I am one of those people who often go through the winter without a sniffle or a cough but then have a raging temperature and flu in the summer. I have learnt to be prepared and this is even more important when there is a child involved. This is why I always have a baby ear thermometer and a clinical thermometer in the house. A clinical thermometer is used for measuring human body temperature. The tip of the thermometer is inserted into the mouth under the tongue, under the armpit, or in...

I was recently advised to go for diabetes testing since I had been having a few problems with my health which were a cause for concern. The diabetes blood test is a simple one and is advisable in order to either rule out the disease or to catch it early so that regular diabetes monitoring can be done.

I was lucky enough to be told that I do not have diabetes at the moment but that since I was in the high risk bracket, i.e. being overweight and having a family history of diabetes, I should h...

Millions of people suffer from some type of back pain and this results not only in agony for the individual but also many hours of lost productivity for the workforce. Some people suffer so bad that they are forced to stay at home but some can manage with the aid of things such as heat packs, heated pads and heat wraps.

Some heat pads for back pain can be bulky and awkward to use but most heat pads for pain relief are discreet enough to be used at work, depending on the nature of the work ...