This is a complex eating disorder which is characterised by low body weight accompanied by a body image distortion. The sufferer has an obsessive fear of putting on weight, so they control their calorie intake by starvation, vomiting, excessive exercise and other weight control methods According to The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Anorexia nervosa is […]
The cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year, according to new study, according to a team of scientists from Imperial College, London, in collaboration with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The World Health Organisation and nearly 500 researchers across the globe, have estimated that the cost of diabetes has hit 825 billion dollars […]
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It’s funny how you go through life and at each new stage you look forward to telling friends/relatives/random people on the street what wonderful plans you have for the next stage of life. Well, at least that was true in my childhood. Now the question of ‘what are you going to do once you leave […]
The liver, which is the largest organ in the body, has a variety of important functions. As the main organ controlling human metabolism it is tasked with regulating levels of glucose, amino acids and lipids, while storing glycogen and producing bile acids. It myriad array of functions includes chemical modification of complex chemicals that can […]
Growing up in Kenya, I was one of the lucky ones. Despite falling prey to malaria about once a year – feeling sick as a dog with a profoundly painful headache and high temperature – I survived this horrible disease to see my fifth birthday. Sadly many, many other children were not so fortunate. It […]
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I don’t love my job as a “Junior Doctor”; indeed there are ever diminishing moments I love but there are parts of it I would be so bold as to say I absolutely hate! Surprising? Most likely, especially for those of you following the statements of how Junior Doctors “love their job” in the many […]
The Which? Guide to Complementary Medicine, which I wrote, was published in 1997. In the same year, Dorling Kindersley brought out the Encyclopedia of Complementary Medicine and three years later The Complete Guide to Integrated Medicine. I was writing about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), my colleagues were writing about it and the papers couldn’t […]
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Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease was the beginning, not the end, for John. His struggle with PD inspired him and others to raise awareness of the illness. This is his journey. The 9th – 15th April is Parkinson’s Awareness Week #UniteForParkinsons . To find out more and get involved click here. Being diagnosed with Early onset Parkinson’s […]
The British Dental Association (BDA) has backed warnings from the Local Government Association (LGA), as it revealed new figures showing a 66 per cent increase in the cost of extracting rotten teeth from children in hospitals in the last five years. Hospital extractions, which require general anaesthesia, vastly exceed the costs of preventive treatment delivered through […]
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Seven years ago I made a decision that would change my life. After growing up in the city, completing medical school in the city, and spending most of my student life in urban areas, I signed up for a rural medicine rotation during my internship. After a nineteen-hour drive, I was in the regional hospital […]