Early last year, a co-worker of mine finally decided to have that trip to a friend he had long planned.  Quite sheepishly, he asked me if I could accompany him, to which I readily agreed.  You see, he confided to me that he can’t get an erection anymore whenever he and his wife want to […]

We constantly hear the word cancer, and it never fails to bring the chill whenever we do.  In fact, cancer is one of the most terrifying verdicts a doctor can hand to a patient.  Even just hearing the words chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery already gives us a big fright.  Many people, for this reason, have […]

My friend’s 28- and 24-year old sons both have hair problems.  The former has begun to lose his hair, while his younger brother is developing round, bald spots on his head.  At such early age, one wonders what really causes hair loss, or baldness, and if there’s anything that can be done to prevent it. […]

A worker or employee reporting for work late isn’t uncommon.  Reasons for such tardiness vary, ranging from the justifiable to the flimsiest or most absurd of excuses.  But there was one that caught my attention more than three years ago involving a colleague at work.  He was late reporting for work a number of times […]

One of the conditions involving the ears that affects many people is tinnitus.  This condition is characterized by a faint ringing noise in the ears.  Cases of tinnitus may differ from one another as the condition may or may not be accompanied by loss of hearing.  Noises in the ears created by tinnitus may also […]

Almost a year ago, a friend of mine was diagnosed of having Parkinson’s disease.  I remember him then complain of experiencing uncontrollable trembling in one of his hands which occurs at intervals of time.  This happens, he said, while he is at rest or whenever he is under stress.  As time passed, the shaking started […]