Standing in the delivery room wearing a flimsy pair of rewashed latex gloves and holding a pair of surgical scissors in my hands, I became acutely aware of one of the many statistics which had been shared with us on day one. I was a medical student working in a government hospital in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; it was 1997. The figure flashing through my mind was that 50% of the women using the delivery unit were HIV positive.
From Mild to Chronic: Modern Innovations in Pain Relief
Advances are constantly being made when it comes to pain relief, and new research is always in progress to discover new ways to treat chronic pain. We have everything, from paracetamol to powerful pain relief drugs, and are prepared to treat every degree of pain, but because the situation constantly changes, so too must we adapt.
Jessica’s Head
Sure the specimen had been nibbled by a few rodents and one or two bug larvae had migrated their way across the face…but considering how old it was the head looked surprisingly good.
How to Manage Pain and Avoid Addiction
Spilled Capsules from Prescription Bottle.Abuse of painkillers and addiction is an ever growing epidemic in America. Knowing how to manage pain without falling prey to crippling dependency is a difficult path to navigate for most people. Here are a few guidelines to help you manage your pain without becoming addicted.
It ‘CAM’ and Should Be a Part
It is time we integrated complementary, evidence-based medicine into the allopathic, or conventional, medical curriculum through research and nutrition, to bring about a gentle, humanistic approach to healthcare.
The Reason I Jump
For years, I have wondered if we could be getting it wrong when we assumed that x symptom meant y problem in every patient with autism. Maybe things were being lost in translation more often than we realized, because autism was its own language.
Microbes and Digestion
With most adverse food reactions, an important point to remember is that eliminating foods often does not completely solve the health problem. The reason for this is that many food reactions are in fact a messenger for the breakdown of proper immune balance and tolerance.
Autism is a Whole Body Condition
One of the perplexing problems of childhood autism is the presence of a myriad of symptoms that make it difficult to live in their own skin, hear the sounds around them, digest their food, and enjoy normal sleep. Here we discuss these issues of ‘sense-disconnect’ and how to start reconnecting these kids.
Catastrophic Fantasies
“Fear be gone”, I said to myself as I stepped up on a stool (on the “brain” side of the divide) to get a better look at the open-heart surgery. I was handed a plastic shield for my eyes, “just in case we get a squirter.” This did nothing to quell my racing heart as I thought to myself, “I’m going to need one of those machines in a minute!”
So You Want To Be A Cruise Line Medic?
If you are a health professional, or just interested in how health care is provided aboard the big cruise ships, check this out.