

Medicine
Advance In Prostate Surgery Will Benefit 1 In 3 Men Over The Age Of 50
Author: Samson Liu Topic: Medicine
As they reach their fifties and beyond, one in three men will develop a condition known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or an enlarged prostate.
Importance of Blood Donations
Author: Gareth Eastwood Topic: Medicine
When I tell people I am ducking down for a pint I am talking about the hard stuff - blood! I don't drink it, I donate it. After being told that I must either give blood often or risk dying from a serious genetic illness the choice became rather clear-cut. I donate, and in doing so I am helping to save the lives of many people. You can too! You don't need the same motivation as me.
Inexplicable Fatigue? You may have Hemachromatosis.
Author: Gareth Eastwood Topic: Medicine
All my life I knew that something was not quite right with my physical self. At the age of forty-five, completely out-of-the-blue, a phone message from my younger sister advised me that I needed to undergo some medical tests. She told me that our family have a dangerous genetic illness called hemachromatosis. It's the single biggest genetic killer of all time, yet it can be easily managed.