The word shock is used differently by the medical community and the general public. The connotation by the public is an intense emotional reaction to a stressful situation or bad news. The medical definition of shock is much different.

Public Prosecutors will not appeal the sentence given to Speaker of the House McKeeva Bush for assaulting a woman earlier this year, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed Thursday. 

There is a current trend in treating people with high blood pressure, and this trend has been shown to be both ineffective and dangerous. In fact, it is so much of a concern that the issue has recently been discussed and debated heavily in the British Medical Journal. You absolutely must know about this issue […]