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Yearly Archives: 2008
What Women Should Know About HPV Vaccination?
Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is being promoted as beneficial to young teens before they have had sexual contact. The vaccine has demonstrated high level of antibody response especially in women who have not been exposed to the virus. … Continue reading
Restless Legs Syndrome Can Affect Your Personal Health
When we are a sleep, our brain is not an idle machine. It stays very busy. It processes the information we have learned during the day. Sleep makes memories stronger. Sleep also finds hidden relations among memories and helps solve … Continue reading
A Dirty Wound Can Be Dangerous
During my recent family holiday, we took a day trip to a very small island of Barbuda. Barbuda is a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles. The island’s population of 1500 live in the village … Continue reading
Doc, My Feet Hurt
Dear Dr. B: I have been walking a lot this summer. My feet hurt and that restricts my activities. What I can do about it? Like back pain there is no perfect cure for all ailments of the feet. Most … Continue reading
Breast Cancer in Young Women
It is quite common to see young women with breast lump worrying about cancer. This worrying should not be underestimated nor it should be blown out of proportion. Breast cancer in young women is uncommon. Again, one has to define … Continue reading
Don't Tase Me, Bro!
Don’t tase me, bro! These words were first uttered by Andrew Meyer, a 21-year-old fourth-year undergraduate telecommunications student on September 17, 2007 in a University of Florida lecture hall when he was forcibly escorted from the hall by the security … Continue reading
Effect Of Exercise On Weight Loss
Well, is there anyone out there who does not want to lose weight? May be a few. But the vast majority of the people are overweight. And many of them are trying to lose weight. They jump from diet to … Continue reading
Tobacco Dependence Can Be Treated
“The World Health Organization estimates that, around the globe, 1.3 billion smokers purchase 10 million cigarettes every minute, and that every 8 seconds somebody dies from a tobacco-related disease,” Canadian Medical Association Journal (June 15, 2008). Smoking is the single … Continue reading
What Can You Do About Varicose Veins?
Summer is here and it is time to show off your legs. But some of us are not so lucky because we have varicose veins. Nobody likes varicose veins. They are unsightly. But, do we have to hide our legs … Continue reading
What's New About Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a condition in which there is a gradual softening of the bones which makes them fragile. It is caused by the loss of calcium. Our current understanding has been that osteoporosis occurs most often in women after the … Continue reading
Warning – Mosquitoes Are Here To Hurt Us
My first article on West Nile virus was in 2003. Not much has changed in the last five years. Mosquitoes continue to threaten us every summer. Summer is a time to be free, be outdoors and have fun. But mosquitoes … Continue reading
Arthritis – The Painful Crippling Problem
Dear Dr. B: Can you please write about arthritis? Are there different types of arthritis? Is there any treatment? Answer: Recently, a friend was diagnosed with arthritis. My immediate query was, “What kind of arthritis?” Like cancer, arthritis is not … Continue reading
The Silent Killer – Hypertension on the Rise
“The number of adults with hypertension more than doubled from 1995 to 2005. The age- and sex-adjusted prevalence increased from 153.1 per 1000 adults in 1995 to 244.8 per 1000 in 2005, which was a relative increase of 60 per … Continue reading
How Safe Do You Feel As a Patient?
How safe do you feel as a patient? Some years ago, experts estimated that in U.S. up to 98,000 people die each year from medical errors that could have been avoided. Many others may have been less seriously injured. In … Continue reading