In the car

On a long car journey with your children, make sure that you stop frequently to let them stretch and run a little, or to have a drink or a snack. Children hate being cooped up for long periods of time.

Choose your roadside stops carefully, and keep an eye on your children, particularly if [...]

Would you risk it? I’m not going to die having sex. I’d sooner live without sex than die trying to have it.

HUSBAND

Fewer than one person in four returns to “pre-heart attack” sexuality. Almost none of these persons have any physical or medical reason not to return to sexual activity, but fear, lack of knowledge, diminished [...]

Ellis was one of the early writers to describe the “buildup and discharge” model of sexual response, and it became the model for future researchers. He wrote, “Tumescence is the piling on of the fuel; detumescence is the leaping out of the devouring flame.” This energy buildup and energy discharge model was related [...]

Once infected, there is no way of eliminating the virus from the body. It usually lies dormant for weeks, months or even years and then flares again. Like cold sores on the lip, the infection may be triggered by a rise in body temperature from a cold or other infection.

Heat, friction or emotional upsets may [...]

Many people wear glasses and go regularly to an optometrist or an eye doctor.

Yet most are rather hazy about how their eyes function and why they need glasses.

Light enters through the cornea, or clear window, of the eye.

It passes through the watery fluid of the anterior chamber and enters the back section of the eye [...]

Breast is best! A number of years ago this simple dictum was considered old fashioned, a burden for women and perhaps not the best for the baby. But we have since learned that nature was right and that breast milk is the ideal food for the young infant.

Breast milk is a complete food in the [...]

The colour-signs in the iris, showing the deposition of pigments, are divided according to shape and colour. With regard to these conspicuous signs, there are three groups of pigments to be considered:

The endogenous pigments are important for iridology. To these endogenous pigments belong those of the haemoglobin group with the [...]

Symptoms: Tilting or cocking head; looking out of corner of eye; squinting; crossed eyes; sensitivity to light; headaches; dislike of reading; school problems.

Home care: Have your child’s eyes examined regularly, and be aware of the signs that might suggest the child has a vision problem.

 
Precautions

-    A child s vision should be checked annually from the age [...]

Cholesterol is thought to be important in producing heart disease. Here we look at ways of lowering blood cholesterol levels, and of preventing a high level from arising in the first place.

Prevention:

•     Eat more fibre. This has an effect on cholesterol metabolism. Eating wheat bran produces bile that is less saturated [...]

Description and Possible Medical Problems

One of my patients recently told me a story about the time he first became aware of a rare but puzzling disorder of the ring finger and pinky called Dupuytten’s contracture.

“I was about 11, and I was at one of those tacky country fairs with my family. My sister had already [...]