Dr. Iain Corness
Modern Medicine: My Mum, my friend Alan and Disneyland
I was stopped by a chap in the hospital lobby who was kind enough to ask about my dear old Mum. I hadn’t mentioned...
Modern Medicine: Medical Insurance – how much do you understand?
Came across an interesting situation the other day regarding Travel Insurance. Most people take these out at the travel agency and the days included...
Modern Medicine: Dengue Fever and the unseasonable rain
If COVID-19 wasn’t enough to contend with, last week the powers that be are now advising that Dengue fever is on the rise, and...
Modern Medicine: An overweight lady stars in the popular press
There was an item a few years ago regarding a 235 kg lady in Bangkok. This lady had become ill and they had to...
Smoking reduces the risk of Dementia?
In the Pattaya Mail there has been much debate in the Reader’s Letters page over smoking. I have zealously resisted the chance to hop...
Modern Medicine: Can your computer kill you?
Can your computer kill you? Well, it can. Especially if it lands on your head from a great height. However, sorry about the attention...
Modern Medicine: Why is PACS significant in modern medicine?
Wouldn’t it be nice, if after you have been X-Rayed, you could get your “own” doctor back home to look at the X-Ray itself...
It gets hot in here!
The F1 world was buzzing following the crash suffered by HAAS driver Frenchman Romain Grosjean, whose race car burst into flames and broke in...
Modern Medicine: Gout – and the middle way
When you mention the condition “gout”, a picture seems to flash up of a crusty old man with a glass of port and his...
Modern Medicine: Laughter is the best medicine
Here we are, a brand new year, and one in which we can attack with a smile or a sneer. How you feel does...
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Heavy rainfall causes flooding in Pattaya communities
PATTAYA, Thailand - Heavy rainfall on the morning of May 7 inundated several communities in Pattaya, with inner areas such as the Third Road...