Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

The benign paroxysmal vertigo is harmless, but very common type of vertigo and gives the person really bad times.

*Vertigo: is the feeling of earth moving in circles around you.

Frequency

 It’s enough to mention that it is the most common cause of vertigo.

Causes

The most common cause in people under age of 50 is head injury. It is also sometimes associated with migraine. In elderly the most common cause is the degeneration of the vestibular system of the inner ear. On the other hand 50% of cases are of no known reasons.

Written by Dr.alex on February 18th, 2010 with no comments.
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Check the development of your baby. (Developmental milestones)

Are you wondering if your child is up to his/her age? Do u want to test your child skills and judge? I’ll supply you with the way to do it. All the numbers and values are from medical books and accurate.

First I’ll talk about the Motor system and I’ll divide it into two parts the first as the gross motor which will be about the general motor activities and the other part is about the fine motor which talks about the special motor activities of the baby.

First Gross Motor:

Written by Dr.alex on March 7th, 2009 with no comments.
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Contraceptive methods - How to avoid pregnancy

Natural methods:

Coitus interruptus

        It means removing the penis from the vagina prior to ejaculation. In theory, this method is probably effective. However, in practice it carries a risk because some semen may escape to vagina which maybe enough to initiate a pregnancy. So it’s not secure.

Postcoital shower

         Of coarse this method is useless because the sperms actually can reach beyond the cervix within 90 seconds after ejaculation.

Breastfeeding

Written by Dr.alex on February 27th, 2009 with no comments.
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When should you use antibiotics for common cold or flu?

When should you use antibiotics for common cold or flu?

It’s one of the most common questions these days: when should I use antibiotic for common cold or flu, and why sometimes my doctor advises me not to use antibiotic?

Well, first of all you should know that most of the infections which cause the common cold or flu are of viral origin and not bacterial. The antibiotics are actually antibacterial and have no effect on viruses.

Written by Dr.alex on February 25th, 2009 with 2 comments.
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