Once you have a hangover, there is only one certain way of getting rid of it: you have to sit it out. While folk remedies, black coffee, jogging, fatty food or a ‘hair of the dog’ might make you think you feel better, alcohol will still be taking its toll on your body. Some doctors [...]
If you can sit in an office all day and run a business without lifting a linger – you’ve made it. but you’ve also made it for getting fat. These days, status is indirectly proportional to physical activity. The more important you are, the less you need to move. If you are a big shot, [...]
Where were you on the afternoon of 31 August 1997? Think hard and you may remember. To recall the day, you will have to search through layers of autobiographical memory and try to make associations with that date. If you are still struggling, perhaps this will help: that afternoon, in Australia, the death of Princess [...]
Most men know that blood on toilet paper or in the bowl is a potentially ominous sign and must be checked immediately. Although the blood could be due to many things, such as haemorrhoids, a tear or benign polyps, the possibility of cancer must be considered. What many don’t know is that laecal matter that [...]
There has never been a better time to have erectile dysfunction. The past 10 years have seen a revolution in the treatment of faltering erections. These days something can be done for almost everyone. As the new century opens, there is more in the medicine chest for male sexual problems than ever before. The subject [...]
Cancers cause different symptoms according to their location, state of development, and so on. Here are the main warnings of cancer. Any lump or thickening, especially in the breast, lip, or tongue. Any irregular or unexplained bleeding. Blood in the urine or bowel movements. Blood or bloody discharge from the nipple or any body opening. [...]
This disorder, also known as exanthem subitum, is a fairly common fever occurring in children during the first three years of their lives. It is always worth considering when the child has a fever and is irritable and drowsy, but does not have any other signs, such as a rash. Unlike most childhood diseases with [...]
In addition to total abstinence, conception can be controlled by mechanical or chemical means and by the rhythm method. Certain pills taken by mouth prove useful in the prevention of conception. Douches Contraceptive douches are used to wash out or kill the sperm cells before conception can take place. Since it is usually impossible to [...]
Some jobs are more hazardous than others. Your employer should supply you with the instructions and the equipment necessary to reduce or eliminate the risks you face. Your union may have further information to give you. The main thing for you to do is to acquaint yourself with the dangers you may be up against. [...]
Spleen This pulpy organ is tucked away under the ribs in the upper left-hand corner of the abdomen. It performs important functions associated with the blood, especially in breaking down and removing old red blood cells and also in forming certain types of white blood cells. It rarely causes any trouble, and there is nothing [...]