroke, which is a medical emergency. Heat stroke is a kind of hyperthermia, when the body temperature becomes elevated. This happens when…
Next month, a conference will take place from November 11-13 in Beirut, Lebanon of The Lebanese Society of Emergency Medicine. This 4th annual conference, where Dr. Josyann Abisaab is on the Scientific and Organizational Committees, will include lectures and workshops about everything from Neuropsych and Trauma to Oncology, Cardiovascular Emergency,…
Most people feel more sick during the night than they do during the day. Unfortunately, this often means that your child’s fever spikes, or the cough worsens, during the hours when your doctor is usually not available. This means that more parents end up being seen in the E.R. by…
A new study published recently in Pediatrics highlights that more children and teenagers are suffering traumatic brain injuries while playing basketball. Taking a ten year range from 1997 to 2007, researchers looked at visits to emergency rooms like the one where Dr. Josyann Abisaab works. They found that, for people…
In a fascinating new study by Dr. Janice Bell and others from the University of Washington, they found that babies and children up until age 4 who didn’t sleep enough at night were more likely to be obese five years later than were their better-rested peers. Those children who slept…
Asthma, according to The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, affects nearly 34 million Americans. Each year, over 200,000 emergency room visits are due to allergy attacks, as are 300 deaths. Serious asthma attacks may warrant a visit to the emergency room where doctors like Dr. Josyann Abisaab will…
Lyme disease is an infection which is often misunderstood by parents and misidentified by the health community. One of the reasons for the confusion is that Lyme disease manifests in many different ways in the body. Another reason is that it varies so widely from state to state. The most…