A patient used this expression and it seems to suit the situation very well. He had been married for three years; he was not impotent, but was unable to come to a climax. I had asked him not to have sex relations until he had mastered the exercises. One day he came in and announced [...]

The term biological medicine, as used in this book, is a relatively new expression. Although it is used quite often in Europe, popularly and officially in scientific publications, the average American layman as well as the average physician are not too familiar with it. The concept of biological medicine, on the other hand, is not [...]

Until comparatively recently, the emphasis of neurologists and paediatricians has been on obtaining complete control of epilepsy. The child or person’s own feelings have not been taken into sufficient account, nor has the effect of epilepsy on aspects of their life such as choice of career, employment, social and leisure activities, and family life. The [...]

Dietary experiments with monkeys have now clearly established that vitamin C helps to prevent inflammation and recession of the gums. Even when the vitamin C shortage is not severe enough to cause any other signs, normally harmless trauma leads to redness, swelling, bleeding and “pocket” formation of the gums around the roots of the teeth. [...]

  Signs and symptoms It is difficult to be certain that an infant or toddler has a sore throat because the child cannot communicate, but swollen glands in the neck or difficulty swallowing are clues. Determining the cause of a sore throat depends on the results of a throat or other type of culture; on [...]

  This is a special kind of dust isolated from the inside of a house and recognized as early as 1922 as a potent and common cause of allergy. It is totally different from the dust found in the streets because it is composed of the emanations, the excretions, and the remains of the dead [...]

We are going against nature with assisted conception techniques like IVF because the body is being asked to mature a great number of eggs in one cycle. (Normally only two at the most would ever be released at the same time.) The question which is often asked, and rightly so, is: what are the long-term [...]

All eyes need good light if they are to work well and without strain. This particularly applies to older eyes. A recent study of visual acuity in fifty-six old people (average age 76), both in their homes and in a controlled clinical setting, found that general levels of lighting were often so poor in the [...]

Coping The most important thing to realize is that you are not alone in trying to cope with this disease. There are many people ready to support you by listening, making suggestions and helping you to make choices about treatment. Talk to your doctor. Tell her or him you feel alone. There are also self-help [...]

• Keep fires guarded. It is illegal to leave a child under 12 in a room with an unguarded fire. • Keep pins, needles and scissors away from young children. • Make sure bookshelves can’t be pulled over. • Put electric flexes where people won’t trip over them but not under carpets. • Replace flexes [...]