Author: Paul Petersen

Breast feeding is not an easy job for everyone. Many factors including the health of the mother make it impossible to feed the baby. Mothers must be free to choose to whichever option they want to go for. And this must be accepted by the society as well. Therefore, it is very important that people who might have trouble doing so have other options as well. Instant baby formula is one of the greatest alternative there is. There are so many options available in the market today that people might find it a bit difficult on deciding which one to…

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Eczema is a chronic and itchy inflammatory condition of the skin. It is not known what causes eczema but several possible links have been postulated with regards to genetic (family factor), environment (dust, temperature and change in season) as well as the “hygiene hypothesis” (where the lack of exposure to bacteria/virus causes the immune system to be oversensitive to own’s body). Chronic eczema is characteristically recognised by the pattern of distribution of the skin rash, the symptoms and signs and the response towards the treatment given. The classic symptoms and signs of eczema are itchiness, dry scaly skin and red…

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