TIPS TO WAKE UP EARLY AND WITH EASE
Over the years I have found the early rising habit very useful in my life. In my school and university days, I used the hours before dawn to study, usually from 5am to 6am. When I started practicing yoga and meditation in
PROMOTING MEN’S HEALTH IN 2017
Having healthy men is important. It’s not just important but it’s critical. Healthy men make better fathers, happier husbands, and more fulfilled colleagues. Men have a tougher time these days than in the last generation. In latter days, it was the mans
THE UNCERTAINTY OF CANCER
In our work as cancer surgeons, we see the anxiety of our patients when they come back for their routine reviews or check ups. In Urology, prostate cancer is monitored with PSA and every time it is tested after treatment holds the
TECHNOLOGY WOES- BRING BACK THE WHITEBOARD!
Technology has made our lives easier and better in many ways. Our lives have become more comfortable and efficient in innumerable ways. A quick email instead of a lengthy telegram; a 24 hour flight instead of a 30 day tortuous ship journey;
PROSTATES, PSA, PREVENTION, PARANOIA- FINDING THE BALANCE
In my work as a Urologist, I receive referrals to see patients to assess their risk of prostate cancer. There is a huge variation in men’s knowledge about the prostate and an even greater variation in their attitude towards detection and treatment.
DRUGS, INJECTING ROOMS, HARM MINIMISATION
Drug addiction is a disorder. When I worked in the Emergency Department years ago as an intern doing night shift, we would have frequent admissions of heroin overdose. They had all the cardinal signs: respiratory depression, pin point pupils and track marks
