Robin Cowan

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• Is a Mastectomy an Efficient Option to Treat Breast Cancer?

  A mastectomy refers to the surgery performed to remove the breasts, either completely or partially. This was one of the traditional methods in the treatment of breast cancer for a long time. It is also used as a method to reduce the chances of developing breast cancer for women who have a high risk...

• What Is a Transorbital Lobotomy?

  Transorbital LobotomyTransorbital lobotomy was once considered as a form of neurosurgery that was labeled as "insane". A pioneer in this field was a Portuguese doctor named António Egas Moniz. He introduced frontal lobotomy in 1935 for certain cases of psychosis and won a Nobel Prize because of...

• Binge Eating Disorder: Get the Facts

  Individuals suffering from binge eating disorder (B.E.D) often eat excessively. They are not able to control the intake of food when the binges kick in. People with this disorder are distinct from bulimia and anorexia victims in that the former don’t vomit, eat little quantities of particular...

• What is Conjunctivitis: The Facts

  Conjunctivitis is a condition that most commonly appears in the human eyeball, specifically in the front of the eye. Conjunctivitis can be seen when the white part of the eye turns red or pink.  Most people think that red eye can appear if they don’t sleep enough, but they might not actually be...

• What You Need to Know About Incisional Hernias

  What is a Hernia?A hernia is a medical condition that results from tissue or organs protruding through the abdominal walls. This protrusion is due to a weakness or hole in a muscle. The condition might start without any symptoms, but can lead to serious problems like death if left unattended. Hernia...

• What is HPV?

  HPV (Human papillomavirus) is a group over 100 types of viruses that are transmitted from one person to another through skin-to-skin contact.  While there are around 150 varieties of HPV, 40 types are common among people that are known to affect the genitals, throat or mouth, and are transmitted...