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Our environment especially here in Sumatra where Pekanbaru located is now critical. Why is that ? Almost every week we could see the headlines of the media here with a picture of wild animals, eg. elephant and tiger. Both animals were like ‘died in vain’. Read the rest of this entry »

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Before 1983, gastritis was presumed due to hyperacidity of our stomach. Since Dr Barry Marshall and his colleague found microorganism called helicobacter pylori ( HP) in Perth, Australia – the paradigm was totally changed.

Nowadays we believe and can be shown on the slides, the role of HP as the cullprit of gastritis. So, the paradigm now is changing from hyperacidity (chemical, sterile) to infection by HP. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cancer of the uterine cervix until now is the leading cancer among women in the third world and developing countries, inclusive Indonesia.

Most of the type of this deadly cancer is Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), and after that adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma and other rare types.

Lately experts have found a new vaccine that could protect women from this lethal disease. The vaccine was made against human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, that we believe is the number one cause of SCC. Read the rest of this entry »

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Autism these days is frigthening every parent in the whole globe. Even when compare to HIV-AIDS and Avian Influenza. In the US alone, every twenty minutes autism is diagnosed.

Because we do not know yet the exact cause of this disorder, makes autism like an enigma, how to protect our kids from this disease. Read the rest of this entry »

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An old female patient came with dyspneu, very heavy breathing, due to plentiful of effusion on her right pleura. This effusion then aspirated by the pulmonologist and sent to my laboratory. Read the rest of this entry »

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A few days ago, I’ve done a fine needle aspiration biopsy(FNAB) on a big lump in the neck of a female patient, 34 years of age. She has the lump since 20 years ago, it grows bigger and bigger until a diameter of 15 cm, when the first time she saw me. At that time I made a diagnose of adenomatous goiter, due to the abundant macrophages seen on her slides. Read the rest of this entry »

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Every one knows but not each of them practicing a good habit to keep themself healthy. In order to be healthy, physically, mentally and mindly we have to do exercise, practicing yoga and have beautiful mind.

I used to do treadmill twice a week at the gymnasium firstly to keep my cardiology state in good track. I do this because my mom was passed away due to cardiogenic shock three decades ago..

For mental health, I always try to be grateful, no matter how small the kindness and the blessing I got from other people and God.. I also try to be satisfied for whatever the condition I am in, because I realize there are so many unfortunate people around me, less fortunate than my condition.. Read the rest of this entry »

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Did you know that some unusual vegetables, plants like big garlic, aloe vera and even unusual leftover like seeds of red grapes,  are healthy stuff to consume? From antioxidant, reduce your hypertension to antibacterial infection can be provided naturally by these plants. Read the rest of this entry »

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Today I feel bad, because one of the patient was dead a few hours ago. ..

The patient was 70 years old and he underwent right nephrectomy 3 days ago, for a kidney tumor on his right which was started just two months ago, according to his daughter. His right kidney measuring 14 cm at the biggest diameter. Hematuria was his chief complain, besides one big lump on his left cheek measuring 3 cm in diameter, also started about the same time, two months ago. Read the rest of this entry »

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Lately the incidence of breast cancer among Indonesian women is getting higher and higher. In the last 5 years this deadly cancer is approaching the incidence of uterine cervical cancer that rank as number one cancer among women in Indonesia. Read the rest of this entry »

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