Teenagers, unlike children, start exploring their freedom of choice. They are not fed, they eat; they are not sent to play, they choose to go. Yet at the same time peer pressures also start manipulating their choices. They are more experimental whether it is to try alcohol, or try out the newest fad diets or [...]
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Croup
“Help, my child is barking!” Any parent that has been through this barking experience can testify that croup is not just a cough. Let us take a closer look at crou Croup or laryngotracheo-bronchitis is an acute inflammation and obstruction of the upper respiratory tract. It involves the larynx, the trachea and the bronchi. Croup [...]
Neonatal conjunctivitis
Neonatal conjunctivitis is swelling (inflammation) or infection of the tissue lining the eyelids of a newborn. It presents during the first month of life and may be aseptic or septic. The inflammation of the conjunctiva may cause blood vessel dilation, an inflammatory collection of fluid under the membrane covering the white of the eye so [...]
Male Skin Care
Gone are the days when skin care was the exclusive domain of women. Nowadays all the major beauty houses have a men’s skin care range as well. Men are taking care of their skin and looking their best (some of them), but for those who are still thinking about it, just remember that it doesn’t [...]
Allergies
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system is hypersensitive to normally harmless environmental substances, called allergens. The body reacts to allergens by releasing histamine resulting in an extreme inflammatory response with redness, swelling, itching in various areas depending on the type of allergy. Common allergic reactions include allergic rhinitis or hay fever, allergic conjunctivitis in [...]
Pregnancy & Drugs
Forget about the stork delivering the baby to the happy couple Once a month during ovulation, the female body releases a fertile egg. For pregnancy to occur, unprotected sexual intercourse must be performed no more than 48 hours before or up to 15 hours after ovulation. The sperm is attracted to the ovum through “attracting [...]
Rhinitis and Sinusitis
Winter is the season for nasal congestion, coughs and runny noses. Sinusitis and rhinitis are both inflammatory conditions of the upper respiratory tract, rhinitis being an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and basically manifesting as a runny nose. Sinusitis, on the other hand, is a painful, often chronic inflammation of the sinuses. [...]
Lower back pain
Lower back ache is a very common musculoskeletal disorder affecting up to 80% of people at some point in their lives. Lower back pain is defined as activity intolerance due to lower back pain or back-related leg symptoms. It can be classified as either acute, if it lasts less than three months, or chronic when [...]
Walk away from PMS with Agnucaston
During the recent 702 Walk the Talk, Austell Laboratories used the opportunity to raise awareness for PMS. Their message was very clear, ‘you don’t have to suffer from PMS symptoms and if you’re a man, you certainly don’t have to put up with wife’s symptoms – Agnucaston will enable you to “walk away from PMS”. [...]
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