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Weekly Health Tips |
| Heart Attack Typical heart disease symptoms are uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest lasting more than a few minutes and pain spreading to the shoulder, neck or arms. | | |
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| Fight Cancer Eating your 10 servings a day of fruits and veggies could be the best way to increase antioxidant capacity. Although all fruits and veggies have them, the best foods for antioxidants are cauliflower, peas and oranges. | | |
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| Gum Disease - the signs Keep your eye out for gum disease in your child's mouth; signs include: bad breath, bleeding gums, swollen and red gums, and diminishing gums that move away from the teeth. | | | More health tips. |
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Experts in the field of Medicine |
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Shireen Khan |
GP Paediatrician |
Paediatrics, Neonatology, Child rights/Child Abuse, Immunization, Clinical Research |
MBBS, DCH |
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Articles by Shireen Khan... |
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Vaccine Preventable Childhood Diseases |
19/2/2001 |
| Immunization protects against the following 10 serious diseases, which can cause disability and death. These diseases used to strike thousands of children each year. Even today, outbreaks still occur each year because some babies are not immunized. So BE WISE..IMMUNIZE.
DIPHTHERIA
An infectious disease spread by bacteria or germs that live in the mouth, throat and nose of an infected person, diphtheria is easily passed to others through coughing and sneezing. Early ... Read More |
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Cough, Colds & Allergies |
13/2/2001 |
| COLDS
Most common in children, however, symptoms start to get better after 2-3 days, then a chesty cough may develop. Most colds are self limiting
What are the Symptoms?
Sneezing or Dry cough, irritation or tickle at the back of the throat, runny nose, watery ... Read More |
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Children with Diabetes |
11/2/2001 |
| FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY PARENTS & CHILDREN
Learning about diabetes is a lot of work for both the parents and the child. But learning about how the body functions, giving insulin injections, controlling diet and measuring the blood glucose levels, will all help to restore ... Read More |
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Common Skin Infections In Children |
11/2/2001 |
| Scabies What is Scabies?
A skin infestation caused by tiny mites, Sarcoptes scabiei.
What are the symptoms of Scabies?
The symptoms include intense generalized itch, which is often worse at night. It is a common infection in children (5 years or under). ... Read More |
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children |
7/2/2001 |
| Aside from unexpected wetting, the most common urinary problem among children is infections. An estimated 3 percent of girls and 1 percent of boys have had a urinary tract infection (UTI) by the age of 11. Some researchers believe these estimates are low because many cases of UTI go undetected. The ... Read More |
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Ear Infections In Children |
29/1/2001 |
| Ear infections can hurt your child.
Young children often get ear infections. Three out of every four children have at least one by the time they are five years old. Some children get them over and over again. A child may have several in less than a year.
Colds and allergies ... Read More |
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Physical Child Abuse |
27/1/2001 |
| Physical child abuse is a dilemma that many people face. However, where does one draw a line between disciplining a child and child abuse? There is no doubt that children deserve the love of their parents and elders, but there are times when the frustrations and stresses of life ... Read More |
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Spot Light |
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| Stem Cells Medical research is continuing on this fascinating, experimental and controversial medical procedure.
Today's parents are faced with the dilemma as to whether to throw away the cord blood or to save it for potential use if disaster strikes their c Read the complete story by Dorothy Fernandes. | | |
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| Breast Cancer Breast cancer is one of the most common female cancers that claim several thousand lives a year. The incidence is ever on the rise and the risk for our generation is more than doubled over the past four decades. Unlike the ovary the breast is an exte Read the complete story by Dorothy Fernandes. | | |
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| Pregnancy: Ecstacy or Agony? Pregnancy is the time of joy and hope for every mother to be. It is the fulfillment of a cherished dream. It is also the time of fear, uncertainties and depression for some women. But how many of us realize that all these emotions that a mother go Read the complete story by Dorothy Fernandes. | | |
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