Breast milk provides optimal nutrition for babies. It has the right amount of nutrients, easily digested and readily available. However, the rate of breastfeeding is as low as 30% in some groups of women while some women are unable to breastfeed, others simply choose...
Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by aerobic bacteria, Cornyebacterium diphtheria. It is now more common in children below the adolescents and adults above the age of 40. It usually affects the respiratory system, skin and rarely causes a systemic infection....
Hives also known as Urticaria is an outburst of red, swollen marks that are often caused by allergies and/or skin reactions. Hives can be chronic and usually cause itching, burns and can interrupt one’s sleep and daily activities. Typically, hives can appear on any...
In 1917, Flynn received an inspirational letter from Lieutenant Clifford Peel, a Victorian medical student with an interest in aviation. The young airman and war hero suggested the use of aviation to bring medical help to the Outback. Shot down in France, he died at...
A whole in the heart of a baby is referred to as Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). This is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of your heart (atria) and is usually congenital. If the defects are small, they may never cause a problem and maybe found...
