Resolving healthcare, fitness and well-being issues
Child health
All vital points of child health and well being problems such as symptoms, diagnosing, testing and treatment for asthma, diabetes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cot death, epilepsy, injuries, accident and emergencies, weight loss, fitness, obesity, eating disorder, sleep disorder and breast feeding.
Understanding Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Aug 31st
HIV makes you more vulnerable to infection, by compromising your immune system. So those with HIV infection, tend to get viral, bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections more often than others.
These infections can very often be vigorously treated. However, sometimes the infection can become rapidly overwhelming and even lead to death.
Getting your baby to sleep
Aug 25th
All new babies change their patterns. Just when you think you have it sorted and you’ve all had a good night’s sleep, the next night you might be getting up every two hours.
Once the routine has become settled, be prepared to change as your baby grows and enters different stages. (Daytime naps, for example, may need to be cut down as your baby gets older.) Growth spurts, teething, illnesses and colds can all affect how a baby sleeps.
Introduction part 3: Treating cancer (1)
Aug 20th
Most infusion reactions happen within 24 hours of the first time somebody begins treatment, so it is likely that you will be closely monitored once your treatment begins. If you begin experiencing the symptoms of an infusion reaction, anti-allergy medicines, such as corticosteroids, can be used to relieve symptoms.
Introduction part 3: Treating Cancer (2)
Aug 19th
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, talking to a counsellor, or psychiatrist, may help you combat feelings of depression and anxiety. Taking anti-depressants, or medicines that help reduce feelings of anxiety, may also help as you move through the grieving process. Your doctor, or the doctor who is treating you, will be able to advise you about this.
Reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome
Aug 17th
Babies whose heads are covered by bedding are at an increased risk of cot death. To prevent your baby wriggling down under the covers, place your baby so their feet touch the bottom of the cot or pram. Tuck the covers in so they can’t slip over your baby’s head.
Breast milk is better for your baby’s health
Aug 16th
Breastfeeding can also help you to lose weight (it uses up 500 calories a day), help your womb shrink back to its normal size, and give some protection against pre-menopausal breast and ovarian cancer.
Introduction part 2: Causes of cancer
Aug 15th
Some types of cancer can run in families. For example, your risks of developing certain types of breast, or ovarian, cancer are higher if you have a close relative who developed the condition.
Diet and lifestyle are also important factors in the development of cancer. People who take regular exercise, eat a healthy, balanced diet, and are a healthy weight, have a lower risk of developing cancer. However, not taking exercise, eating a high fat diet, and being obese increases your chances of developing cancer.
Introduction 1: Improve your knowledge of cancer
Aug 14th
Cancer begins with an alteration to the structure of DNA that is found in all human cells. This is known as a genetic mutation. The DNA provides the cells with a basic set of instructions, such as when to grow and reproduce.
The mutation in the DNA changes these instructions, so that the cells carry on growing. This causes the cells to reproduce in an uncontrollable manner producing a lump of tissue, known as a tumour.
Gains in body fat linked to blood pressure increases in teenagers!
Aug 14th
High blood pressure and other heart disease risk factors like type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol were once uncommon, or unheard of, in children and teenagers. But rates of these conditions in teenagers have risen since the 1990s, in tandem with escalating obesity rates.
How a biopsy is carried out
Jul 5th
Sometimes, a biopsy is performed during surgery that is being carried out for another, unrelated reason. A tissue sample is taken during surgery and is checked immediately so that the surgeon gets the results quickly and is able to decide how to progress with treatment. A lump that is found during surgery may be removed completely if the patient is still under anaesthetic and has given their consent (approval).
