Monthly Archives: April 2018

Why do my joints crack? It’s not what you think!

I’ve often asked myself, why do my joints crack and so I decided to find the why do my bones crack?answer.  If you also have cracking or popping joints you may be interested in this short post on the subject.  For me, it’s my knees.  The sound is really loud and if I have to bend my knees, the whole room knows about it! Continue reading Why do my joints crack? It’s not what you think!

What is a Coronary Calcium Scan

what is a coronary calcium scanI want to explain to you exactly what is a coronary calcium scan.  Many will not have heard of it but those who have, may have had one of these tests done.  The test gives a score of the likelihood of getting heart disease.  The higher the score, the more chance of having a heart event.

This image shows severe calcification of the left anterior descending coronary artery (red arrow).  The portion of the circumflex coronary artery within the imaging plane (white arrow).  The aortic root around the origin of the left main coronary artery (yellow arrow). Continue reading What is a Coronary Calcium Scan

Prostate? You may want a second opinion!

fake researchNot all research is equal

Prostate problems?  I do a lot of research before writing my articles and there’s one thing I really have to watch out for.  Modern research is very suspect. You have to be really careful that the studies you are citing do not have a conflict of interest Continue reading Prostate? You may want a second opinion!

Doctors are…not to be trusted?

I checked out a google search where I just put in ‘doctors are’ and was quite surprised to see the suggested answers by google to this question.  This would indicate that the general public are putting there own ending to ‘doctors are’ which may be quite a surprise to some of you.

Here is a screenshot of what I mean:doctors are...Continue reading Doctors are…not to be trusted?