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Modern medicine: Feeling a little ‘liverish’ today?

Have you ever stopped to consider that the most important organs you have are all singletons, while with the less important ones you have...

Modern medicine: True tales from the examination couch

I have been a doctor for more years than the length of time some of the readers here have propped up a long wooden...

Driving in Thailand – in “Farang, the Sequel”

If you have never heard of or seen the book “Farang, the Sequel”, don’t worry, because you have now.  It’s a brilliant book, even...

The Tale of Tanujin

The item you are about to read is one of my favorite medical case histories. Bruises on a child’s body are often considered proof...

Modern medicine: Check-ups. Worthwhile? Or a waste of time?

Check-ups are inherently involved in that important feature called the Quality of Life. Longevity alone, with no Quality, just isn’t worth having. Being stuck...

Modern medicine: Why the sphygmomanometer is a liar

Before we delve into this, please understand that the sphygmomanometer is merely an instrument that measures Blood Pressure (BP), but the difficulty in using...

Modern medicine: Are you in a blue funk?

Have you noticed the number of suburban houses being painted in bright contrasting colors these days? Psychologists will tell you that hues chosen for...

Modern medicine: Man bites dog!

Medical condition in the news this year is rabies. Mind you, rabies has been around for a lot longer than this year, but it...

Modern medicine: Prostate Cancer again

I make no excuses for running another article on Prostate cancer. Fifty percent of people in Thailand are male and 98 percent of them...

Modern medicine: Cancer research – why it is ongoing

The word “cancer” strikes fear into the majority of people. Social media thrives on it with people urged to “share” and put on their...

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