Bedwetting can be upsetting and the practicalities of washing the bedding can take up a lot of time especially for parents who lead such busy lives. Wetting the bed at night (nocturnal enuresis) is very common in young children. In fact, it is normal up to the age of five years and eventually it does pass! All about bedwetting Almost half of all three-year-olds and about 10% of five-year-olds wet their bed It is somewhat more common in boys than girls Children who wet the bed often have no physical or great emotional problems Bedwetting can become a … [Read more...] about Children and bedwetting: What can parents do to help?
Professor Stephen Myers defends complementary medicine in universities
[byline_author] Support for keeping complementary medicine courses in universities continues to increase. "Removing complementary medicine courses from universities will not reduce public demand, but it may reduce their educational rigour", says an editorial in the 16 July issue of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). “We can see great danger for the public if complementary medicine practice is allowed to develop outside mainstream education”, Professor Stephen Myers and coauthors wrote. Professor Myers, from the natural medicine research unit at Southern … [Read more...] about Professor Stephen Myers defends complementary medicine in universities
Garlic Great for Food Poisoning
[byline_author] In a recent study, garlic has been found to be far more effective than the antibiotics most commonly used to treat food poisoning by Champhylobacter. One of the active chemicals in garlic, diallyl sulphide, was shown to be a much stronger and faster acting antimicrobial than erythromycin and ciprofloxacin. Champhylobacter is the most common food poisoning bacteria, especially from raw or undercooked poultry or from cross-contaminated via dirty surfaces and utensils. Previous studies have shown diallyl sulphide was also effective against other … [Read more...] about Garlic Great for Food Poisoning