Blood
14 Aug 2007
Virtual Medical Centre: Welcome
Dr Andrew Dean welcomes you to Virtual Medical Centre.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is common in older men and many over 50 have BPH symptoms. It can be treated with surgery, microwave therapy or medication.
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
Boys with Autism, Related Disorders, Have High Levels of Growth Hormones
Boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder had higher levels of hormones involved with growth in comparison to boys who do not have autism, reported researchers from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the University Of Cincinnati College Of…
Bone
19 Jun 2007
Dietary Calcium is Better than Supplements at Protecting Bone Health
Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Surprisingly, this is true even though the supplement takers have higher average calcium intake. Adequate calcium is…
Children's health
18 Jun 2007
Link Between Infection and Hypoxic Apnoea
Apnoea and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) represent major medical concerns in the neonatal population, and infection may play a crucial role in their pathogenesis. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have now exposed a mechanism for how mild infection can cause apnoea and death due to hypoxia in neonates. Their results,…
Children's health
04 Jun 2007
Lite, light and low in calories: When has shopping for foods become such a ‘de-lite’? Top 5 food tips for making the right choice
Through the various forms of marketing and media in contemporary society, there has been increasing promotion of healthy eating and nutrition. More often that not, one is enticed towards trying a new food item because it looks good on television or because of the attraction of the food label. It…
Children's health
04 Jun 2007
Lite, light and low in calories: When has shopping for foods become such a ‘de-lite’? Top 5 shopping tips for making the right choice
We live in a world where marketing and the media play a vital part of everyday life, full of attracting advertisements and tempting visual images on food labelling. How often have we tried a food item because it looks good on television, or because the label looks so enticing and…
Bowel
10 May 2007
Abortion
An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, resulting in the removal or expulsion of the contents of the uterus, usually carried out to avoid…
Anatomy
06 May 2007
Pain: An introduction
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
