IMC de Carvalho B.Soc.Sc.Hons. IMM and Dr R.M. Caudwell MBBCh (Wits) MFGP(SA) Pharmacy staff is often consulted about sore throats, especially as the winter months approach. Many of these can be handled with over-the-counter medications, while others will require medical treatment. The pharmacy staff has an important role to play in helping the patient to [...]
Archive | December 2011
RSS feed for this sectionNutrition for children
L Crause (M.Pharm) What is nutrition? Nutrition is the relationship of foods to the health of the human body. It is present in all processes of life, right from the very moment the sperm fertilises an egg, through foetal development in the uterus to the birth, human growth, maturity, old age and eventual death. Proper [...]
Orthokeratology
Orthokeratology or Ortho-K is a non-surgical process which reshapes (flattens by compression) the cornea of the eye using contact lenses to reduce refractive errors (nearsightedness and astigmatism). Ortho-K uses reverse geometry contact lenses. Flattening the cornea reduces the focusing power of the eye. Since the amount of corneal flattening can be accurately controlled, it is possible [...]
Holiday Make Up – Day and Night
It is well into the festive season, and time for that well earned holiday that everybody has been looking forward to all year. The weather is pleasant, well most of the time, and all women want to look their best, so, some make- up and fun tips will come in handy. Skin Care A well [...]
Active ageing
“I mind my own business and I don’t eat junk food,” she said at her 113th birthday celebration! These were the words of super-centenarian Besse Cooper who is currently the oldest living person on planet earth. Cooper is one of only 23 people with a verified and undisputed lifespan of 115 years. One of eight [...]
The Vain Truth: Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are enlarged, swollen veins, usually found in the legs, but can occur anywhere in the body. Some of them are obvious to spot as they lie just below or on the surface of the skin. There are also deeper lying varicose veins which you cannot see, but cause problems nonetheless. Around 20% of [...]
Overindulgence
Despite our best intentions to keep our eating and drinking under control during the festive season, is these temptations are usually near impossible to resist. We know we should consume reasonable portions and pass on seconds, but inevitably we overindulge and end up feeling miserable. What is overindulgence? Overindulgence is defined as excess, overeating, lack [...]
HIV/AIDS awareness
In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that there were 33.4 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, with 2.7 million new HIV infections per year and 2.0 million annual deaths due to AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This condition progressively reduces the [...]
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