Health

She was only 36 years old and dead. Kimhad died of breast cancer. Like perhaps many people, I think of cancer as a wicked disease. It comes on like a thief in the night.

A low-sugar-concentration drink is recommended for the first 60 to 90 minutes for fluid replacement purposes.Good day, Dr Gardner,Recently, I started exercising but realised that my body rapidly loses a lot of water.

I am sleepy after exercising - Dear Dr Gardner,In addition to the advice you gave Joan, who complained of exercise making her sleepy (September 29), may I suggest that what and how soon she is eating after exercising may also contribute to her sleepiness.I...

How can we, as women, not think about breast cancer and we have breasts? The evidence for prevention is still evolving and controversial in some instances. You can be affected from young adulthood to old age ...

These days mention the word prostate to a man and he immediately looks somber.For an older man, the mere mention of his prostate brings fear. Let us talk about the prostate!

More often than I would wish, a woman comes into my office distressed because she is pregnant and it was not planned.Often, she does not feel that she can cope with another child. I usually acquaint her with her legal options.

I visited my ophthalmologist recently and when I stood up to leave, we heard a creaking sound. She asked me if that was my hip, and I casually answered, "No that was the sound of my knees".

Avandia use suspended - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) confirms that following a review of Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), each agency has announced their individual regulatory...

I feel sleepy after exercising - Hi Dr Gardner,I have a question. I have been on an exercise programme since late May...

There is strong evidence supporting the superiority of the 'living liquid' produced by mammals for their young. Human breast milk is not only the gold standard in feeding for human babies...

Fifty years ago, it was considered a sign of prosperity for a man to have a big belly. Today, men have become more aware that the 'beer belly' is a sign of ill health.