Geriatrics Means Rejuvenation in Ayurvedic Medicine
By Dori Ahern The ancient science of Ayurveda has eight branches, similar to the branches of allopathic medicine. However, the Sanskrit term for Geriatrics is rasayana, and it means rejuvenation. Some...
View ArticleGeriatrics Means Rejuvenation in Ayurvedic Medicine
By Dori Ahern The ancient science of Ayurveda has eight branches, similar to the branches of allopathic medicine. However, the Sanskrit term for Geriatrics is rasayana, and it means rejuvenation. Some...
View ArticleAll About the Quality of Water
By Dr. Salvador Quiroz Health conscious people in San Miguel de Allende are rightly concerned about the quality of their water. I am frequently asked what measures may be taken to improve it. Not being...
View ArticlePersonal Health Latest in Weight-Loss Research and More
By Nancy Johnston Hall Which Diet is Best for Losing Weight—Low Carb or Low-Fat? Bottom line: it’s a draw. In a recent, well-designed study at Stanford University, published in February in the Journal...
View ArticleCancer Screening Available at Hospital H+
By Salvador Quiroz Early detection of cancer can be a lifesaver. Regular screening of apparently healthy people permits diagnosis in its early stages, when cancer is most curable. Among the major...
View ArticleOn Call: Health Advice from UC San Diego Health Experts
By Brian Pedersen, MD, Anna McDivit Mizzell, MD, and Desiree Leithem, NP Our experts answer your questions on everything from acne to zygomycosis. This month, our experts discuss how Mother Nature...
View ArticleMedical errors—is there a solution?
By Salvador Quiroz It made all the papers and the nightly news…the Institute of Medicine study released late in 1999 contends that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors—more...
View ArticleBreathe Easier with Lung Cancer Screenings: A Q&A with Mark Onaitis, MD
By Dr. Mark Onaitis According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 7,000 chemicals are found in tobacco smoke, and at least 70 of those are known carcinogens—making smoking...
View ArticleFollow-up—an essential step for good medicine
By Salvador Quiroz The older I get, the more I am convinced that the spoken word is a very primitive and sometimes dangerous way for human beings to communicate. When hubby phones his spouse to let her...
View ArticleMeet Unimed Hospital’s Medical Director
By Cynthia Parada Camacho Dr Emilio Ramirez, the medical director at UNIMED Hospital, received his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and then specialized in emergency...
View ArticleAbout the Prostate—Part II
By Salvador Quiroz Last week, you read some generalities about the prostate gland, prostatitis, and the beginning of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). BPH is defined as the noncancerous growth of the...
View ArticleThe Mammogram Crisis
By Salvador Quiroz The mammogram is a radiographic study of the human breast. While 98 percent of patients undergoing this procedure are women, the remaining two percent are men. This may come as a...
View ArticleUNIMED Especialistas en Urgencias Médicas en UNIMED Hospital
Por Cynthia Parada Camacho El Dr. Noe Arellano Hernández, es specialista en Urgencias Médicas en UNIMED. Graduado de la Escuela Nacional De Medicina y Homeopatía en El Instituto Politécnico Nacional....
View ArticleSpecialists in Emergency Medicine at UNIMED Hospital
By Cynthia Parada Camacho Dr Noe Arellano Hernandez, a distinguished emergency care doctor and teacher of medicine, recently joined UNIMED’s Hospital staff of emergency room physicians. Arellano...
View ArticleEspecialistas en Urgencias Médicas en UNIMED Hospital
Por Cynthia Parada Camacho Dr. Diego Alberto Valadez Castillo, Especialista en urgencias médicas en UNIMED. Originario de la ciudad de Dolores Hidalgo, Cuna de la Independencia Nacional, del estado de...
View ArticleUNIMED ER Physican at UNIMED Hospital
By Cynthia Parada Camacho Dr Diego Alberto Valdez Castillo, a native of Dolores Hidalgo and a specialist in emergency medicine, is the latest addition to UNIMED Hospital. Valdez Castillo started...
View ArticleThe Mammogram Crisis
By Salvador Quiroz The mammogram is a radiographic study of the human breast. While 98 percent of patients undergoing this procedure are women, the remaining two percent are men. This may come as a...
View ArticleVitamins: A Few Reminders
By Salvador Quiroz Vitamins are not nutrients in themselves, as many people think but organic compounds whose role is to help in the absorption and utilization of foodstuffs. Without them, we’d die,...
View ArticleMeet H+Hospital San Miguel’s Cardiac Team, The Doctor’s Curricula Vitae
By Connie Mullis Dr Francisco Melendez received his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Juárez. His specialty degree in general surgery is from the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. He...
View ArticleIntroduction: Know Your Painkillers, Part I
By Salvador Quiroz It has sometimes been said that to heal pain is the work of gods. The healing of pain is certainly one of the main objectives of medicine. I will deal today and in my next column...
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