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What you need to know about infective endocarditis
Bacteria can enter the bloodstream (bacteraemia) through the mouth, gut, or skin.
Children's Health
RSV in children
The only symptoms in very young infants with RSV may be irritability, decreased activity, and breathing difficulties.
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What is the link between Parkinson’s and gut bacteria imbalance?
There is bidirectional communication between the gut microbiota and the brain.
Medical
Is it wrong to lie to your doctor?
Lying to your doctor can lead to the wrong prescription, dose, or diagnosis. If there’s ever a place to be honest about habits and health, it’s the doctor’s office.
Medical
What causes neck pain in men?
Poor posture strains neck muscles from leaning over a computer or hunching over a workbench.
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Hormone Havoc: Navigating the Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance
Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers that help regulate many bodily processes.
Medical
Are you doing it? The importance of self-breast examination.
A breast self-exam helps you understand your breasts’ everyday look and feel. The examination makes you aware of abnormal changes in your breasts or if one breast differs.
Medical
Testosterone boosters for men over 50?
Testosterone levels naturally decline as you age. A man’s ability to produce testosterone starts to decrease at about 40 years old, and levels continue to drop 1 – 3% a year after that.
Medical
Why do I have cramps and no period?
If you’ve come to rely on that pain in your stomach to tell you when your time of the month arrives, it can be unsettling to have cramps but no period.
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Multiple Sclerosis – Get the facts.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the central nervous system
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Ten ways to improve your family’s gut health
Do you ever feel like your family’s energy levels are stuck in neutral? Or maybe someone in the house is always battling tummy troubles? That’s not unusual. With our busy schedules and grab-and-go snacks, gut health often takes a backseat. But guess what? A happy gut means a happier you—and your family, too!
Oral cancer
Mouth cancer or oral cancer, can occur anywhere in the mouth. It mainly occurs after the age of 40, and the risk is more than twice as high in men as it is in women.
Welcome Dr Andries de Jager
We are pleased to welcome Dr Andries de Jager to the Intercare Silver Lakes team.
