Modern Medicine
Mrs. Gonzales was your typical Gibraltarian Mumma. Around 20 stone in weight, give or take the odd kilogram or six. These Gibraltarians, descended from the mainland Spanish, were all very…
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is one of the battery of radiological diagnostic examinations that can be done. The procedure is similar to an X-Ray, in the fact that the end…
“Natural” remedies and EBM? Are they good for you?
Friday, 09 March 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 10 By Dr. Iain Corness
I was fortunate enough to have dinner with a retired ENT professor the other night. As all doctors do after being introduced, we began exploring each other’s opinions on various…
Remember R2D2? If you’ve forgotten, remember Luke Skywalker and the Star Wars movies? Of course you do. Now while the robot R2D2 is gathering dust in some Hollywood storage space,…
Having now been a doctor for over 40 years, I have begun writing another book. Not another one on life in Thailand (Farang and Farang The Sequel), but snippets of…
Can you ignore rectal bleeding? Yes you can, but at a huge personal risk. Not every case of rectal bleeding is from a pile (hemorrhoid) that will settle. (And in…
Have you had the spring cough yet? If not, think yourself lucky, just about everyone else has had it. And it isn’t one of those coughs which goes away in…
Cardiac unit diet - fast weight loss?
Friday, 03 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 5 By Dr. Iain Corness
I met an old friend at a networking evening this month. I hardly recognized him - he had lost 45 kg in weight. “Did you have surgery?” I asked, thinking…
Do you have any Vikings in the family?
Friday, 27 January 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 4 By Dr. Iain Corness
The early Vikings colonized much of Europe over 1,000 years ago and discovered America long before Columbus, but Christopher had a better PR firm. However, the longboats carried more than…
This week’s column has really the same message as last year. This is because it is that time of year when we make all those good resolutions that we have…
When you mention the condition “gout”, a picture seems to flash up of a crusty old man with a glass of port and his foot on a stool, as he…
Here we are, a brand new year, and one in which we can attack with a smile or a sneer. How you feel does not just depend on your surroundings…
Will 2012 be another year of abuse?
Friday, 30 December 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 52 By Dr. Iain Corness
I think most of us, when pressed, will admit to abusing our bodies. We punish our livers (New Year being a fine example), we also punish our brains with alcohol…
Some medical facts: Bruises on a child’s body are often considered proof that a baby has been battered. A visible bruise on the buttocks, the shape of a hand and…
The advances in cardiac surgery have been enormous over the past 20 years. We have gone from some fairly primitive high-risk surgery, to some very, very sophisticated interventional techniques, which…
In the News
- Local News
- Business
- Travel & Tourism
- Features
- Our Community
- Property & Real Estate
- Our Children
- Sports
