In This Issue

• Living in the hub (of the universe)
• Bone Mineral Density
• Orthopedic Center

Living in the hub (of the universe)  by Dr.Iain Corness

As part of my duties I get a print out of the number of international in-patients in the hospital each day.  There are some very interesting statistics from these print outs.  On the day I began writing this there were patients from Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Uganda, Myanmar, Azerbaijan and Czechoslovakia. 

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Bone Mineral Density

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bonebreaks. These broken bones

Orthopedic Center

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In This Issue

• What shall I write about this month? Catfish? 
• Two severe cancers of women
• Oncology Center

What shall I write about this month? Catfish? by Dr.Iain Corness

Twice each month I will get a nudge from K. Wan (Head of Getting Dr. Iain To Do Things Department) that I should be writing something for the newsletters each month 

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Two severe cancers of women

Now we are in the month of August, and in this month, the most important day was Mother’s Day. For all children, you should be a good child for your mother

Oncology Center

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In This Issue

• “Eggzactly”! 
• You can now check the health of your blood vessels, with our Vascular Screening equipment!
• Women’s Health Center

“Eggzactly”! by Dr.Iain Corness

Talk about medical check-ups and the “good cholesterol” and “bad cholesterol” debate begins.  That in turn brings up the questions on the breakfast egg, and every breakfast seems to feature one, two or even three eggs sunny side up or otherwise.

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You can now check the health of your blood vessels, with our Vascular Screening equipment!

Generally Peripheral Arterial Disease does not show warning symptoms. If patients do not live a healthy life, this disease will easily become more severe.

Women’s Health Center

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In This Issue

• Getting older – what’s next for your Mum??
• Breast Self-examination
• Breast Center

Getting older – what’s next for your Mum?? by Dr.Iain Corness

August is the month in which we celebrate Mother’s Day, which is held on the birthday of Queen Sirikit, as she is the ‘Mother’ of the nation.

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Breast Self-examination

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women. Staging of the condition is a significant factor in the treatment as ‘the earlier the condition is found the more chance of cancer recover and treatment’.

Breast Center

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In This Issue

• It’s a miracle!
• The Symptoms of the Cardiovascular DiseaseThe Symptoms of the Cardiovascular Disease
• Neuroscience Center

It’s a miracle! by Dr.Iain Corness

The medical “adviceI have been a doctor for over 40 years, and I can truthfully say I have seen only one miracle.

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The Symptoms of the Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular Disease (Stroke) is becoming more and more common and it is important that we know something about the initial symptoms of this disease. Stroke is a disease

Neuroscience Center

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In This Issue

• Take two aspirins and (don’t) ring me in the morning!
• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: MERS-CoV
• Heart Center

Take two aspirins and (don’t) ring me in the morning! by Dr.Iain Corness

The medical “advice” to take two aspirins and ring again in the morning has been around for many years.  Unfortunately, we have found that it may not be the best medical advice when dealing with some of the more important acute medical conditions.

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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: MERS-CoV

Coronavirus infection 2012 or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is one of the MERS Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) strains.

Heart Center

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In This Issue

• Advances in Surgery – our thanks to who?
• My Baby Hearing
• Anesthesiology Center

Advances in Surgery – our thanks to who? by Dr.Iain Corness

Surgeons can be the ‘prima donnas’ of medicine, if you like.  It is the surgeons who get the headlines in the newspapers.  It is the surgeons who are the stars in movies and TV.

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My Baby Hearing

Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening programs have been implemented across the word. Hearing loss occurs often enough in the general population

Anesthesiology Center

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In This Issue

• Mayday Mayday Mayday!
• Healthy eating to prevent or control diabetes
• Breast Self Examination (BSE) made easy!

Mayday Mayday Mayday! by Dr.Iain Corness

I was reminded of the famous distress call Mayday Mayday Mayday when I sat down to write this item a few days after May 1, also known as May Day for the labour movement.

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Healthy eating to prevent or control diabetes

1. Eat a variety of foods from each of the five food groups and maintain proper weight:

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In This Issue

• Are you going to be stoned?
• Air Pollution May Be Linked to Higher Rates of Kidney Disease
• Urology Center

Are you going to be stoned? by Dr.Iain Corness

We are in the middle of an extremely hot season.  This is something we can expect every year and has nothing to do with the so-called “global warming”.

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Air Pollution May Be Linked to Higher Rates of Kidney Disease

A study from the University of Michigan found the prevalence of kidney disease was greater in areas of the United States that have worse air quality.

Urology Center

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