Ailments

• Head Injury

  Head Injury Minor head injuries may cause headache, bruising, swelling and cuts, which may bleed profusely, even if small.   The following symptoms may occur soon after the head injury or hours or days later if the injury is more severe: headache with nausea and vomiting blurred or double vision slurred speech confusion or drowsiness loss of consciousness blood or clear fluid from the ears or nose... read more…

• Insect Bites

  Insect Bites Infections Insects may carry infectious organisms that they can pass on when they bite. Most people know that a mosquito bite may give you malaria, especially in Africa, Asia and South America. Among the many infections, you could catch relapsing fever and Chagas' disease from bed bugs in Mexico, yellow fever from mosquitoes in Venezuela or Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever from ticks in Massachusetts, US.   Always check for potential... read more…

• Flu

  Flu The common cold and flu (influenza) are very common infections of the upper respiratory tract.   Colds and flu are caused by viruses. The infections are contagious, passed on by tiny droplets and hand contact.   There are hundreds of different types of virus that can cause a cold, which explains why children get repeated colds.   Flu is caused by the influenza virus. There are three major types: A (often the cause of flu epidemics), B... read more…

• Hangover

  Hangover The cause of a hangover is drinking too much alcohol!   Dehydration is responsible for the effects of a hangover. Alcohol encourages water loss from the body, as it  is a diuretic. This results in thirst, headaches and the feeling of continual dizziness. Nausea, vomiting and indigestion are caused by alcohol irritating the stomach lining.   A tiring night out - followed by a lack of sleep  means you'll feel tired... read more…

• Hayfever

  Hayfever Hayfever is a reaction to pollen and fungal spores. Symptoms will vary slightly according to the particular pollen or spores you react to.      Plants flower at different times during the year, so the picture of symptoms changes. The hay fever season usually begins with the release of pollen by trees. This may start as early as February and continue to late May. The Birch and Oak trees are particularly... read more…