Tubercolosis March 27, 2015 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging In May 2014, governments at the World Health Assembly announced their ambition to end the global tuberculosis epidemic by 2035. With odds stacked heavily against public health practitioners--TB killed 1.5...
Testosterones – Villains or Heroes? March 20, 2015 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging As men age, their testosterones drop, leading to an associated rise in risks of obesity and diabetes. On the other hand, high testosterone levels are also linked to cardiovascular diseases. Now, a new...
Aesthetic Medicine: Vanity or Sanity? March 13, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics Whether you have a double chin all the time or just in really unflattering Facebook photos, science could soon solve that unsightly problem for you. And surgery or diet is not even needed. The future of...
Anticholinergics March 6, 2015 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging Anticholinergics are prescribed for many health conditions in older people, including overactive bladder, depression and seasonal allergies. However, anticholinergics also block signals in the brain and...
Robotic Prostatectomy February 27, 2015 Cancers in Men & Women, Dr. In The House, Kidney, Prostate & Bladder Care Surgeons perform tens of thousands of surgeries in a year to treat prostate cancer. The procedure, called radical prostatectomy has become a fine art in the medical world. How does robotic surgery come...
Valentine’s Day Special: Sex February 14, 2015 Dr. In The House, Sexual Health & Fertility It's almost Valentine's Day, and we take a look at one of the more private aspects of relationships - sex. Specifically, sex drive in the different genders and why they differ. Dr. George Lee lends his...
Three Parent Genetic Baby February 6, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics The UK government is debatic to overcome genetic disease by manipulating three parent genetic material into one baby. Is this the beginning of a scientific breakthrough or an ethical nightmare? Your...
Oh, Smoking, Why Can’t I Quit You? January 30, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics Blood test to determine smokers who are more likely to quit is probably around the corner. Are all the efforts such as plain packaging, gory pictures on the cover, smoking bans in public places and...
The Right to Die January 23, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics Scotland is facing the dilemma to accept physician assisted suicide. Pro-life or pro-choice is a question we eventually we have to answer. Let’s see what the Scottish will lead us to. Your browser...
Can We Afford Healthcare Anymore? January 16, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics Technology, pharmaceutical innovation and state of the art healthcare can only escalate the cost out of control. There is no utopia for a perfect healthcare system. The Malaysian Medical Association...
