Greetings! Nice of you to visit again.Dear readers. A sudden and unplanned visit to Sydney over the past ten days has kept me away from the computer but I am now back on track having arrived home this afternoon; catching up on the masses of guff recieved in that period. The article below caught my [...]

Preamble: Here is yet another very interesting, and topical, item from WebPageToday. I note from my own research that in the United States it is common practise for a prostate Biopsy to be done in the consulting doctor’s surgery, whereas, in Australia, I have no indications of this happening other than in hospital. I have [...]

To visit Medpagetoday, click here… www.medpagetoday.com Fear Often Overpowers Reason When Choosing Prostate Cancer Treatment By Jeff Minerd, MedPage Today Staff Writer Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. June 27, 2006 Review DENVER, June 27 — Treatment decisions for localized prostate cancer tend to be [...]

Preamble: I am including this article because I believe it is important for readers to make their own judgement on reports of this nature. I would however, urge readers to exercise caution with any research that does not give details of sponsorship and funding of that research. Visit us online at MedPageToday.com Evidence Still Weak [...]

Meditation – Buddhist Style Two very dear and longstanding friends of ours living in Perth, Western Australia, picked up on the difficulties I have been having mastering meditative technique, as mentioned in an earlier blog, and have very kindly sent me a booklet titled: “The Basic Method of Meditation” by Ajahn Brahmavamso The Abbot of [...]

My Top 10 Cancer Beaters By Gloria Gamat This item taken from cancercommentary.com Blogging about cancer has taught me lots of things. In my honest opinion, cancer is the ultimate (bad) karma to mankind for being so harsh to the body and the environment. Cancer I believe is the proliferation of the worst permutations of [...]

My Natural Health Suppliments, Diet and Routine: Several readers have kindly asked that I provide information on my daily routine, alluding to my natural health supplements and diet regimen. Below then is what might be described as a typical day in my life. It does vary from day to day, of course, but the basic [...]

Courier-Mail Article Queensland 2-3 September 2006 Prostate Researcher Recognised Among Elite. A Brisbane scientist’s work on prostate cancer has been chosen as one of the top 10 medical break-throughs in Australia in recent years Queensland University of Technology researcher Judith Clements was the only Queenslander selected for the “10 of the best” booklet announced yesterday [...]

The article below, given the slow growth of prostate cancer cells, augers well for the future resolution of the cancer problem and should, I think, cause some patients to at least hesitate before electing for the surgeons knife. Courier-Mail Queensland September 2-3, 2006 Good Cells Taught to Kill Cancer DOCTORS have wiped out melanoma by [...]

Courier Mail Online Article August 29th 2006 MEN over the age of 60 are more than twice as likely to die from skin cancer as women of the same age, health experts say. New figures show the number of men diagnosed with malignant melanoma has increased by more than 30 per cent for those aged [...]