Tag: Parenting

Unfortunately, there is no cure for eczema. In most children, however, it becomes less severe with time. The good news is that the skin...

It’s that time of year when 16- and 17-year-olds are assessing their university choices. What’s your role in ensuring your child is making informed...

Gone are the days when hypertension was stereotypically an adult disease. A growing number of school students are being diagnosed with high blood pressure. Blood...

Measles is a highly infectious virus that spreads easily from person to person through the air, through breathing, coughing and sneezing. Although measles is...

There has been a recent shift from the old rule of ‘never talk to strangers’ to ‘never go anywhere with anyone without asking permission...

Rickets is on the rise again amongst children partly because of a change in the quality of our diet and mostly because of their...

We’ve all been told about the dangers of sugar, fast food and poor sleeping patterns. Prolonged sitting might not sound like a game changer,...

Thousands of infants are born each year with beta-thalassemia. A fairly common blood disorder worldwide, this occurs most frequently in people from Mediterranean countries.  In...

Despite the rise of campaigns that aim to curb premature sexualisation of children, the younger generation continues to be influenced by what the media...

Many parents feel they haven’t been provided adequate care if the doctor doesn't prescribe a scan of any kind. We examine the significance and...