Illness and Allergy
Top tips to bring down your child’s fever
Temperature is the body’s natural response to an infection. The infection may either be viral or bacterial. Children may also develop a temperature after vaccinations
25th June 2020
Temperature is the body’s natural response to an infection. The infection may either be viral or bacterial. Children may also develop a temperature after vaccinations
I have given my talk on vaccinations on a number of occasions. One of the points I used to make was that “we are living
After 25 years in practice, I have begun to recognise the calls I receive from parents. When I get a call from a distressed parent
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Suggestions by Registered Dietitian Zhan Otto With the outbreak of the Coronavirus in South Africa and the approaching flu season, we asked Zhan to give
At the moment Coronavirus pops up in most conversations at social events or during a consultation with patients. We are all naturally very concerned about
Countless studies have shown that the number one reason an adult shakes a baby is out of sheer frustration, when the baby just won’t stop
Tummy pain and its association with stress is something we as adults have come to understand. Many experience illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers,
My wife has an older sister and, as luck would have it, she got the worst of the childhood illnesses, while my wife sailed through
With the Christmas season almost upon us, many families are preparing for their annual break. In many cases these breaks involve flying. I was