Monday, 04 April 2011 9:05Part 4: Conquering externally-caused diseases, but fighting internally caused diseases
Today, most diseases that are identified as having external causes such as bacteria and viruses can be largely controlled. However, internally-caused diseases, or “disease from within,” such as lifestyle-related diseases, allergies, and autoimmune diseases (which are...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011 9:01Part 3: The introduction of antibiotics rapidly extends life expectancy
Until the end of World War II in 1945, the average life expectancy of humankind remained largely unchanged at around 50 years. Since then, life expectancy improved rapidly owing to the discovery and widespread use of...
Sunday, 20 March 2011 8:54Part 2: Contemporary medicine has become an integrated part of our lives
If you catch a cold or get appendicitis, you probably would not think that you would die from it. Indeed, antibiotics or surgery can easily cure these diseases, and nowadays people take this for granted. Similarly,...
Friday, 11 March 2011 8:19Part 1: Cancer is not a horrifying disease
“Isn’t cancer inherited?” “I’m worried because we have a family history of cancer.” “Is cancer a lifestyle-related disease?” “Can we prevent cancer by changing our lifestyle?” These are questions that I as a physician, MD and...
