A variety of symptoms set these two conditions apart.
You’ve got a cold if:
You’ve got the sneezes, a runny or stuffed-up nose, and sometimes a mild cough
or sore throat. Colds usually last no longer than a week.
You’ve got the flu if:
You have a fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, and fatigue. You may have a
cough […]

Chances are, you probably have Meniere’s Disease.
 It is a disorder of the inner ear where one can suffer from periods of nausea (wanting to vomit), vertigo ( feeling of spinning around) , pressure in the ear ( feeling of fullness or pain) . The precise
cause is unknown but it’s related to a build-up of fluid […]

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) refers to blood-clotting in the legs, particularly
associated with long periods of minimal movement. Although DVT has been touted
‘economy class syndrome’, any long-haul traveller should take the risk seriously,
no matter where they are seated.
DVT involves the formation of a blood clot (a thrombus), usually in the
large veins of the legs. If these […]

Meningitis is a severe inflammation of the brain lining that can be fatal.
It has a number of quite different causes - bacterial, viral and amoebic.Meningitis is often associated with septicaemia (blood infection), which is often
the final cause of death. Because of this, the diagnosis of ‘meningitis’ often
means that septicaemia is present at the same time.
Most […]

Tips:
1 - Take short showers
If the mirror steams up, you’ve been in the shower too long and are more
likely to develop eczema, itchy winter skin and dry skin conditions. If you
suffer from tinea, try using a hair dryer to dry yourself thoroughly before
you get dressed.
2 - Moisturise wet skin
More cream will be absorbed if […]

PSORIASIS - is characterised by distinctive salmon-pink or red
scaly patches. These usually have well-defined edges. The scaly parts tend
to be silvery-white in colour, unless they appear in skin folds, when they look smooth
and shiny. Patches of psoriasis are often symmetrical, affecting both sides of the body.
Itching is mild in most cases.
Psoriasis usually starts in young […]

First, a small lesson about food allergy and intolerance, simply because there is
a huge amount of confusion surrounding these terms. A food allergy is an overreaction of the body’s immune system to a specific part of a food.
Food allergy affects mainly infants and children with a
family background of allergic disorders such as asthma, hayfever and […]

If you are female, aged between 20 and 60, suffer from pain in the lower
left-hand side of your abdome, offensive wind, bloating, constipation, diarrhea,
erratic bowel movements, heartburn, tiredness, back pain, rumbly tummy and
mucus in your stools, it is likely you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS isn’t
actually a disease, but a label for a group […]

The Cause:
Nail strength relies on calcium, but if you talons always split and snap,
add foods to your diet that are rich in silica. If you don’t have adequate
levels of silica, your body can’t send the calcium to where it’s needed.
The Solution:
Eat more silica-rich foods. “Horsetail tea and nettle tea - if you can
stomach it - […]

* People who were exposed to lots of sun as children.
* Active outdoor types or outdoor labourers exposed to regular sunburn.
* People who live close to the Equator.
* People who are outdoors when UV radiation is at its most intense.
* People who have a fair complexion, fair hair, red hair, blue eyes or freckles.
* People […]