Blog of Richard Styles
Richard Styles, M.D. Medical Director, Family Physician
Hello, I’m Richard Styles and one of the senior family physicians here at AMC where I have worked for the last 3 years.
I started medicine some 35 years ago and after some initial work in Obstetrics and Gynaecology including some work in Ethiopia, trained as a family physician in the UK and worked there in a busy practice for 25 years, during which time I was also a university lecturer in family medicine and an examiner for my academy.
My work in Ethiopia gave me an appetite for work abroad and I’ve also spent time as an external examiner in the USA and Caribbean and an advisor to the Kuwaiti family medicine programme.
Pharmacies show contrast between Ukraine, West
Monday, 09 April 2012Dr. Richard Styles writes: My advice is to source the best drug you can.
Visitors and residents of Ukraine are often amazed at how easy it is to buy medication in pharmacies and to self-prescribe. In contrast to this situation, Ukrainian visitors to some parts of Europe are surprised by the difficulties in obtaining simple remedies without seeing a doctor and obtaining a prescription.
Surviving Ukraine’s winter
Thursday, 16 February 2012As Ukraine finds itself in the grip of an unusually cold winter many people not used to such cold weather wonder seek tips for survival. After more than 10 winters here, perhaps I can offer some useful medical tips.
Elderly in Ukraine
Friday, 07 October 2011All countries are currently experiencing the growing problem of the demands that the elderly place on health care systems. The elderly are becoming an increasing percentage of the population - seen now by a post-war boom in birthrates followed by current limitation of family size.
Surrogacy
Wednesday, 06 July 2011Infertility is one of the most painful experiences that a happily married couple must face. At the end of often years of investigations and many thousands of dollars they are left with the option of only having a child through surrogacy this being the process of contracting another woman to have a couple’s child.
Inside the physician mind
Friday, 17 June 2011I am often asked what makes a European style of family medicine so different and particularly the sort of mental processes that I am using or trying to use in a consultation.
Allergy
Tuesday, 17 May 2011After a late Easter the May holidays are almost upon us and the roads outside Kiev busy with traffic. Some of this annual migration is driven by the sense that Kiev is an allergy hotspot during the start of summer and traditionally many parents took their children out of the city at this time of year to Sanatoria.
Fasting
Thursday, 10 March 2011I’ve always had an interest in Orthodox religion and I much admire its accessibility and its quite practical teaching, as well as the beauty of its churches and monasteries.
Detox
Thursday, 20 January 2011For many people Christmas and New Year can be a toxic time both physically and emotionally. Not only do we have to cope with the build up to the festivities and some of the stresses that come with family gatherings but we also load our systems with quantities of toxic food and alcohol and perhaps sleep less than we should. Little wonder come early January many people feel they need a detox.
Surviving during the festive season
Thursday, 09 December 2010I’m asked every Christmas and New Year if I know the perfect cure for the hangover and for treating the excesses of the festive season. The simple answer is no but I do have a few tips which could make your holiday feel healthier.
Sleep Disturbance
Wednesday, 03 November 2010A natural sleep patten for an adult is usually 7-8 hours sleep waking naturally and remembering some parts of their last dream. As the depth of sleep varies it may not be unusual to have a short period of wakefulness in the night but this will normally only last for minutes.
Heart Attack
Sunday, 19 September 2010Perhaps nowhere in medicine is such attention and funding evident than in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of heart disease. It is perhaps because of that attention that I have chosen it as the subject of my first article.
Ukrainian healthcare
Thursday, 01 January 1970As the presidential elections unwind there will be stark realities to face for the new politicians, one of these will be the state of Ukrainian healthcare, which in a recent study was ranked the fourth top issue for voters and was seen as being important for creating political stability.
Diabetes - The New Epidemic and Ukraine
Thursday, 01 January 1970Its refreshing to live in Ukraine where I don’t have to regularly see obese children and as a doctor have to try and negotiate this difficult subject with their mothers’ - an excercise in communication that normally leaves all parties unhappy.
Sleep Deprivation
Thursday, 01 January 1970We all live in a society that is becoming increasingly demanding on our emotions and our psychology. Despite this it is estimated that we are in general sleeping one hour a night less than 75 years ago and by sleeping less we are increasingly adopting behaviours that increase such emotional demands and fail to allow us to restore our psychological well-being.
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