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Breast Cancer: Not just a Female Disease |
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Written by Michael Asu
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Breast cancer is not a disease that is exclusive to women. Although the number of cases is minute compared to diagnosis of breast cancer in women, men too can receive the devastating news. Unfortunately, because male breast cancer is so rare, it is often not found until it has reached an advanced stage. |
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Brain Tumor Patients and Their Doctors |
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Written by Michael Asu
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Brain tumor patients are hit on the head, literally, with a three-phase double whammy of physical and psychological trauma. First they discover that a motley and seemingly harmless crew of symptoms actually stems from a deadly and often incurable disease. Second, they must consult their doctors and volumes of contradictory information in order to decide on a treatment that has no guarantee of success even in the best of cases, and is likely to have painful side effects. Finally, after slogging through the treatment and suffering the medical fallout -- baldness, stomach cramps, perhaps empty bank accounts -- the patients become survivors. They leave the operating room heavy hearted, with unavoidable uncertainty about a future that could bring a recurrence of the disease. |
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Side Effects of Bipolar Disorder |
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Written by Michael Asu
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Many medications for bipolar disorder affect not only the brain, but also other systems of the body. They may induce side effects such as a dry mouth, constipation, sleepiness, blurred vision, weight gain, weight loss, dizziness or a decrease in sex drive. Some of these side effects are mild and temporary, while others are long-term. |
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Affordable Maternity Insurance |
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Written by Michael Asu
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The statistics on pregnancy and insurance in the United States are almost scary enough to cause a miscarriage.
- 13% of pregnant women have no insurance of any kind.
- Of these uninsured pregnant women, 57% receive no medical care for themselves or their babies until the fourth month of pregnancy, or later.
- Of every 100 births, 12 take place before the end of the ninth month.
- 1 out of every 10 newborns is low birth-weight, and thus at an increased risk of disease or deformity for the rest of its life.
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A brief history of refractive eye surgery |
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Written by Michael Asu
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Refractive eye surgery has recently become a leading method of improving the function of the eye, eliminating the need for corrective glasses or contact lenses. More than a million people underwent refractive surgery last year, and the number is expected to grow as the procedure becomes more common. |
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