In days gone by, most children would have had their tonsils removed — it seemed a ritual for anyone who had had more than a few attacks of tonsillitis. Often the doctor would do all the children in a family in the one morning. It was one of the rites of passage of childhood.
Nowadays tonsillectomy [...]
Bone injuries
If the birth has been difficult because your pelvis is small and the baby is big, his collarbone (clavicle) may break on one side. This injury is also more common with breech deliveries. Because babies’ bones are malleable, the fracture heals well without treatment, occasionally leaving a small lump. Gentle handling until the break [...]
”Why do you think we have such good sex up north [at their
cottage] than at home? We’re the same people.”
ANSWER: That’s exactly the point. You are the same couple, so the trick is to look at how you relate and what you do up north compared to what you do at home. Most likely you [...]
Don’t forget that the average doses that can safely be given and the average doses that will destroy particular types of cancer are just that: average. They are not doses which can be guaranteed to produce the same result in every person. Some people’s tumours are less sensitive than average. Some patients’ tissues are more [...]
Indigestion is a symptom from which we have all suffered at some time or another.
It appears to be as common as headache but it is a symptom which many people find difficult to describe and, when the term is used, different people often mean different things.
For some it may be anorexia or loss of appetite. [...]
Over the past 45 years, antibiotics have entirely altered the picture of infectious disease.
To be scientifically correct, the term “antibiotic” should be reserved for those drugs obtained from a living organism, such as a fungus or mould.
Those other drugs which act in the same way but which are synthesised in the laboratory, are usually spoken [...]
The immune system is the body’s warrior force. Without its strength, vigilance, and quick response. In battling “invading foreign bodies,” each of us could lose our lives to the most minor infection or irritation. Invading bacteria, viruses, pollen, allergens, or any sub-Stance the body responds to as a threat are dealt with through this [...]
Drug-induced acne occurs in patients occasionally. Drugs which may be implicated are oral cortisone, lithium and dilantin. Eruptions which mimic acne, but which are not true variants, may be caused by iodides, bromides, quinine, and chloral hydrate.
A more common and important variant, which occurs in women, is acne cosmetica. This appears to be precipitated by [...]
Before examining the health and fat loss benefits of carbohydrates it is essential to take a brief look at how carbohydrates are digested and absorbed in the human body. First we need to start with the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The GIT is a long tube stretching from the mouth to the anus. The digestion of [...]
Less than a decade ago those who were infertile due to endometriosis may have been destined to never become pregnant. Due to the advancement of drug therapies and programmes such as in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT) and related programmes, infertility does not necessarily mean that you will never conceive.
Establishing infertility
Usually the first [...]