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When your newborn’s active at night (and depriving you of sleep)
Understanding the sleep patterns of newborns and how to cope with them.
Aplastic anaemia causes your blood cell production to go down
In this blood disease, the bone marrow can’t make enough blood cells and platelets for the body to function normally.
The value of games – Sudoku, crossword, video – for your mind
Do number and word puzzles, as well as video games, really help to improve your brain’s ability to learn and understand?
Prostate cancer: A common male cancer that is slow to grow
As such, it just requires monitoring, without treatment, in the early stages.
Should I be worried about that insect bite?
We humans can be bitten by a variety of insects such as bed bugs, lice and ants, as well as ticks.
What happens when you feel pain in your knees?
This important joint is prone to problems as we age as it bears the weight of our body during our daily activities.
Do I really need my spleen?
Although we can live without a spleen, this tiny organ actually performs a lot of functions in our body.
Flat feet: When your feet have no arch and fully touch the floor
Although having flat feet is normal for a baby, it can become problematic if it continues into adulthood.
Can I change my personality?
Our columnist explores extroversion, and also, tackles the question of whether we can switch our personality types.
Am I an introvert or an extrovert?
Contrary to popular belief, most people don’t really fall exactly into either of these personality types.
Is muscle loss inevitable as we grow older?
Some might think this is unavoidable, but there are ways we can minimise this loss.
