5 Tips To Boost Your Immune System During The COVID-19 Pandemic During this challenging time, the best way to limit your chances of contracting or spreading the virus is to practise strict social distancing. Keeping your immune system strong is also essential: Eat right Stock up on [...]
Cough Cures Cough Catalogue There are five main types of cough: 1. Loose or productive cough: You can hear mucus in Baby’s airways and Baby coughs or vomits up mucus. 2. Dry or non-productive cough: Baby coughs up very little or no mucus and you can’t hear mucus [...]
Fever In Babies And Children The normal body temperature for a baby or child is the same as for an adult: 36–37 °C. Feeling Baby’s forehead will give you an indication of whether or not Baby is warmer than usual, but you should always use a thermometer to [...]
Do South Africans Care More About Their Cars Than Their Births? We are notoriously famous for not questioning poor service in South Africa. Even if we mumble and grumble, we seem to settle for second best – and service providers get away with murder a lot of the [...]
Daycare, or day hospital? ‘Daycare disease’ needs no explaining – every parent with a little one in crèche can relate! It’s a well-known fact that when a baby or toddler is cared for in a crèche or similar group facility, she is more prone to becoming ill often. [...]
Bladder Infections - The Nitty Gritty Details Did you know that at least 56% of women will have a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, and for many these often recur? The most common UTI is an infection of the bladder. Although urine itself is sterile, the proximity [...]
Calcium Really Counts Did you know that women absorb calcium better during pregnancy than when not pregnant? Even outside of pregnancy, calcium is one of the body’s most important and abundant minerals, forming 2% of a person’s body weight. Although mostly associated with promoting healthy bones, calcium is used [...]
