Who, then, is most likely to be a genetic candidate for the disease? Ten to twenty years ago (perhaps longer), the implicit assumption was that endometriosis was a disease carried by and exclusive to white middle-class women who were under stress and career-oriented. No real data was collected on the incidence of the disease within [...]

The treatment of herpes is unsatisfactory. Usually it is simply a minor cosmetic disability and clears rapidly without interference. Otherwise a spirit lotion may encourage the blisters to dry, and is preferable to an ointment. An antispetic cream may reduce the possibility of secondary infection, but will not aid the virus’s normal resolution. Numerous other [...]

Despite our personal familiarity with hunger, it is an extremely complex phenomenon. It is not just an empty stomach that causes that nagging feeling. To simplify things, we need to look at a number of levels of control. The ultimate decision-maker lies in the brain. The hypothalamus is the part of the brain given the [...]

Menstruation is a normal part of a girl’s development. Some girls start having periods at the age of nine while others do not have a period until they are fourteen or older. At the time of their period some girls develop bad stomach cramps or pains. Because pain is nature’s way of telling us that [...]

When you have your laparoscopy you will be in hospital for one or two days. An increasing number of hospitals are now doing laparoscopies as a day procedure, which means that you will be admitted early in the morning and discharged later the same day. After you have been admitted to the ward a medical [...]