Practical Preventive Medicine
“A fence at the top of the cliff is better than an ambulance at the bottom!”
“Cheap” Drugs
A couple of years ago I was interviewed by a German TV channel which wanted to show that taking over the counter drugs
Living In The Hub (of the universe)
As part of my duties I get a print out of the number of international in-patients in the hospital each day.
“Eggzactly”!
Talk about medical check-ups and the “good cholesterol” and “bad cholesterol” debate begins.
What shall I write about this month? Catfish?
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
Getting older – what’s next for your Mum?
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.
Advances in Surger – Our Thanks To Who?
I have been a doctor for over 40 years, and I can truthfully say I have seen only one miracle.
MERS-CoV – another public health threat?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the information that as of 3 June 2015,
Take two aspirins and (don’t) ring me in the morning!
The medical “advice” to take two aspirins and ring again in the morning has been around for many years.
Advances in Surgery – our thanks to who?
Surgeons can be the ‘prima donnas’ of medicine, if you like. It is the surgeons who get the headlines in the newspapers.
Mayday Mayday Mayday!
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
Looking after “her indoors”!
If you come from the UK you will understand the reference to “her indoors”. An often used name for one’s wife.