Biofeedback I was reading in the paper that, if you make your hand warm, your headache will get better. Does that actually work? There have been some studies which suggest that, if you warm the hand opposite to the side the...
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Read MoreMeasuring blood pressure – Ambulatory monitoring A friend of mine had a 24-hour BP recording done. What is this and why is it performed? What you are describing is ‘ambulatory’ BP monitoring. Ambulatory BP monitoring is a...
Read MoreIntroduction Many people throughout the world are living well into their old age. A person’s physical, as well as psychological, well being is directly affected by his or her general health and the health of his or her skin....
Read MoreIntroduction Benign prostate hypertrophy, or BPH, is the most common benign disease of older men. Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer and prostatitis is a very common infection. Because of the frequency of these...
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