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How
to Recognize the Signals of a Chronic Tension
May 25, 2003
About the well known condition of stress, there is a
vast variety or writings and findings.
End of Life Decision
Making: Understanding the Goals of Care - Part 5
Dr.
Gustavo Arce - March 16, 2003
As I have discussed in previous articles, a
physician should discuss with his patients the possibility of providing for an
"advance directive" in regard to end-of-life care giving goals. End
of Life Decision Making: Understanding the Goals of Care - Part 4
Dr.
Gustavo Arce - March 9, 2003
Effective communication between patient and physician
is the cornerstone of the therapeutic relationship. End
of Life Decision Making: Understanding the Goals of Care - Part 3
Dr.
Gustavo Arce - March 2, 2003
The process of decision making regarding the
end of life may take place under two different circumstances. End
of Life Decision Making: Understanding the Goals of Care - Part 2
Dr.
Gustavo Arce - February 23, 2003
As I discussed last week, the obligation
to promote the good of the patient is a basic presumption of medical care giving
and a defining feature of the physician's ethical responsibility. End
of Life Decision Making: Understanding the Goals of Care - Part 1
Dr.
Gustavo Arce - February 16, 2003
The expressions "withdrawal and withholding
of treatment" and likewise "refusal of treatment" are reflective
of an ethos that has shaped medical research and practice for the last half century. Ethical
guidance for patient testing - Part 2
Dr. Gustavo Arce - February 2, 2003
In Part I of this article I discussed the fact that a broad range of tests often
enhances clinical evaluation of a patient. Ethical
guidance for patient testing - Part 1
Dr. Gustavo Arce - January 26, 2003
In the practice of medicine, clinical evaluation by the physician is enhanced
by a broad range of tests. Use
and abuse of the Apgar score
Dr. Gustavo Arce - January 19, 2003
The
"Apgar" score, devised in 1952 by Dr, Virginia Apgar, is a quick method
of assessing the clinical status of the newborn infant. Osteoporosis
Dr.
José Manuel Guerra - January 19, 2003
Various medical sources have reported
that approximately 25 million people around the world suffer from osteoporosis
and most of them are women. Nutrition
and women - Part 2
Dr. Gustavo Arce - January 12, 2003
In a previous
article I discussed nutrition for women in a general way and some risk factors
that may indicate potential nutritional problems. Nutrition
and women - Part 1
Dr. Gustavo Arce - January 5, 2003
At this time
of year may women resolve to diet and lose weight. Although sometimes this is
short-lived. Good
nutrition for your heart
Dr. José Manuel Guerra - January 5, 2003
Good
day, dear readers. Normally I like to write about topics of general interest and
related to health. Total
Fitness Gym & Spa
December 29, 2002
Total Fitness Gym & Spa
- an addition to the Puerto Vallarta fitness circuit that only opened a few months
ago. Endometriosis
(Medical management) - Part 2
Dr. Gustavo Arce - December 15, 2002
Last week I explained what medical science knows about the origins and diagnosis
of endometriosis. Endometriosis
(Diagnosis) - Part 1
Dr. Gustavo Arce - December 8, 2002
Endometriosis
represents a significant health problem for women of reproductive age. Hair
implants
Dr. José Manuel Guerra - December 8, 2002
Good day,
dear readers, and welcome visitors. We are ready for the World Cup of golf, a
sport for which I have a great passion. Ethical
considerations in selecting the sex of your child
Dr. Gustavo Arce - December
1, 2002
Sex selection is the practice of using medical techniques to choose
the sex of offspring. People may request sex selection for different reasons.. Plastic
surgery for men too
Dr. José Manuel Guerra - December 1, 2002
There
is no question that we are living in an age where image is of prime importance.
All the information we receive comes by way of images, TV, internet, magazines,
etc. Patient choice
and the maternal-fetal relationship
Dr. Gustavo Arce - November 24, 2002
The maternal-fetal relationship is unique in medicine because of the complete
physiologic dependence of the fetus upon the pregnant woman. Dengue
- How to help fight it
Dr. José Manuel Guerra - November 24, 2002
Finally, the heat has subsided somewhat and it was about time. The consequences
of the hurricane are just about forgotten and Vallarta is indeed alive and well. Primary
and preventive health care for female adolescents - Part 4
Dr. Gustavo
Arce
November 17, 2002
Previous articles in this series have looked at
female adolescent development and this important transitional period in a young
woman's life in regard to, normal development, suggested physician visits, and
guidance for both parents and patients. Botox
or fillers?
Dr. José Manuel Guerra
November 17, 2002
In my
practice, it is common for me to meet patients who confuse the two types of treatment
in one way or another, or think that both options, Botox and some type of filler,
are used to the same purpose. Zapped
in paradise
Ricky Arce
November 17, 2002
Why would anyone come to
Nuevo Vallarta in order to lie down and be subjected to electromagnetism? Primary
and preventive health care for female adolescents - Part 3
Dr. Gustavo
Arce
November 10, 2002
Periodic health guidance for parents and adolescents
is a critical component of primary and preventive health care. Primary
and preventive health care for female adolescents - Part 2
Dr. Gustavo
Arce
November 4, 2002
In Part 1 of this series I discussed adolescence
as a time of transition having certain health risks, particularly for females. Primary
and preventive health care for female adolescents - Part 1
Dr. Gustavo
Arce
October 28, 2002
Adolescence is a time of transition from childhood
to adulthood, marked by a number of developmental milestones. Cervical
cancer and pap tests - Part 2
Dr. Gustavo Arce
October 14, 2002
Last week I discussed the development of the "Pap test" to detect cervical
cancer as well as some basics regarding the disease itself. Cervical
cancer and pap tests - Part 1
Dr. Gustavo Arce
October 7, 2002
At a 1928 medical conference in Battle Creek, Michigan, a physician named George
Nicholas Papanicolaou introduced a medical breakthrough. Ethical
dimensions of informed consent - Part 5
Dr. Gustavo Arce
August 19,
2002
Because informed consent admits of degrees of implementation, there are,
then, limits to its achievements. Obstetrics
and gynecology: special ethical concerns for informed consent- Part 4
Dr. Gustavo Arce
August 12, 2002
Previous articles have discussed various
aspects of informed consent, but this one will focus on the area of my personal
expertise, obstetrics and gynecology. Ethical
dimensions of informed consent - Part 3
Dr. Gustavo Arce
August 5,
2002
As discussed in earlier articles, comprehension and free consent are
the basic ethical elements in informed consent". The
breast cancer web site needs your help
Dr. Gustavo Arce
August 5, 2002
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it
daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an
underprivileged woman. Ethical
dimensions of informed consent - Part 2
Dr. Gustavo Arce
July 29, 2002
In Part I of this series, I discussed the basic concept of informed consent as
an integral part of modern medicine and the two major elements on which informed
consent is based: "free consent" and "comprehension" . Ethical
dimensions of informed consent - Part 1
Dr. Gustavo Arce
July 22, 2002
Informed consent is an ethical concept that has become integral to contemporary
medical ethics and medical practice. Diagnostic
imaging during pregnancy
Dr. Gustavo Arce
July 15, 2002
It may
become necessary during a woman's pregnancy for diagnostic imaging to be performed
on her because of significant medical problems or trauma. Hormonal
contraception - Part 5
Dr. Gustavo Arce
July 8, 2002
As I have
discussed in previous articles in this series, several methods of hormonal birth
control exist for women. Hormonal
contraception (implants) - Part 4
Dr. Gustavo Arce
July 1st, 2002
In previous articles I have written about the use, including the benefits and
risks, of hormonal oral contraception, or birth control pills. Hormonal
contraception - Part 3
Dr. Gustavo Arce
June 24, 2002
Previous
articles have pointed out the various benefits related to the use of oral hormonal
contraception (birth control pills) for women. Hormonal
contraception - Part 2
Dr. Gustavo Arce
June 17, 2002
In a previous
article I discussed the use of hormonal oral contraceptives in general and their
different types. Total
…Fitness!
* Anna Reisman - June 17, 2002
There are gyms, and
there are spas, and then there's "Total Fitness"! Hormonal
birth control - Part 1
Dr. Gustavo Arce
June 10, 2002
Oral, injectable,
and implantable hormonal contraceptives all offer women safe, effective and reversible
regulation of fertility. Breast
cancer awareness
Dr. Gustavo Arce
May 6, 2002
As May is "Breast
Cancer Awareness Month" worldwide , I decided to take this opportunity to
reiterate the importance of a good screening program for this disease. | 
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