Although the cause of SIDS is not known, research over recent years has shown some links between SIDS and a number of factors. If attention is paid to these, then it may be possible to reduce the chances of babies dying in this way. In fact, it has been suggested that the reduction in the [...]

Before you become pregnant it is advisable to have a general check-up. This will include measuring your blood pressure, testing your urine, and probably a blood test to check whether you are anaemic, and whether you are immune to rubella. If you contract rubella while you are pregnant, your baby is at risk of developing [...]

Whenever you want time to slow down, try some super sex. Make sure you “make time” for this opportunity, then ignore time altogether. As I pointed out earlier, all sexual problems as described by the early sex perspectives were related to a timed orientation to sex. When we free ourselves of this limitation, [...]

Patients with extensive cancer sometimes have symptoms which can be overcome temporarily by an operation. For example, pain and inability to walk due to a fracture through a cancer deposit in the thigh bone can be corrected by strengthening the bone with a steel pin and plate. Weakness and numbness of the legs due to [...]

An examination of the urine under a microscope may show evidence of kidney damage; and X-ray of the kidneys may show changes in their structure or function.

An electrocardiogram of the heart can reveal if the raised pressure is causing a strain on the pumping chambers of the heart.

Sometimes more sophisticated tests are necessary to diagnose [...]

Why can some people drink all their lives, yet never have trouble while others become addicted?

We are still not sure why but it is certainly not due to lack of willpower. The alcoholic drinks the way he (or she) drinks because he can’t drink any other way. He knows the consequences, yet he still drinks [...]

Endometriosis is a complex disease, most often affecting women with complex lives. In the past ten years there has been a startling increase of reported cases among women who have postponed motherhood to pursue careers or simply to bring home needed additional income. Although this ailment is not restricted to women who put professional achievement [...]

Whatever ‘facial therapy’ you indulge in at the beauty salon, be it bio-peeling, cathiodermie, deep cleansing masks, electrotherapy or oxygenation, to name only a few, all you will obtain is one-and-a-half hours of physical relaxation accompanied by a feeling of well-being. Any appearance of rejuvenation exists only in the eyes of the beholder.

In the initial [...]

The trend is away from ‘dieting’ and ‘calorie counting’ and in the direction of an ‘eating plan’ which is compatible with a long-term lifestyle change. In general, we will talk of food selection rather than a diet. In cases of obesity-related disease or extreme obesity, a restricted diet may be necessary, however the term ‘diet’ [...]

Relaxation techniques are now used extensively for the control of chronic pain. Many women with endometriosis coupled with chronic pain have forgotten how to relax. It is not a new skill but one that needs to be relearnt. It will take time and practice, but once mastered it will not only give relief from pain [...]