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Yearly Archives: 2001
Indigestion
Individuals, health care institutions and Alberta Blue Cross spend millions of dollars for the use and abuse of pills for indigestion, heartburn and the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. Is there a sensible way of using these pills? Recently, this … Continue reading
Tamoxifen and Cancer Prevention
Dear Dr. B: Is there a pill to prevent breast cancer? Yours: Ms. Worried. Dear Ms. Worried: There is no straight answer to this question. Studies have shown that, in some women, tamoxifen can prevent breast cancer. Recently, an article … Continue reading
Screening Can Save Your Life
Dear Dr. B: Are there any recommendations for colorectal cancer screening from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care? Yours, Mr.C. Dear Mr. C: Yes. A statement from the Task Force on colorectal screening was published recently in the … Continue reading
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Breast Self Examination
Dear Dr. B: I have been doing breast self-examination (BSE) for many years. But recent recommendation by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has confused me. Can you please tell me whether I should continue to do BSE? … Continue reading
My Summer Holiday
Holidays are wonderful. They do wonders to our mental and physical health. In the previous column, we talked about the advantages of taking a holiday. Holidays take us away from our daily chores and problems to a life of fun, … Continue reading
Having a Healthy Holiday
By the time you read this, you and your children will be ready for a holiday. But, again, you may think you are too busy to take time off. You think the world will come to an end if you … Continue reading
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Laughter is Good Medicine
Only three things in life are real: God, human stupidity, and laughter. But the first two pass our comprehension; we must do what we can with the third, says Aubrey Menen in The Ramayana. We must do what we can … Continue reading
Doctors and Dieing Patients
A physicians responsibility for the care of a patient does not end when the patient dies. There is one final responsibility to help the bereaved family members. A letter of condolence can contribute to the healing of bereaved family … Continue reading
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Alcohol Use
Dear Dr. B: Some time ago, there was a discussion in this newspaper about the health benefits of alcohol. The letters to the editor has left me confused. Can you help? What does the medical literature say? Yours: A Heart … Continue reading
M.R.I.
If you listen carefully, then you can almost hear Dr. Ken Blair, Palliser Health Authoritys Director of Diagnostic Imaging, say with pride: Heeeeere’s is MRI! Besides Blair, there are numerous people who are proud of successfully bringing the MRI service … Continue reading
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Sick Doctors
Do doctors have chronic illness? Of course they do! What happens to them when they have chronic illness but are not classified as disabled? Doctors who have chronic illness have a rough deal. As well as having to come to … Continue reading
Thyroid Disease
Dear Dr. B: I am requesting from you an article about thyroid disease whose purpose would be to educate the community on this life long illness. I have a thyroid problem. Sometimes I have been told that I am lazy, … Continue reading
Doctors and Healthcare System
Dear Dr. B: Sometime ago you wrote about the shortage of doctors and other health care professionals. Is there any hope that things will improve in the near future since the Alberta Government has given doctors more money? Yours Mr. … Continue reading
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Colitis
Dear Dr. B: My doctor thinks I have colitis. What is colitis and how is it diagnosed and treated? Yours Miss C. Dear Miss C: Colitis is a very loose term used by many people to indicate some sort of … Continue reading