Body Basics: Digestive System
Digestion is the complex process of turning the food you eat into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth and cell repair needed to survive. The digestion process also involves creating waste to be eliminated. Complaints relating to digestion…
Common and Contagious
Is your child constantly getting sick? Random fevers, colds, sore throats and a stomach bug. If you are starting to feel like your child is catching one illness after the other and it is starting to get you worried, calm…
Zero to Three: Brain Development
The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a baby’s development. A newborn’s brain is about 25 percent of its approximate adult weight. However, by the time your child is three years…
Dealing with Dengue during Pregnancy
What is dengue? By now, every single one of you would probably know what dengue is and how dangerous it can be. But for those of you, who are still not very clear with it, don’t worry – we are…
Your Amazing Feet
The human foot has 42 muscles, 26 bones, 33 joints, and at least 50 ligaments and tendons made of strong fibrous tissues to keep all the moving parts together… plus 250,000 sweat glands. The foot is an evolutionary marvel, capable…
Ask Our Experts: Common Flu and Sore Throat
What is the best remedy for a common flu and sore throat? Most of the time, common flu and sore throat are due to viral infection of the upper respiratory tract and normally self limiting without the need for medication.…
What Can Your Feet Tell You?
10 Things Your Feet Say About Your Health. A general change in the feet—whether on the skin, nails, or perhaps the way you feel—can be the primary warning of a very likely major health issue that when detected early, could…
Prune Your Bush
During pregnancy, there is a certain percentage of women who don’t really care about their appearance because you think you are naturally glowing, which is absolutely true. Then comes the other half of you who are still very conscious about…
Foot Fungus
What are fungi? Fungi are parasitic organisms that do not have leaves or flowers, thus incapable of performing photosynthesis to produce food. Instead they feed on other dead organic substances, including human tissue. Fungi are around us all the time,…
Zika Mencegah Lebih Baik
Penularan virus Zika di seluruh dunia memberikan amaran di kebanyakan negara. Menurut Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO), ia adalah nyamuk yang sama yang mengakibatkan denggi, chikungunya dan demam kuning. Bagi mengelakkan virus Zika, anda hanya memerlukan pelan sokongan untuk melindungi diri…
