Medical Education Archives

Prostate Cancer

This occurs when normal semen secreting cells in the prostate gland transform into cancer cells. Once established the cancer cells may spread via blood and lymphatic system to the bladder, rectum, bones, and lymph nodes or beyond.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.

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Using Bioidentical Hormones to Stay Young and Healthy

I am a Family Physician and i also practice integrated medicine. That is why I would like to introduce you to Bioidentical Hormone Therapy (BHRT). It borders between aesthetic medicine and naturopathic medicine.

People who use BHRT want to keep the feel, look and maintain their sense of youthfulness for as long as they can and BHRT uses naturally occurring but low dose hormones to help them restore their vitality and youthfulness.

Bioidentical hormone therapy helps to control aging, weight control as well as prevention of certain diseases. It has been used effectively to help with weight loss in certain instances especially if there is weight loss resistance due to hormonal imbalances.

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Fire Ant stings could be Deadly

You may have been bitten by or know someone bitten by Fire Ants before. It may surprise some to know that not everyone survives the sting. In some people, it may cause an anaphylaxis reaction similar to that of a Bee sting.

The fire Ant is a member of the Wingless Hymenopter. When it bites, it grabs skin, and in circular pattern continues to sting with its abdominal stinger. The stinger pumps a water insoluble substance into the victim’s skin that in turn induce histamine and vasoactive amine from mast cells that could cause a fatal anaphylaxis reaction.

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