Dr. Ransom is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine (1962) and was certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology in 1974. He is a Fellow of the American College of ...

If the symptoms persist beyond 12 weeks of treatment, the sinusitis is labeled as chronic. Bacterial growth on cultures obtained from the nose or nasopharynx, and growth on those obtained with ...

Opioids have long been used to treat severe pain, though their use in the management of chronic pain remains somewhat controversial. Some people can tolerate opioids for years without any adverse ...

The CDC estimates that six in ten adults in the United States currently live with a chronic disease such as cancer, heart disease, or diabetes. Chronic diseases are among the leading causes of ...

Moneyness describes the intrinsic value of an option's premium in the market. At-the-money (ATM) options have a strike price exactly equal to the current price of the underlying asset or stock.

At one time, and because of the risk management challenges involved, listed options trading was mostly done by professionals and market makers with limited public participation. Today, you can ...

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Between 10% to 20% of people who seek treatment for chronic indigestion are diagnosed with functional dyspepsia. As with IBS, functional dyspepsia is diagnosed based on the symptoms and the absence of ...

Options can be closed rather than exercised before expiration in most cases through offsetting transactions. It doesn't make a lot of sense to exercise options that have time value because that ...

Your head hurts. Maybe you were staring at your computer or phone too long. Or you skipped breakfast, didn’t sleep well, or got stressed fighting traffic. But now that it’s here, what can you do to ...