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Holiday Medications

Holiday Medications

Taking essential medicines on holidays is important, but travelling or flying with medicines does not mean you should avoid seeing a doctor on holidays.

09 May 2012

Sleep disturbances in menopause

Sleep disturbances in menopause

Women are more likely to experience sleep disturbances in the menopausal period than at other times of life. Poor quality sleep is a common complaint…

11 Feb 2012

Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital Neuralgia is a cause of headaches with a very specific pattern, running up the back of…

01 Jan 2012

Headache

A headache simply means a pain or discomfort felt in the head region – whether it is the face, back of…

01 Jan 2012

Contractions in labour

Contractions in labour are regular, rhythmical feelings of pain in the abdomen or back, and tightening of the uterus (womb),…

01 Jan 2012

Bed wetting (nocturnal enuresis)

Bed wetting (nocturnal enuresis)

Nocturnal enuresis refers to bed wetting in a child over 5 years of age. It can negatively affect emotional health but can be treated in…

30 Nov 2011

Focal hyperhidrosis

Focal hyperhidrosis

Focal hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating that occurs at one or more specific sites, such as the armpits or palms of the hand. There is no…

23 Nov 2011

Breast and nipple thrush (BNT; breast and nipple candidiasis; mammary candidiasis)

Breast and nipple thrush (BNT; breast and nipple candidiasis; mammary candidiasis)

Breast and nipple thrush is a yeast infection of the nipple and breast caused by the fungal organism Candida albicans. It is common with breastfeeding.

29 Jun 2011

Nipple Discharge

Nipple Discharge

Nipple discharge is defined as any leakage of fluid from the breast. It is one of the most commonly encountered breast-related symptoms, and can account…

18 May 2011