Health, Fitness, Beauty & Fashion

So many children get braces these days and you may be wondering whether any of your children may be needing braces and when. There may be many more questions that you have about braces and it can be overwhelming. This article will cover the basics about braces for kids. Why …

This Global Handwashing Day, the Department of Basic Education (DBE), UNICEF, and Lifebuoy are signing a tri-partite declaration of intent to change the way the letter H is taught in the alphabet from “H is for Hat” to “H is for Handwashing”, with the objective to make ‘H’ the universal …

Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, typically caused by illness or injury. It is usually described as being either chronic (usually associated with long-term illnesses like osteoarthritis), or acute. Acute pain typically comes on suddenly and has a limited duration. It may be as a result …

We are already well into spring, many of our children are going back to school after a long period of staying at home and we are in the midst of a very unsettling and unusual time with the world shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the renewed emphasis on healthy …

October is International Breast Cancer Month and the ideal time to be focusing and spreading awareness of the potential risk factors that can assist in delaying age-related diseases and  possible genetic predisposition to cancers, enhancing the overall wellness and vitality of women  and men with optiphi® Helix. Skin Rejuvenation Technologies, …

Many families are still feeling the impact of over six months of lockdown, given the devastating effect of job losses and retrenchments. If you have found yourself or your family in this position and had to re-examine your budget as a result of a loss of income, you may have …

A focus on the health and nutrition of pregnant women and children under the age of two years’ old during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential. World Food Day, observed annually on 16 October, promotes awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger. The theme for this year, ‘Grow, nourish, sustain. …

Leukaemia and lymphoma are two of the most prevalent cancers in children in South Africa with between 800 and 1000 children diagnosed annually. Tragically, it is estimated that half of the children with cancer in this country are never diagnosed. Dr Marion Morkel, Chief Medical Officer at Sanlam, believes that we …

The first steps of open-toed freedom into the warm weather across South Africa need not be shaming for fingers and toes that have spent too long under the covers of lockdown and winter. Shannon te Roller, GM of Mundipharma SA, distributors of Betadine® products in Southern Africa, says unsightly nails …

On the 20th September 2020, organisations united globally to promote the educational initiative of International Children’s Growth Awareness[1]. The goal is to share and support the key message of the campaign in order to inform parents about the importance of annual and regular growth checks for their children1.Children’s Growth Awareness …

Sixty-one per cent of young people in Africa — between the ages of 15 and 29 — strongly believe themselves to be in good health, according to recent research1 by a coalition of leading health and rights organisations. By contrast, older adults are nearly five times as likely as those under …

You may not know it but every member of the Reach for Recovery team is a breast cancer survivor herself. Even more amazing is that they are the only voluntary support structure for thousands of underprivileged women who have lost her breast(s) through this dreadful disease. Shirley Gottschick, Chairperson of …

Telehealth services are playing a critical role in South Africa in allowing easy and affordable access to quality healthcare, especially when it comes to children’s health. “Telehealth advice services, especially by first-time parents and caregivers of young children, amidst COVID-19, are becoming increasingly popular,” says Dr Iqbal Karbanee, CEO of Paed-IQ …

Dryness, itching, burning or pain in the female genital area is a problem for nearly half of all women over the age of 45. Too many suffer in silence and many don’t seek treatment.   Local specialist brand-building distributor, ACDOCO SA is launching yet another over the  counter (OTC) first in …

The demands of the 21st century take their toll on all of us, and 2020 has been a year filled with additional pandemic curveballs we could never have dreamed, we’d have to face. The challenge of staying healthy has seen many scrambling for any form of vitamin and mineral supplementation available; …

Kaspersky experts have recently detected a growing interest among phishers and scammers in the popular game console PlayStation, the new version of which is going to be launched in November. In the period of July – September 2020, there was discovered almost 150 suspicious web resources around the world with …

Almost 26 million Americans or 1 in 13 people have asthma. The exposure to air pollution plays a major role in asthma attacks and constant introduction to airborne contaminants can even lead to the development of lung cancer. According  to the American Lung Association, lung diseases claim the lives of …

Taking measures to help prevent the spread of infections have always been integral in doctors’ and dentists’ rooms, and COVID-19 has stimulated the implementation of further precautions to keep Medicross patients, healthcare professionals and staff as safe as possible, so that they don’t have to be concerned when they need …

Parents have always managed to set geographical boundaries – where their children could go and where they could not – back in time. Nowadays there is another opportunity to monitor the child’s whereabouts – to track the location of them using special software. Yet, according to Kaspersky’s special survey for …

As parents the world over can confirm, the curiosity of children can lead them into plenty of unforeseen and potentially dangerous scenarios. Accidental poisoning strikes where it is least expected, which is why far greater awareness is needed for everyone – not only the parents of small children. “Approximately 90% …