Bringing back the “family doctor” concept
Some are awaiting consultations, others are keeping their arms folded having given blood for testing and a few more are walking in to another room to take a dexa scan. It is a busy Tuesday at the Family Practice Centre run by the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura at Gangodawila, [...]
Drinking, even at conception may lead to low birth weight: Study
By Natalie Rahhal, Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.com Babies whose mothers drank alcohol during their pregnancies – even as early as at conception – are at greater risk of being born with low birth weights, a new study suggests. The new research, from scientists in at the University of Oxford and the University of Queensland [...]
Some stress-busting foods
We have all been stressed at some time or another. Stress may seem harmless at times if it is short term and you can get over it fast. But if not, it can lead to bothersome headaches, stomach cramps, weight gain and even colds and flu. Chronic stress can have an impact on every part [...]
More than a fighting chance for little hearts
All set. Very soon Sri Lanka’s first-ever Human Heart Valve and Tissue Bank at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) for Children in Colombo will be fully functional. “We already have about 12 human valves in storage and in a month or two will be able to graft them in very ill children with congenital (present [...]
Post-traumatic growth and fostering change
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom-Aeschylus Last month I wrote on a not so well-known after-effect of trauma; post-traumatic growth (PTG). This month let us see in detail how we [...]
Are you an ‘afternooner’ or ‘napper’?
You’ve probably heard of the term ‘night owls’, who stay alert until the early hours, or ‘morning larks’, who spring out of bed. But now a study suggests there are two more patterns of shut eye, with some people being ‘afternooners’ and others ‘nappers’. Scientists discovered that while some people’s energy levels peak in the [...]
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross reveals battle with anal cancer
Marcia Cross says the HPV strain that caused her anal cancer is likely the same strain that led to her husband being diagnosed with throat cancer. The Desperate Housewives star was at a gynaecologist visit in November 2017 getting an annual digital rectal exam when the doctor noticed something suspicious. She was referred to a [...]
