I've had a cough for about two months now. Had an X-ray made today at a clinic in Laos. The doctor came to the conclusion that it is a LUNG INFLECTION. She thought it would be better to go to Thailand for treatment. She said that she actually does not have the right medicines for it.

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Ask general practitioner Maarten: PSA value

By Submitted Message
Posted in Health, General practitioner Maarten
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2 August 2023

My question is about PSA, my PSA value is almost 16, now I am taking finasteride with doxazosin. I know that I have to use this remedy for 6 months to come to a conclusion whether or not it works. If it works and the PSA goes down, does this mean that if I continue with this, the PSA will continue to drop or will this also come to an end?

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How strong is the sun in Thailand?

By Editorial
Posted in Health, Prevention
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1 August 2023

We all know that the weather in Thailand is different than in the Netherlands. But did you know that the solar strength is also very different? It even burns you faster. How is that exactly?

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I immediately followed your advice and I came across something super. Do you know this system? I am very interested in this. I don't care about the cost. I want to get rid of the pain. An open MRI machine.

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I fell and have a lot of pain in my upper arm and back. I've already had cortisone injections and they don't help. They want to do an MRI scan now, but I am 2 meters tall and 100 kg. The machine is so small that I wanted to get out of it after 2 minutes.

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Age 67. Complaint(s) swollen feet, stiff knees and feet.

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Maarten Vasbinder lives in Isaan. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers who live in Thailand. Do you have a question for Maarten and do you live in Thailand? Send this to the editors: www.thailandblog.nl/contact/ It is important that you provide the correct information, such as: Age Complaint(s) History Medication use, including supplements, etc. Smoking, alcohol Overweight Possibly laboratory results and other tests Possibly …

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The Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok is one of the best hospitals in the world according to the news magazine Newsweek and the statistical information website Statista.

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During my last visit to Belgium, my GP prescribed Tadalafil Sandoz 20 mg, now my question is whether this medicine is also available in Thailand or whether there is a similar medicine with the same effect?

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Mechai, as I will call him hereafter, is a famous person in Thailand, and rightly so. He has done a lot for the development of the country and in a special way. He mainly worked from the bottom up with volunteers in the towns and cities, in the XNUMXs and XNUMXs to enable birth control, and then to fight HIV/AIDS.

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Six months ago, a mucus developed in the mouth, which was sticky. It lodged in the throat and retained food particles. Terrible coughing fits. In the hospital they tried nose cold and stomach ulcers as the cause.

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The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has announced that the number of cases of dengue fever in Thailand has tripled this year, with 27.377 reported cases and 33 deaths in the first half of the year. Hospital data shows that this figure is three times higher than in the same period last year.

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In the Netherlands I was ill about 20 years ago and the diagnosis was collagenous colitis. For this I was given medication that solved the problem after a few weeks.

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I'm almost 70, don't smoke and hardly drink alcohol. Now I have a bad cold. I squeak like a door that needs lubricating and bark like an active watchdog. I live in Laos and have consulted both a doctor and pharmacist here.

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I am a man of 72 years, 178 cm, and 91 kg heavy. I don't smoke, an occasional drink, no beer or wine. I like to drink coffee (filter, cups) no tea, but water again. Exercise moderately, but still a half to full hour of fitness a few times a week.

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I normally take 100mg of prenolol (atenolol) per day. However, my systolic pressure rarely falls below 170, the negative pressure stays around 90.
Sometimes I increase the atenolol to 150 mg. This hardly helps. Fatigue prevails.

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In a July 8 post, you advised an 85-year-old man to add vitamin D3 3000 iu to his medication list. I am 83 years old and take the following medications. My weight is 76 kg and I am 176 cm tall. Every day after 16.00 pm I drink some white or red wine. I do not consume any other alcoholic beverages.

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