What is it? Postnatal depression (PND) affects 10-15 per cent of women after childbirth, and is like other forms of depression, including anxiety and mood swings, tearfulness, low self-confidence, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, an inability to...
ARTHRITIS: Is the answer in the womb?
Children exposed to pets, viruses and dust (Clin Exp Allergy, 1999; 29: 611-7; BMJ, 2001; 322: 390-5; Lancet, 2000; 35: 1680-3) at an early age have less asthma as they get older.
We now know more than ever about how to prevent asthma and how to keep attacks to a minimum. Consider the following advice to help keep your airways working optimally.
The world's authority on environmental causes of cancer argues that breast cancer can largely be prevented by minimising a variety of dietary, environmental and lifestyle risks. ...
The longer women can breastfeed, the more they are protected against breast cancer. The importance of long-term breastfeeding is so great that the rate of breast cancer in the West would be more than halved if Western women had larger families and...
Cancer is mostly preventable - even for those with a genetic predisposition. In fact, genetics accounts for only around 30 per cent of cancers. The rest is down to lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise and environment. Go vegetarian or, at the...
Breastfeeding is an important part of the pregnancy and birth process and the best way to nourish the new infant. It is also helpful for the mother to balance her pregnancy. Nursing not only is a calorie and fluid outlet, helping mother reattain her...
What Doctors Don't Tell You
Elson M. Haas MD