Water Exercise – For Memorial Day and Year Round
Perhaps you think of pool exercise as being only for skilled swimmers or for those needing rehab for a joint. Well, think again! Swimmer or not, water is a great medium for athletes to cross-train, those with joint or weight-bearing issues to exercise, and for everyone to have a fun time. As someone who spends…
“Sayar” is Doctor and Teacher
We started our medical mission in Myanmar at Sao Sun Tun Hospital, a 500-bed government run facility in Taunggyi, located 15-hour bus ride from Yangon. Dr. Po Po No, a young physician in training was assigned as my interpreter. In attempt to learn a few words, I asked Dr. Po to tell me the Burmese…
Andropause: Truth, Fiction, or Both? A lecture from the American College of Physicians (ACP) Annual Meeting 2014
Much controversy surrounds the concept of a possible male menopause. Dr. Kristen Gill Hairston, an associate professor in endocrinology from Wake Forest School of Medicine gave an excellent summary of the symptoms of low testosterone, medical evaluation and possible treatments at the ACP (American College of Physicians) annual meeting. She cautions that only patients who…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there and all those who still have a mother! I hope we will all take a moment to think about the mothers of the 267 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped in such a violent way and have not been found. There will continue to be so much…
Fighting Social Injustice — Two Different Pathways
YES, dear readers, Dr. Nadia Hashimi, one of our LadyDocsCornerCafe bloggers, is officially a published author as her first novel (When the Pearl Broke its Shell) was released May 6 by Harper Collins. See the attached photo of Nadia holding her novel in a local B&N store! We are so happy for you and so proud…
Back Home From Myanmar
I came back to work on Monday morning 4/14, still jet-lagged from the trip. My staff was so happy to see me. Everyone was worried about me being sick or being “stuck” in Myanmar. They were fascinated by the tales I told or by the photos I took. Some of my staff have never been…
A Day in Bagan and Last Day in Myanmar 4/11-12/14
Before dawn, we climbed the steep steps to the Shwesan Daw temple. It was supposed to be the spot to be in Bagan to see the sunrise. At the top of the steps, I walked around to look at the grounds surrounding the temple. Even in the dark, I could see numerous temples around Shwesan Daw. …
Coffee – More Anti-Oxidants To Go With My Chocolate
For those of you who read my blog on chocolate, you may be starting to wonder about my dietary habits. Coffee and chocolate are daily staples and I suspect that I am getting a hefty amount of caffeine per day. My dark chocolate habit, albeit moderate, likely results in 10 mg of caffeine being ingested….
Trekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — Leaving for Bagan 4/10/14
Mylène and I woke up early this morning to run for the last time in Naypyidaw. We weren’t even tired from the late dinner last night hosted by the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association. We dined on an eight course meal with some exotic dishes like Chicken and Jelly fish salad, and Braised “Pig…
Trekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — The Last Outreach Clinic 04/08/14
Today we were so happy to go to an outreach clinic about an hour away from the Amara hotel. The roads took us to the countryside full of tiny grass huts and Myanmar’s typical red dirt. The skinny buffaloes were working hard in the field. Every living thing in Myanmar seems to be so skinny,…