The word “climacteric” literally means a critical or crucial time – a year when there are significant changes in health or fortune.
Most often the word is used to describe that time in life when there is a decrease in the ability to reproduce – in women leading to the menopause.
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Archive for May, 2008
A pause for thought about health
Pain relief – an essential part of coping with illness
Modern medicines work in several ways. They can prevent disease, cure disease or palliate (ie, reduce the severity of) the symptoms.
There’s nothing new about palliative care. In fact it’s the major effect of many of our prescriptions and non-prescription products and the concept of palliative care has been around for centuries. ...
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Working towards a smoke-free world
New Year is usually the time we make those resolutions to change our less than ideal behaviour patterns – to exercise more, to eat more nutritious foods, to drink in moderation and to stop smoking.
However, with the stress that often accompanies the period around Christmas and New Year, a decision to stop smoking at...
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Exploding the myths about epilepsy
If you or someone in your family has epilepsy you need to become seizure smart. That is: you need to know what triggers a seizure and what first-aid measures to take.
The risk of seizures in people with epilepsy may be increased because of lack of sleep, a missed dose of medication, extreme fatigue or...
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A smarter way to manage asthma
World Asthma Day is celebrated each year on the first Tuesday of May. This year, The Global Initiative for Asthma continued with the theme You can control your Asthma. It’s a goal which should now be readily achievable for most people with asthma.
A feature article in the latest edition of Asthma Update, the journal...
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