Hey there Guys. Not sure what your weather has been like but here in Melbourne it's freaking hot! Thankfully my work has great airconditioning so I have been hiding at my desk and even seeing a few patients ;) . Ok, ok I know that's kind of expected in a doctors office but to be honest in heat like this I just want to curl up and have a sleep. As it so happens so did one … [Read more...] about Can Sleep Apnoea & Snoring Be Fatal?
Man’s Life Saved After Male Breast Cancer Scare
Hey there Guys, I have just been alerted to an article on how House Husbands star Dan Thomas had been diagnosed and treated with male breast cancer just before Christmas. HOUSE Husbands star and east cancer campaigner Julia Morris's husband Dan Thomas has undergone a mastectomy to treat the disease. The diagnosis - rare in men - came just four days before Christmas, with … [Read more...] about Man’s Life Saved After Male Breast Cancer Scare
All I Want Is A Gun For Christmas?
Today I am in shock. On the front page of the news where two stories that were such polar opposites I had to share my concerns. One article had pictures of a girl and a man smiling and posing with their gift of a gun for Christmas while another reported of a man shot and killed for a pair of sneakers. The tragic irony struck me hard. It made me think about the role access … [Read more...] about All I Want Is A Gun For Christmas?
Looking For An Excuse To Avoid Brussels Sprouts?
Recently a Scotsman who was being treated with a blood thinning drug warfarin had a close call after a festive feed of Brussels sprouts. BEWARE eating too many Brussels sprouts this Christmas - a man has been hospitalised after overdosing on the festive veg. Vitamin K in the leafy greens interfered with blood-thinning medication the man was taking - causing him to suffer … [Read more...] about Looking For An Excuse To Avoid Brussels Sprouts?
Scrambled Text Message Can Be A Symptom Of Stroke
Hey there Guys. Today I found an interesting post at ABC.com of how a 21 year old woman's garbled text message alerted her husband and doctors that it may be a symptom of stroke. Smartphone autocorrect is famous for scrambling messages into unintelligible gibberish but when one man received this garbled text from his 11-week-pregnant wife, it alarmed him: “every where … [Read more...] about Scrambled Text Message Can Be A Symptom Of Stroke