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Profiles in Medicine

The golden years

Most people will live more than 20 years after retirement. But are they ready to embrace these golden years? - WHEN MOST people retire at age 60, all the United Nations figures and life expectancy predictions ...

Stress and coping skills
STRESS, ACCORDING to psychologists Sarason and Sarason (1999) is any negative emotional experience that is associated with behavioural, biochemical and physiological changes. These bodily changes are related to what the individual perceives as major...

Baby's fever
THE BODY'S natural response to unfavourable conditions is a fever. Fevers are caused by factors such as colds and flu, viral and bacterial infections, reaction to medication and more serious causes such as pneumonia, tuberculosis (TB) and meningitis. ...

I am losing my hair!
ONE OF the causes of sudden, spotty hair loss is called Alopecia areata. This is a common condition occurring all over the world. Patients are frequently young and often noticing the first patch before they are 20 years old. Occasionally there is a...


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