Dr. Sakina K. Mirshahi M.D.

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• Everything You Need to Know About the Zika Virus

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• Treatment for Itchy Nipples

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• Your Touch Can Influence Your Behavior

  According to a new study an individual's sense of touch can influence the way he or she views the world. According to the researchers at Yale, Harvard, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, textures, shapes and weights can influence judgments and decisions. For example, people who are...

• Are Sugar Substitutes Good for Your Health?

  Many people who try to lose weight insist on a healthy, balanced diet to shed the pounds they want to lose. Sugar substitutes and artificial sweeteners are a common ingredient in the diet that enables the individual to substitute sugar with these products to help with an effective weight loss. Sugar...

• Lactose Intolerance vs. IBS

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