Some readers may be aware of a recent disturbing case in a top US hospital where a rogue doctor seriously abused the trust bestowed on him by his patients. He secretly recorded intimate pelvic examinations on the women who visited him for years.He ended up amassing thousands of pictures and videos of women’s genital organs. It’s unclear what his motives were, he gassed himself and committed suicide before he was brought to justice.
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Interactions in the social media have grown phenomenally in the last few years. Many people with mobile devices spend some time every day on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or on some other social networks. Most of the time is spent on some mundane social activities, but increasingly also on business and even health matters. Yes, there are lots of health-related interactions going on in social networks. This is driven both by patients and healthcare providers alike. It is an exciting interaction, with benefits all round. You want to be part of it.Unless you are a diehard stickler to traditional medical interactions that only happen in hospitals and doctors’ offices.
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Advances in medicine have continued to improve over the years. Modern diagnostic tools can detect diseases very early, allowing treatments to be initiated long before the disease takes root. We can even predict the threat of certain diseases before they occur, and offer interventions to neutralize future occurrence. All very well, so long as the line between benefit and harm remains clear.
Read more ..... The human body is very resilient, and is able to deal with lots of trivial ailments without much fuss. We all get the odd headache that goes away by itself. There is also the odd tummy ache, colds and flus that just come and go. Yes, no real reason to rush to your doctor every time you cough or sneeze. But be wary of trivial but recurrent symptoms.Common things occur more commonly, and this holds true in medicine as well. Some vague abdominal pain is more likely to be due to some disagreeable indulgence, or due to a stomach bug that is self-resolving. Very unlikely to be anything more sinister, especially if symptoms resolve pretty quickly or with just simple remedies.
Read more ..... Nairobi is rife with entertainment spots and night life. One only needs some excuse to party, and there are lots of places catering for all sorts of budgets. Few stop to think about potential health effects of hard partying.Binge drinking is the extreme, and is defined as taking lots of alcoholic drinks in a very short period of time, or with the aim to get drunk. There is no such thing as completely safe drinking, but research has defined relatively safe alcoholic levels beyond which untoward health effects increase exponentially.
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