ITCHING OF THE VULVA

This very uncomfortable condition can be due to a number of factors including: -    Excessive washing -    Hormonal changes during menopause -    Local heat and sweating -    Vaginal thrush. Excessive washing In our overly hygiene-conscious society many people tend to over-wash. If they experience itchiness in the groin they may wash even more frequently, thinking [...]

EATING DISORDERS: ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND BULIMIA NERVOSA

Anorexia Nervosa affects one in a hundred adolescent Australian high school girls. For every ten young women affected, the condition will touch one male of the same age. Equally as many young women come to be affected by Anorexia’s sister complaint called Bulimia Nervosa. Together these two potentially fatal conditions are known to the world [...]

RECENT SEX SURVEY FINDINGS: EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS BY WOMEN

Extramarital affairs by women probably have increased slightly since Kinsey published Sexual Behavior in the Human Female in 1953. (We have little data to make this same comparison for men.) Several studies have suggested such an increase, with the Redbook survey reporting that 38% of the women between the ages of 35 and 39 revealed [...]

LEARNING ABOUT COMMON VITAMINS: VITAMIN B1

Thiamine. Thiamine Chloride. Thiamine HCI. Measured in milligrams (mg.). Functions Known as anti-beriberi, anti-neuritic and anti-aging vitamin. Essential for effective protein metabolism. Promotes growth, protects heart muscle and stimulates brain action. Indispensable for the health of the entire nervous system. Aids in digestion and metabolism of carbohydrates. Improves peristaltis and helps prevent constipation. Helps maintain [...]

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LEARNING ABOUT COMMON VITAMINS: VITAMIN A

Known as Anti-Ophthalmic Vitamin. Usually measured in USP units, or International Units (IU), which for vitamin A are identical. Functions Builds resistance to all kinds of infections. It is a “membrane conditioner” – it keeps mucous linings and membranes of the body in healthy condition. Prevents eye diseases, counteracts night blindness and weak eyesight by [...]

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YOUR DIABETIC ADVISER

The diagnosis of diabetes is made under many different circumstances, for example, during a routine medical examination for insurance purposes or during out-patient or in-patient care for other conditions; but most people first learn that they may have diabetes from their family doctor. What happens next varies. Some family doctors continue to provide all aspects [...]

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LIVING WITH YOUR DIABETES

Doctors and other health care professionals talk about you as ‘a diabetic’ or ‘a person with diabetes’ and you may also talk about being a diabetic or having diabetes. But this is a very poor description of you. You are a unique individual with your own lifestyle, work, hobbies, family background, home, friends, ideas and [...]

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CHILD’S HEALTH/CHEST PROBLEMS: BRONCHIOLITIS

Bronchiolitis is a viral infection which causes inflammation of the small air passages in the lungs (bronchioles). It is most common in babies under 1 year of age. It generally occurs in epidemics during the winter months. Cause Bronchiolitis is usually caused by a virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is spread by sneezing, [...]

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SEXUALITY, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH/A NEW DISEASE OF A NEW TIME: MARRIAGE TO PROTECT FROM AIDS

Marriage and sexual activity restricted to one exclusive partner is one of the best steps toward holding this deadly disease in check until a vaccine and, we hope, a cure can be found. Many of the opportunities are less likely to transmit the AIDS virus than other sexual interactions, but they are not preventive measures. [...]

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YOUR MARITAL HEALTH/WHY HUSBANDS DON’T HAVE ORGASM: THE NUMBER-ONE MALE SEXUAL PROBLEM

You’d think that something I think about so much and do so much would be more fun, be more fulfilling. It seems to have lost its zing. I do it just the same, but something is missing. HUSBAND I can say without fear of contradiction from any sex researcher that the number-one male sexual problem [...]

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