Archive for 2009
What Do We Know About Artificial Sweetners?
An artificial sweetener is a sugar substitute which duplicates the effect of sugar in taste but has fewer calories. Some sugar substitutes are natural and some are synthetic. Those that are not natural are, in general, referred to as artificial sweeteners. Certain sugar substitutes are known as high-intensity sweeteners. Sweetness of these compounds
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Had Your Butt Checked Out Lately?
There are more jokes and humorous videos on the internet about colonoscopy than about mammography or cervical cancer screening. The reason is quite obvious. Most people do not like the idea of people inserting long tubes and cameras in the rear end of our anatomy. That is where the problem lies. Out
Why some scars do not look pretty?
As part of a nomal healing process, the body forms a scar after an invasive medical or surgical procedure, after tattoos and piercings and after ordinary events, such as insect bites and trauma from scratching. When the body fails to heal properly, there is an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue. This
Addiction to Sugar Continues to Adversely Affect our Health
It is reported that the North American diet contains about 20 per cent sugar. This is equivalent to 30 teaspoons a day! Most of it is hidden in pop, processed food and baked goods. Like alcohol, sugar has no nutritional value. It has no vitamins, minerals or fiber. North American children’s consumption
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 car, date young girls and drive motorcycles. The correct name for male menopause
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 shining, it continues to emit the harmful ultraviolet (UVR) rays. So, do not be in a hurry to put away your sunscreen lotion. Chemical
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 virus is a strain of the influenza virus that usually affects pigs
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 lost sensation in the right side of the face and upper lip. He was feeling lousy and had no appetite.
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 please explain what deep vein thrombosis is? Answer: Blood clots in the leg veins are not an uncommon
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 time does go by fast. So, here is some information about prostate problems. On a personal
