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The main way our body gets rid of excess cholesterol is through our bowel movements. The liver pumps excess cholesterol that is not needed into the bile, which is stored in the gallbladder. Bile then enters our intestines through an opening called Vater’s ampulla and leaves our body in bowel movements. If there is not [...]

You may associate the concept of relaxation with classes full of women in leotards. This does not have to be the case! You will almost certainly undergo stresses which affect both your mind and body, and learning some basic relaxation techniques can help. This does not mean that you have to sit cross-legged on the [...]

You may spend days when you feel completely powerless to do anything – the loss of control over what is happening to your body can make you feel that the same has happened to the rest of your life. Most of us are not doctors, let alone cancer specialists, so our ignorance about the disease [...]

One of the main fears of many cancer patients is that they will suffer prolonged and uncontrollable pain. This should not be the case as advances both in understanding of the causes of pain and in methods of pain relief mean that pain can be effectively treated in most cases.

The nature of our society is [...]

If you are having internal radiotherapy, you will stay in hospital for your treatment. A fine needle, wire or tube carrying the radioactive “source” is placed into or next to the cancerous tissue under general anaesthetic, and remains in place until you have received the appropriate dose of radiation. After you have had the correct [...]

The main symptoms of lung cancer are

shortness of breath

chronic cough, sometimes with blood in the sputum

chest pain and/or infection

Most lung cancers originate in the air tubes in the lungs, and can be split into two main categories – non-small cell tumours and small cell tumours.

In diagnosing both small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, tests [...]

Sensate focus was an important component of Marvin and Caroline’s sex therapy program. Sensate focus is a fancy term which simply refers to a series of graduated exercises designed to increase physical pleasure while keeping anxiety to a minimum. It begins with nongenital touching and progresses, after several sessions, to intercourse. The aim of sensate [...]

Where libido—and indeed, one’s entire sexual being—is concerned, there is a single organ that supersedes all others: the brain. If you are a man in a long-term relationship, it’s likely that you’re very aware of your partner’s desires. But maybe years of living with ED has made you put them on hold. Now that your [...]

Health is a dynamic state that can, and will, break down from time to time. Most men experience their first case of ED in middle age, but I personally believe those occurrences can be avoided. That’s because —physical and psychological causes notwithstanding—ED is often a disease of lifestyle choices. But even if you know that [...]

A highly successful vice president of a cosmetics firm, Elizabeth was adamant about why she wanted the medication. “When I go out with a man, I’m not looking for a long-term relationship or marriage. I’ve already been to the altar twice; “I know that being married is not right for me. However, what I do [...]