PALE SKIN

If you notice that your child is looking pale, that is, that his skin is whiteish, it is rarely a cause for concern. It is normal for fair-skinned children to look pale, especially in winter months because of lack of sunshine, or when they are cold.

Pale skin due to anaemia (a low level of [...]

If you have more than one baby, it is still possible to breastfeed but it will take a little more effort and determination, as well as additional support. It is possible to feed both babies at once if you wish, but success depends in part on correct positioning. The classic position for feeding twins is [...]

Another way of following up on your marital learning is to correspond together regularly by letter. Marital therapists and marriage-encounter groups use this technique, and I find it helpful to the couples. The rules are simple:

1. Write a one-page letter only. No typing, so write slowly and clearly.

2. Proofread your letter before sending it. Make [...]

Go after anybody you would like to try for. Forget the “league” concept. “Most of the women I wanted were not in my league,” stated one of the husbands. “I decided I had two choices: Stay in the minors or go for the majors.”

Waiting, seducing, tricking, maneuvering, playing coy, being wise—all will fail. [...]

The sweat glands under the arms are a little different from the other sweat glands of the body and respond more to nervous influences.

Some people suffer from excessive sweating in this area, causing considerable embarrassment with stained clothes. Being conscious of the excessive sweating and worrying about it only seems to make it worse.

The treatment [...]

But looked at another way, it means that if you walk one and a half kilometres a day you can lose up to half a kilo in a month. That is six kilos or nearly one stone in a year. We are all impatient and want to see results quickly. Those who lose weight quickly [...]

Jaundice or a yellow discoloration of the skin is a normal phenomenon in more than half of new-born babies. This jaundice may not appear until the fourth or fifth day.

It is due to the normal breakdown of the foetal red blood cells which occurs after birth and the inability of the immature liver to handle [...]

Until recently, most doctors agreed that thin people are more likely to live longer than those who are even slightly overweight.

In the past few years, however, many experts have suggested that it is actually healthier for middle-aged people to put on some weight and not to stay as slim as they were during their most [...]

Sunburn is a heat bum, usually of the first degree. Babies and children who have fair complexions are particularly susceptible to sunburn, even on cloudy days or in shade. Occasionally, sunburn causes a skin rash which resembles hives. This condition is called sun poisoning.

Signs and symptoms

Sunburn causes the skin to become inflamed, blistered, and painful, [...]

It will be clear from the above that preventing suicide can be difficult. However, almost anyone who is close to or connected with a suicide victim blames themselves to some extent, feels guilty and wonders what they could have done to prevent it. Some ideas for prevention have been mentioned above. Here are some more [...]