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If Breasts Can Be Examined, Why Not The Testicles?
By Dr. Gifford Jones --CancerFor years we’ve stressed to women the importance of an annual breast examination for the detection of cancer. Yet today little attention is paid to examination of the male testicles. It’s time for women to remind their mates that what is good medicine for the goose is also good medicine for the gander. Routine testicular self-examination (TSE) is the answer.
Bursts of gentle electricity may slow down Alzheimer’s
By Guest Column --Medical NewsSimple, everyday activities like crossword puzzles or reading books may stave off the mind-robbing Alzheimer’s disease. Those studying and working with Alzheimer’s patients generally accept this as fact. When the mind processes challenging puzzles or new information, it makes links in the brain, possibly exercising brain synapses, the neural networks that power our brains.
A Diagnosis Missed 98 Percent of the Time
By Dr. Gifford Jones --CardiovascularWhat’s the diagnosis when a middle-aged man seems to be dying of heart failure, but his coronary arteries and heart valves are normal? I doubt that many have an answer. But don’t feel bad as it’s also missed by most doctors even though iron overload is the most common genetic disease of white males.
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Medical breakthrough for multiple sclerosis sufferers
By News on the Net --Medical NewsFox News
How Genetics Affect the Risk of Prostate Cancer
By Dr. Gifford Jones --CancerIt has been said that “Blood is our destiny”. Or that, “Bad hens have bad eggs”. Or that, “He was not merely a chip off the old block, but the old block itself”. Each year studies show that genetics play a huge role in whether or not we develop malignancy. But how big a role does genetics play in prostate cancer? Now, a world-wide study reports a major breakthrough, showing that some males seem to be genetically predisposed to this baffling cancer.
Lyme disease a problem for OHIP patients
By Randy Hillier --Medical News(QUEEN’S PARK) – MPP Randy Hillier (Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington) introduced a petition to the Legislative Assembly asking the Ontario Government to take action against Chronic Lyme Disease.
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Israelis give a double punch to triple-negative breast cancer
By Guest Column --CancerBreast cancer can be curable if it’s caught soon enough – unless it is the “triple negative” type more likely to target young, black or Hispanic women.
How Many Patients Would Agree to 500 Chest X-rays?
By Dr. Gifford Jones --Medical NewsDoes the doctor always know best? Normally the answer is “Yes”. But when your doctor orders a CT scan (computed tomography), does he really understand the amount of radiation your body receives? A recent report from the University of California expresses concern about the overuse of the many types of scans performed in the U.S. Canada is not immune to this problem. So what can patients do to protect themselves from needless radiation?
A watch that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths
By Guest Column --Medical NewsAbout half of all people at risk of death from heart attacks could gain the chance to live, once Israeli entrepreneur Leon Eisen’s new Oxitone device goes to market in about 18 months.
New Facts About Genital Herpes
By Dr. Gifford Jones --Medical News“How could this happen to me?” Or “How can I tell my partner I have genital herpes?”
Renaissance in new drugs for rare diseases
By American Chemical Society --Medical NewsChemical & Engineering News
Once famously described as “orphan diseases, too small to be noticed, too small to be funded” in the Hollywood drama “Lorenzo’s Oil,” rare diseases are getting unprecedented attention today among drug manufacturers, who are ramping up research efforts and marketing new medicines that promise fuller lives for children and other patients with these heartbreaking conditions.
Fighting bacteria with a new genre of antibodies
By American Chemical Society --Medical NewsJournal of the American Chemical Society
In an advance toward coping with bacteria that shrug off existing antibiotics and sterilization methods, scientists are reporting development of a new family of selective antimicrobial agents that do not rely on traditional antibiotics. Their report on these synthetic colloid particles, which can be custom-designed to recognize the shape of specific kinds of bacteria and inactivate them, appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
How to Protect Yourself from AKI
By Dr. Gifford Jones --GastroenterologyMany North Americans will unknowingly fall into a trap during 2013. It results in the law of “unintended consequences”. Moreover, as medical treatment progresses every year, more of such consequences are waiting to happen. This week, what you should know about acute kidney injury (AKI).
