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Managing stress
Tips to stop smoking
Research on the effects of smoking is ongoing and every now and then the results are published. This helps people to understand what happens to their bodies when they smoke. It also helps people realise that they can improve their quality of living by quitting this bad habit.
Sibling rivalry – how to cope at home
Sibling rivalry is a common and natural part of family life that teaches children important social skills. But there are days when it feels that it is escalating and too much to bear and parents are left feeling that their children will never get along. Desperate for some solutions? These do's and don'ts may help ease the situation.
Kick the smoking habit: quit-smoking aids that work
Have you given up hope of ever being able to quit smoking? Please don't. There are a growing number of aids and medicines available to help fight your battle and doctors are now able to tailor treatment plans to suit an individual smoker's needs.
Essential oils create hot bath bliss
The healing properties of a hot bath can help you to gather strength for the next day. Add a few drops of aromatherapy oil and you have your own little de-stress centre at home.
Your calendar
May
- 1 – 31 Anti-Tobacco Campaign Month
- 1 – 31 Burns Month
- 1 – 31 International Multiple Sclerosis Month
- 5 – 11 Hospice Week
- 6 – 12 Burns Awareness Week
- 8 World Red Cross Day
- 10 World Move for Health Day
- 12 International Migratory Bird Day
- 12 World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
- 12 International Nurses Day
- 17 World Hypertension Day
- 19 International Candlelight Memorial Day
- 22 International Day for Biological Diversity
- 27 May – 2 June Child Protection Week
- 28 International Day of Action for Women's Health
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
June
- 1 – 30 Men's Health Month
- 1 – 30 National Blood Donor Month
- 1 – 30 National Youth Month
- 1 International Children's Day
- 2 International Cancer Survivors' Day
- 4 International Day of Innocent Children – Victims of Aggression
- 5 World Environment Day
- 8 World Ocean Day
- 14 World Blood Donor Day
- 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 16 Youth Day
- 17 International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 17 – 23 National Epilepsy Week
- 17 – 28 National Polio (2nd Round) Immunisation Campaign
- 21 National Epilepsy Day
- 24 – 28 National Youth Health Indaba
- 24 – 28 SANCA Drug Awareness Week
- 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking
Click here for a list of the 2013 Health and Environment Awareness Days.
Diagnosing the four courses of MS
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. People with multiple sclerosis (MS) can typically experience one of four disease courses, each of which might be mild, moderate, or severe.
