One of the first things people think about when opting to eat a heart-healthy diet is dining out in restaurants. I think eating out is one of life’s greatest pleasures, and you probably do too. So you’ll be pleased to hear that you should have no problem at all; this is one time you can [...]

While I appear to be an exception to the rule, most of the grocery shopping is done by the woman rather than the man in the family. Since most heart attack patients are men, I’d like to urge my male readers to not skip over this section. Men need to get more involved with the [...]

Cough is one of the commonest symptoms of childhood and is sometimes difficult to treat. A cough tends to linger on in young children, often disturbing sleep and everyday functioning, and is distressing to children and parents alike. Cause There are many causes of a cough in children, including infections (both viral and bacterial), irritations [...]

Dominant and recessive genes Every cell in the human body contains twenty-three pairs of matching chromosomes, which carry the genetic blueprint determining every human characteristic. Each gene on each chromosome has its corresponding gene on the matching chromosome. One gene is usually dominant over the other, and is expressed as a certain characteristic. Only if [...]

WITH HIM? “I love it when he kisses my vagina and my clitoris. I have my best orgasms that way. He won’t do it anymore. He says it smells and tastes bad. Does that mean I will never be able to have it with him?” ANSWER: If by “it” you mean cunnilingus, then, yes, you [...]

The expressions radiation treatment and radiotherapy mean the same thing: treatment with various forms of ionising radiation. The treatment is usually given by beaming the rays through the body from a machine which looks a bit like the ones they take X-rays with. Less commonly, radiation treatment is given by temporarily placing radioactive substances inside [...]

It may take a lot of persuasion to convince a person who feels well, but who has been told his blood pressure is raised, to take tablets which make him feel ill and which interfere with some normal bodily functions. This is the reason most people stop treatment, or continue with a reduced dose. Another [...]

Unfortunately, the history is not always accurate as we all eat many different types of food and may be confused. Sometimes it takes several episodes of an allergic manifestation such as hives before the penny drops and we associate the symptoms with a particular food. If the allergy is due to a breakdown substance, then [...]

Prostaglandins, newly understood hormones, were first discovered and named in 1935 by Dr. U. S. von Euler, a distinguished professor and researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Dr. von Euler originally believed that these hormones were produced solely by the prostate gland in the male, which is his reason for naming them as he [...]

They are primarily local, and may take many forms. Thinning of the skin may occur, with resultant striae or stretch marks appearing as purple or white streaks, particularly in the creases. The skin may also appear aged, with the blood vessels and superficial haemorrhages visible through the more transparent skin, particularly on the face. There [...]