by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I cannot move the right side of my face. My GP tells me that I have a ‘Bell’s palsy’. What is this?” Charles Bell (1774-1842) first described this condition in the early 1800’s. He was a renowned artist and surgeon, famed for...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My surgery has recently changed my blood glucose meter. Why was this when I was happy with my old one?” The honest answer is cost. In England between 2005 and 2011, the number of people with diabetes rose from 3.6% to 4.3% of...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My sister’s children are very overweight. Every time I try and broach the subject with her she gets very defensive and says they are ‘healthy’. I am concerned for the children. What can I do to help them?” You are correct to be...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My doctor has told me that I have high cholesterol levels and that I need to be on tablets. Can I not just cut down on my chips and biscuits?” Thanks you for your very topical question. Cholesterol is essential for life....
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My doctor tells me I have something called COAD. What is this?” Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease is a long term lung disease that has in the past also been known as ‘chronic bronchitis’, or ‘emphysema’. 90% of all...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have developed a small blister on my lower lip that my GP has told me is a cold sore. What is this?” A cold sore is an infection caused by the virus herpes simplex. There are two kinds of herpes simplex viruses, type 1...
