Archive for August, 2006

Sleep Apnea in Children

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Sleep apnea is a progressive sleeping disorder which both adults and children can suffer from. During sleep an ‘apneic’ will stop breathing for what may be seconds or even a couple of minutes. A person is started breathing again as the brain recognises it is been starved of oxygen so wakes a person from deep […]

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Lactose Intolerance in Infants

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

Lactose intolerance is the term given to the body’s varying degrees of inefficiency in the digestion of lactose. Inside the small intestine an enzyme called ‘lactase’ is produced, and it is this enzyme which is needed to digest lactose. For reasons which shall be explained in a moment, when lactase is in short supply within […]

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