I previously told everyone I would be starting a medical section to my blog after a suggestion from one of the readers. Having thought about it, and discussed it with a few people, I have decided it shall be divided into 2 categories:
- Medical Matters: This shall be informative, providing factual information, be it the etiology (cause of disease), symptoms, diagnosis (identification), prognosis (expected outcome of disease) and treatment. It may not even be about a particular disease or disorder but an introduction to a part of the body, how it is controlled and its functions.
- Medical Myths: This is what inspired this whole medical writing, and shall deal with various myths the general lay public hear from their grandmothers or their best friend Carol’s dog's sister’s mother down at the pub, things that appear in the news, and discuss whether these actually work or are scams to separate you from your beloved money. Like for example the following, which is complete and utter BS:
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A few months ago, a trial carried out at Oxford university generated huge publicity in the media as seemingly a cure for Alzheimer’s disease had been found that was easily obtainable at the local shop for less than £1.00. Researcher’s showed that eating high levels of Vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid reduced circulating levels of homocysteine, an amino acid thought be responsible for abnormal brain shrinkage.1 As part of the Bullshit Detection part of a module last semester, we were given the research paper, told to critically analyse it and subsequently produce a leaflet for GPs that would enable to them to answer patient’s questions regarding what they may have read about in the news. This is the leaflet I made and got quite decent(ish) marks for:
Click here to download (PDF 815kb)
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Picture 1 – Showing cadavers, taken from here.
Picture 2 – Showing supposed myths about cancer, taken from here.
Picture 3 – Showing leaflet front, from personal work.
1The original research paper can be downloaded from here.
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15 February 2011 at 21:21
sounds like a good plan :)
&& the leaflet looks well professional
~miss anon~
15 February 2011 at 22:01
I'll be looking forward to that ^____^
15 February 2011 at 23:44
Nice post Dr. Nas! Look forward to reading more on the meds and the myths :P x
16 February 2011 at 07:57
my second cousin died of leukemia a few days ago. he was only 16, undergoing chemo. he became worse with the treatment. err i don't know but i felt pretty sad reading this.
anyway i think the medical section is a great idea!
16 February 2011 at 09:49
Thought Vitamin B was okay. =/ Isn't cognition related to brain atrophy anyway? The Myth Debunking was great.
I don't see any like tab. =) DO MORE!
19 February 2011 at 08:03
lol nas i come to your page and see nothing but doctory things.... im scared :| lol jk Though I find what you talk about interesting, please write up a textbook I might actually READ IT :P
12 May 2013 at 12:33
Patients who have Alzheimer’s disease have cases of paranoia and hallucinations that make them see people or hear voices that are not real. The greatest concern for hallucinations and paranoia is the case where patients develop aggressive behaviors because they suspect someone is trying to harm them. Some patients who have cars will try to drive to the jobs they worked 20 years ago because their memory is distorted. The risk of falling is also rampant among Alzheimer’s patients.
Alzheimer’s clinic Toronto