(The health information that follows is intended as a guide only and in no way is a substitute for calling your Doctor or Nurse when you have any concerns about your health) How to manage your child’s fever This article will discuss what a fever actually is, how and when to treat fever and…
Pregnancy sickness advice
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(The health information that follows is intended as a guide only and in no way is a substitute for calling your Doctor or Nurse when you have any concerns about your health) Pregnancy sickness advice Nausea and vomiting commonly develop by a 5-6 weeks of pregnancy. It is usually at its worst at around…
Why do GP’s overprescribe antibiotics despite longterm ill effects?
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(The information contained in this article is in no way intended to be a substitute for seeing your Doctor or Nurse if you have any concerns about your health) Longterm side effects (eg development of “Superbugs” like MRSA) from unnecessary antibiotic use are predicted to be the cause of more deaths than cancer in the…
How To Lose Weight If Needed
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A healthy weight loss programme involves moving to a better diet and increasing your exercise levels. This article will focus on the dietry measures you can try in order to lose weight if needed. Please see our other article on this website entitled “exercise for longterm health” for specific healthy exercise tips. STARTING A WEIGHT…
What Does Croup Sound Like?
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(The health information that follows is intended as a guide only and in no way is a substitute for calling your Doctor or Nurse when you have any concerns about your child’s health) What does croup sound like? Croup is a viral upper airways infection in children. Parents often wonder if their child has croup….
How To Have Good Mental Health
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I believe everyone should see a Psychologist. Most of us are thought how to practice physical health and we benefit greatly from that. But mental health is tricky because we have never been trained to be good at it. We have been conditioned by Society and our environment to think in certain ways and because these have…
Neck Stiffness and Pain
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This is a very common niggly problem especially in people who have desk jobs. It is very difficult to maintain good posture if you sit in the same position all day. If this is you try to move around more at regular intervals. Is it possible to get standing work stations or at least workstations designed to…