There are now 10 million women over the age of 50 in the UK – that’s 17 per cent of the population . . . and rising. By the year 2000, that 10 million will have become 14 million. Middle-aged women nowadays are a group with changed expectations. The menopause may have been hidden for [...]

I am thinking about having a hysterectomy but I also need to work. How long will it take me to recover? Your recovery time is influenced by many factors. The type of hysterectomy you have being the most important In general, women who have a vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy can return to work after three [...]

How much sleep? A statistical survey showed that most people sleep 7.5 hours each night. This survey covered a large group of people, some sleeping 9 hours and some 5 hours. The average was 7.5 hours. It does not mean that everyone sleeps 7.5 hours every night. Also, the older we are the less sleep [...]

We suffer pain. We have the feeling deep down that wrongdoing brings pain. In silence we ask ourselves, “What is it that I have done?” In the long hours of the night when pain keeps us awake, we search the past. We have all done wrong. Our mind catches on to these things, and we [...]

Q. Patient compliance. What does that mean? A. Many people are professional pill-takers. They seem to love it, and will avidly watch the clock, work out large, written schedules and so on, and take their medication exactly as ordered by the doctor, come what may. But on the other hand, many patients are just the [...]

Depending upon what the tests will have revealed, your consultant will probably suggest one of the following courses of action: To continue treating the problem conservatively for a while longer – that is with rest and analgesics – in the hope that this approach will still ultimately bring relief if only persevered with long enough. [...]

Although bone meal (ground animal bones) would seem to be the most logical source of calcium for keeping our bones healthy and strong, it contains significant quantities of lead. This is understandable, the U.S. Pharmacist (8#3:27) comments, since lead in the soft tissues is poisonous and the body combats this danger by storing it away [...]

Symptoms: None Home care: Parents should observe general guidelines for baby care as set by maternal and child care nurses or pediatricians. Precautions: Unfortunately there are no known ways to prevent SIDS. It is totally unpredictable. Apparent life threatening event Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) is defined as cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or [...]

  Too old for computers “It is really just that I don’t catch on. I try to give the impression that I understand what it is all about. But the fact is I don’t. The younger ones see through me. It all comes naturally to them. Each time I have to work it all out, [...]

Treatment may be specific, through the elimination of suspected foods and desensitization against inhalant allergens, or symptomatic, through local application of wet dressings, lotions, ointments, or medicated tapes on the skin to relieve itching, protect areas from friction, reduce inflammation, and stimulate healing. The following principles are used in the local “management” of eczema: a. [...]