In South Africa, we have a high rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection among the population. Although, much is and has been done to bring down those numbers, it still remains a concern. However, a new drug combination, known as PaMZ, was found to be effective in killing 99% of patients’ TB bacteria within two weeks, whioch has raised the hopes ... Read More »
Woohoo! Only one more sleep until the Olympic Games starts! Did you know that this will be the third time London has hosted the Olympics? They were the host nation in 1908 and 1948. 205 nations are expected to take part in the 300 events, and 147 countries will take part in the Paralympic Games. I found this EATING ETIQUETTE ... Read More »
Since 1896, including both summer and winter Olympics, 16321 medals have been handed out to all the competing nations combined. The number of medals won by the various countries: USA 2549 Soviet Union 1204 Great Britain 737 France 730 Italy 628 Hungary 465 Finland 455 Norway 447 Australia 441 China 429 Canada 405 Japan 398 South Africa 70 Lets hope ... Read More »
Fungal infections under your nails are difficult to get rid of. They cause your nails to thicken discolour and flake, especially your toe nails, and most fungal creams don’t work. Some doctors will take a nail clipping and send it to a lab and may put you on tablets for up to 6 months to clear up the infection. Generally, ... Read More »
We all love to self-diagnose, and doctors themselves are extremely guilty of this, but when it comes to Googling, we feel we can diagnose our illnesses quite happily and bypass the need for an appointment with someone actually qualified to do so. There are 2 main problems with this……the one being self positivity, and the other self negativity. With self ... Read More »
Jessica Ennis is Britain’s big hope for bringing home the gold in the heptathlon. The 26 year old took home 700 000 pounds in earnings last year and is on track to earn at least 1 million pounds in 2012. Jaguar has just sponsored her with a one million rand car, and she is also endorsed by Adidas, British Airways, ... Read More »
It may not be summer, but we still want to look good in our swimwear and underwear. Apart from the obvious, such as cutting back on the kilojoules, drinking more water and upping the amount of exercise you do…..cut back on the salt. Salt makes you retain water and feel and look bloated. This also means that you need to ... Read More »
This is one disease you most definitely can’t get from your feline companion. FIV affects a cat’s immune system as a result of a lentivirus , and makes them more susceptible to other diseases such as lymphoma. Some cats can happily live with FIV and have no long term side effects. Read More »
1-Don’t sleep with your pets! I am a fine one to talk though……my kitty (Othello) sleeps on me every night and heaven forbid I roll him off, or wake him up! I spend more time worrying about him and lying awake watching him than actually sleeping. But, if he doesn’t come to bed, I worry about where he is too! ... Read More »
A study in the States has treated children who wet their beds with enemas and laxatives and 83% of them weren’t wetting their beds 2 months later. Most of the children (one out of 10), or the parents, were not aware of the constipation, but abdominal x-rays were taken and 4 out of 5 children showed stool burden consistent with ... Read More »
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