Thursday, May 23 2013, 20:29 PM

Body and soul

Health Sense: Understanding Asian lymphomas

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) is a cancer that begins in the lymphatic system, simply put, a cancer of the immune system.

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  • Real men do yoga

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    If you’re one of those men who has been curious about yoga, even to the point of visiting a studio, only to turn around and leave when you do not…

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  • Health sense: Inside out: What women need to know about pelvic prolapsed

    Pelvic prolapse, a not-so-frequently discussed topic of women’s health, has been associated with age.  As more women are reaching the increasing age of life expectancy, gynecologic problems such as pelvic…

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  • Why see a gastroenterologist?

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  • Hand-foot-mouth disease

    Viruses and other infections affect young children more often than adults, as their immune systems are still developing and maturing. One such type of infection is the hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

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  • Sacroiliac joint injury

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    An injury on the sacroiliac (SI) joints ironically often afflicts very flexible people who can bend into most yoga poses without great strain. Often they start feeling something off on…

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  • Transaxillary thyroidectomy: A new approach

    Thyroidectomies have been performed the same way since Theodor Kocher described his procedure in the late 1800s.

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  • Ask Ade Rai: Training certain body parts for toning, firming, and shaping

    Ade Rai is Indonesia’s most famous bodybuilder and a passionate advocate of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. As a big man with a lot to say, he enjoys going…

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  • Aspirin suggested as primary prevention of cardiovascular

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    Researchers found another benefit of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) commonly known as aspirin, not only as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, and as an antipyretic to reduce fever or as an…

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  • Preventing and healing hamstring injuries

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    The most commonly injured muscles for people practising yoga asana are the hamstrings.

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  • What is rheumatism and how can it be cured?

    Rheumatism, a popular term for chronic pain, applies to a variety of diseases that cause pain, stiffness and limitation of motion of joints, bones, tendons, ligaments and muscles. These disorders…

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