Dr V.T. Mlaba

02/05/2018

If your breasts are leaking fluid while you're pregnant, don't worry, it's completely normal. The fluid is the first rich milk your breasts produce, called colostrum.

16/04/2018

Family planning may involve consideration of the number of children a woman wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, as well as the age at which she wishes to have them. These matters are influenced by external factors such as marital situation, career considerations, financial position, any disabilities that may affect their ability to have children and raise them, besides many other considerations

13 February 2018: Family planning is considered a development “best buy” and a life-saving intervention for millions of women and girls. An estimated 214 million women of reproductive age in developing countries want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern contraceptive method. The reasons...

12/04/2018

Are you depressed or just sad? Sometimes it can be tricky to distinguish between what is normal for those going through a rough patch of life and actual clinical depression. Roughly 50% of people diagnosed with depression will also be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder . Being depressed often makes us anxious, and anxiety often makes us depressed. Depression occurs more often in women than men. Some differences in the manner in which the depressed mood manifests has been found based on s*x and age. In men it manifests often as tiredness, irritability and anger. They may show more reckless behavior and abuse drugs and alcohol. They also tend to not recognize that they are depressed and fail to seek help. In women depression tends to manifest as sadness, worthlessness, and guilt. In younger children depression is more likely to manifest as school refusal, anxiety when separated from parents, and worry about parents dying. Depressed teenagers tend to be irritable, sulky, and get into trouble in school. They also frequently have co-morbid anxiety, eating disorders, or substance abuse. In older adults depression may manifest more subtly as they tend to be less likely to admit to feelings of sadness or grief and medical illnesses which are more common in this population also contributes or causes the depression.

How to recognize the symptoms of depression and get effective help.

11/04/2018

Everything you need to know about stomach ulcers

This article explains what stomach ulcers are, why they develop, the symptoms they cause, and how they can be effectively treated.

10/04/2018

Just because your headache is excruciating doesn’t mean it’s a migraine. Here’s how to tell the difference.

06/04/2018

It is estimated that 1 in 10 men will develop clinically significant prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate Cancer is the leading cancer in males and more than 4000 men are diagnosed yearly with prostate cancer in South Africa. On an annual basis globally, approximately 1.1 Million Men are diagnosed with prostate cancer.

05/04/2018

Your liver requires water to do its job effectively. When alcohol enters the body it acts as a diuretic and as such dehydrates you and forces the liver to find water from other sources. The severe dehydration is part of the reason why, after a big night of drinking you can wake up nursing a whopping headache.

Drinking too much alcohol can have serious consequences for your health, especially your liver, which is involved with detoxification of the body after excessive alcohol intake.

04/04/2018

28/03/2018

Benefits of Napping