Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Menopause and Breast Cancer
Hormone therapy (HRT) with oestrogens and progesterones treats menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, but may increase breast cancer risk.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Bowel Cancer Screening
Bowel cancer or colon cancer screening is performed through faecal occult blood test and colonoscopy. It aids early cancer detection and treatment.
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that improves with exercise, quitting smoking and inhaled medicines like oxygen therapy.
Men's Health
14 Aug 2007
Stroke: Treatment Development
Acute stroke treatment must be rapid to prevent damage caused by bleeding in the brain, and to improve the chances of stroke recovery.
Blood
14 Aug 2007
Virtual Medical Centre: Welcome
Dr Andrew Dean welcomes you to Virtual Medical Centre.
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Cardiac Exercise with Heart Disease
Exercise is an important health strategy for people with heart problems. It helps to lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol and diabetes risk.
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Mothers’ Second-hand Smoke Exposure Linked to Psychological Problems for Kids
Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new University of Washington study. Writing in Child Psychiatry and Human Development, UW psychologists Lisa…
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Crohn’s and Colitis
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease are gastrointestinal conditions that affect babies, children and adolescents.
Men's Health
14 Aug 2007
Parkinson’s Disease (Video)
Parkinson’s disease impairs the brain and central nervous system. Parkinson’s symptoms include shaking hands.
