01. Hairdressers - small babies?
Hairdressers are more likely to give birth to slightly smaller babies or to babies with birth defects, a Swedish study has found, but a genetics expert says there's no cause
Read02. What's making you sneeze?
Often it is difficult to distinguish between an allergic reaction and say, the onset of a cold. There are also many different allergens that can cause an allergic reaction.
Read 03. Diarrhoea - running for your life?
Everyone’s been there. You wake up startled at 3.10 am and realise you have about ten seconds to get to the toilet. Now you understand the rumblings you had when you went to bed.
Read 04. Bad breath?
This is not a topic people like talking about. Would you tell your friend her breath smells? Right.
Read 05. Doubts about douching
In any woman's medicine cabinet you're likely to find an array of perfumes and soaps designed to make her smell good. Tucked behind the toiletries there's also a good chance you'll fin...
Read 06. Hay fever making you sneeze?
If you thought hayfever was limited to one season a year, think again. Hayfever has seemed to become an irritation that is here to stay!
Read 07. Healthy things to do daily
Looking after our health is not something which we can relegate to half an hour a day or the weekends. It is something of which we need to be conscious all the time.
Read 08. Your parents' health
You’re not exactly a child yourself anymore and chances are your parents are 20 – 30 years older than you. How healthy are they, which diseases are the elderly prone to.
Read 09. First shadow of diabetes
We have all heard the phrase: "We are what we eat". Well, read Mary's story...
Read 10. Headaches
It is mid-morning. You had a good night’s sleep, a healthy breakfast and your usual morning coffee with two painkillers. Is a splitting headache part of your daily routine?
Read 11. Migraine blues
It is hot and you are sitting in traffic. You suddenly realise you have not had your morning cup of coffee and, to top it all, you feel those flashing lights behind your eyes.
Read 12. Mouth ulcers
You are stressed and tired, and now on top of everything else, you get mouth ulcers.
Read 13. Osteoporosis - the facts
Women have always been considered at most risk of developing osteoperosis, because of having a lower bone mass. After menopause, the risk increases even further.
Read 14. Soapies making you sick?
If your favourite soapie character cries, you cry with them and when they laugh, you laugh with them. But what does an avid fan do when the character is diagnosed
Read 15. 10 things not to do today
Most of us have grandiose ideas about long-term health plans. Let's get real here. Start by avoiding these things today.
Read 16. You and varicose veins
People associate varicose veins with the elderly. Not true. Even young women (and men) can be afflicted by these.
Read 17. The lowdown on kidney stones
Women who have had kidney stones and who have had children generally agree that having kidney stones was a lot more painful than having a child.
Read 18. Your back speaks
You don’t usually give me much of an ear until I really start complaining very loudly, so I am going to make full use of this opportunity.
Read 19. Urinary tract infection
Having a urinary tract infection is like having a nightmare - except that you wake up from a nightmare.
Read 20. What your body's telling you
Sometimes your body is trying to tell you something - such as that it is
suffering from a vitamin shortage, that it's not getting enough sleep.
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Heart disease kills more people - both men and women - than any other cause. Despite the obvious statistics, many women who are having a heart attack ignore or deny the possibility.
Read 22. Women: weak in the knees?
The odds of injuring your knee playing sports are higher if you're a woman.
Read 23. Your medicine chest
How does one keep medicines safely out of reach in a home environment? What can you do to stop your toddler from eating a handful of vitamin tablets?
Read 24. Pelvic floor rehabilitation
As the name says, the pelvic floor is the floor of the pelvis and forms a hammock, or sling, upon which our internal organs rest.
Read 25. Ouch! What was that?
The great Outdoors beckons with the arrival of the summer holiday. Fun in the sun for everyone. But take care, human beings are not the only ones enjoying the Great Outdoors.
Read 26. Multiple sclerosis hope
Thanks to research, a clearer picture of the disabling disease multiple sclerosis (MS) is gradually emerging. Is the world closer to effective treatment for MS?
Read 27. No fleeing Fido's fur
If you think your child's asthma will be cured if you find Felix and Fido another home, think again.
Read 28. New moms: diet and air alert
Thinking of making a baby? Get thee off the Atkins diet, a new study suggests. While you’re about it, live somewhere windy, where the air’s clean. And women athletes, you might want to read this too.
Read 29. New hope for MS sufferers
Thanks to research, a clearer picture of the disabling disease multiple sclerosis (MS) is gradually emerging. Is the world closer to effective treatment for MS?
Read 30. Causes of back problems
Your back is one of those things you take for granted. It must just do its job. Until one day you wake up and you can hardly move.
Read 31. Polio strikes again years later
Millions of polio survivors around the world are re-disabled by post-polio syndrome (PPS) 20 to 40 years after they have recovered from polio.
Read 32. Osteoporosis - a growing problem
Many people accept that becoming smaller and hunched over is a normal part of the ageing process, as are hip replacements. These perceptions are wrong.
Read 33. When straight lines appear wavy
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world and is on the increase.
Read 34. Fight these animal infections
A toddler from Paarl almost died after being scratched by a cat. Pets can indeed infect humans with dangerous diseases, but this is rare. Health24.com investigates.
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35. Painless dental treatment
It’s no fun allowing strangers with sharp tools near sensitive parts of your body. But thanks to some recent advances in technology there’s less to be afraid of than ever.
Read 36. Insomnia hangover?
Last night you tossed and turned until the alarm clock went off at dawn. Despite drinking hot milk, counting sheep and changing beds at 3 a.m.
Read 37. Menopause, osteoporosis and diet
Many women have heard of osteoporosis and know that they should do something to prevent it. But when asked what that “something” is, many of them don't know.
Read 38. Body odour problems
Sweat stinks, right? Not so: Body odour only becomes a problem when you toss in bacteria that thrive in the moist, dark environment of the armpit. But there is a solution.
Read 39. New date-rape drug a hoax
A new date rape drug, called Progesterex, which sterilises victims, is doing the rounds. Or so the story goes.
Read 40. Cold or flu?
Both are common in winter and caused by viruses. We often confuse the one with the other. But there is a huge difference between a cold and influenza: influenza may kill you.
Read 41. Facts about osteoporosis
Most people, when they hear the word "osteoporosis", think of older women and brittle bones and hip fractures. But that's not always the case.
Read 42. Osteoporosis and exercise
Osteoporosis has become a major diseases threat, with a woman’s risk of sustaining a hip fracture equal to the combined risk of developing breast, uterine and ovarian cancer.
Read 43. Preventing osteoporosis
Dietician Dr Ingrid van Heerden discusses how calcium, vitamin D and exercise can help to delay the onset and severity of osteoporosis.
Read 44. Emergencies and shock
Shock is an emergency medical condition in which the blood pressure drops so much that not enough blood reaches the body's tissues. Organ damage and death can result.
Read 45. The battle against psoriasis
One in every 40 people suffer from psoriasis. People will try any possible “cure” to get rid of the red, scaly lesions that could crack and bleed.
Read 46. Advice for organ donors
A casual conversation with your family might be all it takes to save a life.
Read 47. Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
GIFT stands for Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer, a procedure to help couples with infertility problems to conceive.
Read 48. Migraines take toll on family life
Migraines take a heavy toll on family life at numerous households throughout South Africa, and many of the sufferers are women, writes a headache expert.
Read 49. Slouching a real back-breaker
Your mother was right after all. The effects of bad posture can be debilitating. We take a look at what it actually does to your body and what you can do about it.
Read 50. Urinary incontinence
Read 51. More about peptic ulcers
Anyone who has ever had an ulcer will know that it is an experience not to be repeated. Not only are ulcers extremely painful, but they also carry serious health risks.
Read 52. Weird and wonderful medical facts
Read the weird medical facts below – they might answer your questions.
Read 53. Creatures from inner space
They look like creatures from outer space. They are in fact, creatures from inner space – microcosmic bugs that live inside your body.
Read 54. 5 top weird ops
Cutting, stitching, implanting and transplanting - medical science is consistently pushing the boundaries of surgery. We picked our five most interesting ops.
Read 55. 16 scary symptoms
A headache, double vision, unexplained lumps, a persistent cough. When should you get to the doctor right away?
Read 56. Sleep apnoea
Sleep apnoea is a breathing disorder that occurs during sleep. It is typically accompanied by loud snoring and consists of brief periods during which breathing stops.
Read 57. Do you itch?
The journal Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift. Journal Suisse de Médecine has put together a list of diseases whose first symptom is an itch.
Read 58. How good a patient are you?
You get sick. You go to the doctor. You get better. That’s it. Well, not quite. Despite what you may think, there are lots of things you can do to help the doctor who treats you.
Read 59. The right pharmacy for you?
So what are the things you should be looking at when you choose your pharmacy?
Read 60. Raw healthcare deal for women
When it comes to heart disease, men and women are treated differently by doctors. This costs the lives of many women, according to Dr Susan Vosloo.
Read 61. Heading for hospital?
The time has come to have that knee replacement, or hysterectomy. There's no getting around it. Here's what to do to make things easy before, during and after your hospital stay.
Read 62. All about liver transplants
Liver transplantation entails surgery to remove a diseased liver, and replace it with a healthy liver from an organ donor.
Read 63. Feel good forever
In a week dedicated to Older Persons in South Africa, we wondered: are there really any secrets to keeping quality of life intact even as the years do their damage?
Read 64. Dangerous home remedies
Most home cures are relatively harmless, but some remedies can be downright dangerous
Read 65. Too embarrassed to go to the GP?
Read 66. My Mirena mistake
"It’s been a year since the insertion of my Mirena," writes Nina Erasmus. "But as the months creep by, I'm starting to realise that it might have been an expensive mistake."
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