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The squabbling generated by recently revised mammography screening guidelines showed that in the great American health care reform debate, physicians like myself are not always above the fray. In fact, we can sometimes be the fray.
Practical Measures to Prevent and Treat AllergyBy Admin
by Knut Holt
By allergy the immune system react against a substance that it is not supposed to react against, and the reaction is often exaggerated. Objects containing substances that commonly cause allergy are domestic dust, animal hair, household chemicals, chlorine, microorganisms, pollen, nuts, citrus fruits and seafood. Also bacteria and parasites can cause inappropriately strong immune reactions. THE MECHANISMS OF ALLERGY
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By J. E. Davidson
Turner Syndrome is a chromosomal condition first described by Dr. Henry Turner in the 1930’s. It affects only females, and is characterized by short stature and the lack of normal sexual development at puberty. Turner Syndrome (TS) affects one in 2,500 live female births and may account for up to 10% of all miscarriages.
By Dr. Gifford Jones
“Do you ever buy organic food?” I asked my wife. She quickly answered, “No”. Then I asked, “Why do some people buy it?” She replied what most people say, “Because it’s free of pesticides”. But is this true? And with increasing food prices is it prudent to spend hard-earned dollars on organic farm products?
New Support Group For Psoriasis PatientsBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Sir William Osler, one of this country’s greatest physicians, remarked that no doctor thoroughly understands a disease until he suffers from it. He could have added that this also applies to patients.
Why Muhammad Ali Couldn’t Sting Like A BeeBy Dr. Gifford Jones
A patient of mine recently asked, “Why can’t you prescribe thyroid hormone to help me lose weight?” It wasn’t the first time I’d heard this question. In the past I always asked these patients whether they thought it was safer to drive at the normal 100 kilometers an hour (60 miles an hour) or faster. But now I’m going to ask them, “Why don’t you ask Muhammad Ali whether it’s a good idea?”
The March of the SuperbugBy online
New infectious diseases are popping up everywhere and becoming more and more resistant to our attempts to fight them. Superbug is one of them. It seems that the number of people infected is growing, and recently there was an outbreak in an Ontario jail.
How do we prevent them? Can we control infectious diseases?
We’ve identified some CIHR-funded health research experts to answer some of your queries about Superbug and other issues such as the importance of infection control.
Dr. Allison McGeer, CIHR-finded researcher, Director, Infection Control, Mount Sinai HospitalProfessor, University of Toronto.
Dr. Donald E. Low, CIHR-funded researcher, Microbiologist-in-Chief, Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital.
By Dr. Gifford Jones
Why would I rather deal with the Mafia than some religious people? Because I hate hypocrisy above all other things. I know the mob has a code it follows strictly, such as it is, and it’s crystal clear to everyone what it’s all about. But religious people talk constantly about brotherly love and yet condemn fellow humans to death. It’s hypocrisy at its worst.
How Fruit Juices Affect MedicationBy Dr. Gifford Jones
What would you think of somebody who poured himself a vodka martini for breakfast every day? No doubt you would believe he was on a rocky road to medical hell. But how many readers are aware that a large glass of grapefruit juice in the morning is also a health hazard? Studies show that downing a glass of fruit juice can have a powerful effect on medication.
ZICAM® – a leading cold remedy brand in the United StatesBy online
As winter approaches, these scenarios will become all too familiar…
You feel a tickle in the throat – the first sign of a cold… and you’ve got a presentation to the company president, or an overseas flight to finalize the deal of a lifetime, or a make-it-or-break-it meeting. You can’t afford to be sick for long! Relax. Take charge. Get over your cold faster™. ZICAM®,a leading cold remedy brand in the United States, has just arrived in Canada.
By Dr. Gifford Jones
What do people fear the most? It’s often said that giving a speech tops the list. But a recent survey shows it’s losing one’s sight. Today, with an aging population, an increasing number of people face the ultimate fear, a condition called Age–related Macular Degeneration (AMD) that destroys vision and can even lead to blindness. For the first time a new medication, Lucentis, is available that stops, and can even reverse, vision loss caused by the most serious form of this debilitating disease.
