Kenneth Kee: 522 books

Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison Disease) is a disease that is caused by the deficiency of circulating glucocorticosteroids and mineral corticoids (aldosterone) hormones as a result of disease of the adrenal glands.Adrenal Insufficiency is a disorder in which the patient does not make enough cortisol...

The Thymus ThumpIf you have never heard of the Thymus Thump, now is the time to think of Tarzan and his chest thumping.During times of extreme stress, think of your need to grasp or rub mid-chest or Tarzan who pounds his chest before entering a battle.Both situations call for stimulation of the thymus...

My name is Adrenaline Man the Adrenal Gland Cell. Can you feel the Adrenaline rush? An adrenaline rush can cause the body to perform and breathe rapidly improving strength of the body. I was named Adrenaline Man by my friends who feel that Adrenaline Man is the most suitable name...

Introduction to Politics“You know, the cure for all this talk is really a good dose of incompetent government.You get that alternative and you'll never put Singapore together again: Humpty Dumpty cannot be put together again” – Lee Kuan YewMy political journey began when I...

Knee replacement is a surgical intervention that reduces pain and enhances the quality of life in many patients with serious arthritis of the knees.Normally patients go through this surgery after non-operative treatments (such as activity modification medicines, knee injections or walking with a cane)...

Hemorrhoids or piles are distended veins inside the anus which are swollen and inflamed. Hemorrhoids are either inside the anus (internal) or under the skin around the anus (external). What is the cause of hemorrhoids? Hemorrhoids usually result from straining to pass the stool...

I do not pretend to be an expert on sexual health. But today with the new permissive society there has been an increase in sexually transmitted diseases and division in the family with the divorces and family abuses. It is important to realize that the physical aspect of sexual intercourse...

A male child becomes a boy and matures into a man. He must learn to take care of his family just his father before him. As he grows he will find that he must learn to be: Physically fit Mentally strong Emotionally balanced A man learns as he grows. He is not afraid to...

Bed bugs, Lice and Scabies are frightening common parasitic diseases which can infect the skin of your body. All these diseases are discussed in this book plus an additional new disease called cutaneous larva migrans where the larva of a worm actually moves under the skin. Disgusting! Unfortunately...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a medical disorder defined as a persistent pattern of negativistic, defiant, disobedient and hostile behavior toward influential figures that continues for at least 6 months and is not due to a mood or psychotic disorder.Oppositional defiant disorder is a pattern...

Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) is a medical disorder in which people swings between periods of a very good or irritable mood (mania) and depression.Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes extreme mood swings.This disorder is also called manic-depressive illness or manic depression.Bipolar...

Acromegaly is a rare disease which is caused when the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone.Normally a benign (non cancerous) tumor of the pituitary gland results in the gland producing too much growth hormone.Too much growth hormone in children produces gigantism rather than acromegaly.Symptoms...

This book describes Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Refractory Anemia), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a cluster of disorders when the blood cells formed in the bone marrow do not mature into healthy cells. This leaves the person with fewer healthy blood cells...

The Story of the Amazing Cold Sore Virus. Cold sores are small blisters that form around the lips or nostrils caused by the herpes simplex virus.There are two types of the herpes simplex virus(HSV-1 and HSV-2).Both can cause cold sores but most are caused by the HSV-1 herpes virus.There is no cure...