The inspiration for this post came from a BBC survey that dominated the headlines recently. The survey found that one out of four people (25%) suffers from chronic pain (described as pain lasting more than three months). Some of the sufferers described living with the condition as "intolerable" and "debilitating". Although pain has to be [...]
Hello, everyone. In today’s blog we are going to continue to discuss those unfortunate situations where the treatment offered by modern medicine is not up to scratch. We're going to examine Asthma, Migraines, and Musculoskeletal pain. In all of these conditions I don’t think that the treatment offered is completely useless – it does have [...]
The idea for this post came to me when I saw a full two-page article in the news section of the i newspaper this week. It was about chronic UTI (urinary tract infection) in women and how the NHS is failing them. The article featured a few heartbreaking stories about how chronic UTI had devastated [...]
I was always fascinated by the Immune System. Late in my medical student days when I had begun to doubt whether I actually wanted to be a medical doctor, I chose to spend three months in the Rheumatology Clinic. Most of the Rheumatological conditions are Auto-Immune conditions. I have found them very interesting. I hoped [...]
The Coronavirus and Traditional Chinese Medicine It is strange days we live in. This is the most common sentence you hear these days. Strange indeed, no one has experienced anything like this before. To add to the confusion, things are changing fast. I actually wrote this blog two weeks ago ( can you remember these [...]
Salads, exercise and sex-when East and West clash What is good and healthy for us? What to do, what not to do? What to eat, what not to eat? There is so much advice available out there and much of it is contradictory. Personally, I tend to stick with Chinese Medicine wisdom. After all, it [...]
Should Complementary Medicine be used on the NHS? Hello everyone! After trying to deal with the heavy comprehensive and emotionally charged issue of the NHS existential pathology in my last post, this time we are going to focus on one aspect: should Complementary medicines like Acupuncture, Osteopathy, Homeopathy etc be used on our NHS? It’s [...]
So, What Is Wrong With The NHS? Brexit aside, the NHS is probably the subject most likely to divide opinions in Britain these days. You can hear it referred to as “the best healthcare system in the world” and also as “outdated, inefficient and not fit for purpose”. You can hear stories about inadequate [...]
The Great British Med Off V. Stress, anxiety, mood disorders and sleep. Hi everyone! Today I am going to discuss a group of conditions that is close to my heart. Generally, we can refer to them as conditions of the mind. They include stress, anxiety, mood disorders (depression, irritability, bipolar disease etc) and insomnia (sleep [...]
THE GREAT BRITISH MED OFF: IV Lungs and Airways Conditions, Allergies and Hayfever Hello everybody. It’s nice to be back again writing about Health issues rather than Politics – although I have to admit it was fun to write my last one! Fun may be an exaggeration. Let’s say it sometimes feels good to get [...]
