As with any treatment, you need to weigh the likely ‘benefit’ against the likely ‘cost’. These are some of the questions to which you will need answers:
-What is the aim of the surgery?
-What is the chance of achieving that aim?
-Would there be a better chance of achieving that aim if I had other forms of [...]

Read more of BALANCING COST AGAINST BENEFIT…

In the late sixties, it appeared that the Pill was the answer for the contraceptive needs of most women.
Although some women cannot use the Pill without undue side effects, most can take it, especially the newer low-dose ones with minimum side effects and almost 100 per cent success in preventing conception.
Unfortunately, reports about the long-term [...]

Read more of THE PILL – INTRODUCTION…

Close monitoring will show any dangerously abnormal heart rhythms before they go on to develop fibrillation. The abnormal rhythm can then be reversed by the injection of drugs.
Should ventricular fibrillation occur, it can be reversed by using a defibrillator machine to give an electric shock directly over the heart.
Mobile intensive care units (MICA) are ambulances [...]

Read more of HEART ATTACK – CONCLUSION…

If you or someone you know uses topical testosterone gels (AndroGel or Testim) there’s important new information from the FDA on their safety. Because these gels are applied by hand to the skin of the shoulders and upper arms, or the abdomen, it is extremely important that those hands be washed thoroughly with soap and [...]

Read more of Testosterone gel warnings: new information…

The amount of care your skin requires is dependent on its type. If your skin is oily, such as might be the case if you are an adolescent, it will require different attention from that required for a dry elderly skin. Similarly, if you are fortunate enough to have inherited an olive or pigmented skin, [...]

Read more of SKIN CARE AND COSMETICS: CLEANSING…

The aim of treating reactive hypoglycaemia is to prevent sudden large increases in blood sugar levels. If the blood sugar level can be prevented from increasing quickly, then excessive unnecessary amounts of insulin will not be produced and the blood sugar levels will not plunge to abnormally low levels.
Smooth steady blood sugar levels can be [...]

Read more of THE G.I. FACTOR: TREATING HYPOGLYCAEMIA…

Chronic nephritis, or chronic glomerulonephritis, means that the kidneys are damaged, and that blood and protein are found in the urine as a result. It may follow on from an acute attack, or it may simply appear for no apparent reason. Sometimes it may flare up after recurring throat infections by the streptococcal germ.
There may [...]

Read more of BABY AND CHILDHOOD URINARY TRACT DISORDERS: CHRONIC NEPHRITIS…

While the media fans the flames of mass hysteria over swine flu, which has infected only a small number of people and killed almost none, they routinely ignore the more common, if not widespread, causes of death, many of which are completely, or nearly completely, preventable if only people were educated and motivated enough to [...]

Read more of Preventable causes of death…

It’s an unfortunate reality, but as a widespread, somewhat mysterious illness that has more questions than answers, the swine flu is a ripe target for scam artists. So along with protecting yourself and your family from infection, you’ve also got to be on guard against unscrupulous and shady marketers. There are three main types of [...]

Read more of Protect yourself from swine flu scams!…