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Yearly Archives: 2009
Male Menopause is Treatable
Yes, males do go through menopausal changes. As the joke goes, male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. With male menopause you get to buy a sports … Continue reading
Science Behind the Use of Sunscreen
Summer is not over yet. In fact, the way the weather has been acting up, we may end up with many more days of sunshine. May be we will get an early winter. But as long as the sun is … Continue reading
How do I know if I have H1N1 flu virus?
Most patients with H1N1 flu virus present with acute respiratory illness. The main presenting symptoms are cough or fever. With this you may have sore throat, headache, eye pain or muscle ache. Just like a human seasonal flu. H1N1 flu … Continue reading
Shingles is an Ugly and Painful Condition
Recently, a relative sent me a picture of his face, full of blisters, on the right side, below the lower eyelid. The blisters went all the way to his upper lip. He said it was very painful and he had … Continue reading
Blood Clots in the Legs can be Dangerous
Dear Dr. B: Few days ago I returned from a European holiday with pain and swelling of my right leg. My doctor did some tests and said I have deep vein thrombosis. Now I am on blood thinners. Can you … Continue reading
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For Men Prostate Problems are Almost Inevitable
A gentleman said, “Doc, how come you have not written about prostate problems lately?” He was right. Sometimes I feel I have written about a subject recently but when I look back at my list on the computer, I find … Continue reading
Does Coffee Improve Sexual Performance?
Sex has been part of our lives since Adam and Eve decided to have a cup of coffee…ok I am just kidding. Anyway, Adam and Eve did what they had to do without the necessity of having coffee or having … Continue reading
Watch Out for the Blood Sucking Female Mosquitoes
For the past several summers we have been worrying about West Nile virus. This virus was first isolated in 1937 from the blood of a patient on the West Nile province of Uganda. Not too far from where I was … Continue reading
Sun Worshipers Should Take Steps to Avoid Melanoma
Melanoma is one of the three common skin cancers which is caused mainly by exposure to sunrays. The other two are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. For Canadian males, the rate for melanoma has tripled since the late … Continue reading
Early Diagnosis Saves Life in Flesh-Eating Disease
Dear Dr. B: My son has developed serious infection in his leg. How do I know if this is flesh-eating disease? The most famous case of flesh-eating disease (FED) in Canada is Loucien Bouchard, the former premier of Quebec. He … Continue reading
Science Behind the Use of Probiotics
There is increasing trend towards the use of probiotics and prebiotics by patients suffering from certain kinds of illnesses and by the public in general. The word probiotics is a compound of a Latin and a Greek word. It means … Continue reading
Fainting Attacks Amongst Children and Young Adults
A young man visits his doctor with a history of recurrent fainting attacks. Parents are worried. They want to know what could be the cause. A transient, self-limited loss of consciousness, usually leading to falling is termed as syncope. Syncope … Continue reading
Sexual Activity and Mysterious Headaches
Do you get mysterious headaches with sexual activity? May be not. But for one reader of my columns this has become a significant problem. It is estimated that patients who have headache with sexual activity account for approximately one per … Continue reading
St. Maarten – A Healthy Place for R & R
First, we should get the name right. Is it St. Maarten or St. Martin? Both names are correct. The northern part of this Caribbean island is French with 21 square miles (54 km2) of land. The southern part of the … Continue reading