by francois | Oct 5, 2020 | General Well-Being
Why are Current Therapies for Nasal Conditions often Unsatisfactory in Many Patients? Despite excellent clinical guidelines for the management of nasal conditions, the result of therapy is often unsatisfactory in many patients. There are many reasons for this...
by francois | Oct 1, 2020 | General Well-Being
Oddly enough, most people take significant precautions when it comes to the protection of their laptops and the data it houses – with firewalls, anti-virus software and all kinds of applications working hard to keep the wolves at bay. . . Yet, when it comes to our...
by francois | Feb 4, 2020 | Articles, Blog, Clinical Studies & Reports, General Well-Being
Currently the Wuhan Coronavirus is dominating news headlines and rightly so. It’s deadly in every sense of the word and while it may not be the Black Plague per se it certainly is another reminder that the human body is a fragile vessel that is constantly under attack...
by francois | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, General Well-Being
The festive season has come and gone – in its wake (probably) lie too many braais, big meals, takeaways, sweets and other lovely things that are just part and parcel of that time of the year – and that’s okay it happens, no use beating ourselves up over it. No use...
by francois | Jan 6, 2020 | Articles, Blog, General Well-Being
Over the last month, especially, we’ve noticed a sharp uptick in stomach bugs of all types. Yes, it was the Rugby World Cup (LEKKER BOKKE), and, often, some of our office colleagues confused “a stomach bug” with a tequila-induced illness following another famous...
by francois | Jan 6, 2020 | Articles, Blog, General Well-Being
Silverlab’s SPF40 Sunscreen is in the development phase, and will be available in Sep 2021 Hands up, who remembers the Baz Luhrmann song titled, “Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen”? If you do then you are probably somewhere between 35 and 60 years old and have...
by francois | Aug 15, 2019 | Blog, General Well-Being, Health Range
“The story so far: In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” We can thank Douglas Adams, Author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for that quote and while Mr. Adams was a little...
by ian | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, General Well-Being
Know the correct way to clean ears! Have you ever been told by your doctor that the smallest object you are allowed to put in their ear is your elbow? There is actually true method in the madness. Here are a few pointers to help you better understand the do’s and...
by ian | Feb 27, 2017 | General Well-Being
One man’s food is another man’s poison.” – Lucretius Food allergy or intolerance is a major modern day health problem affecting people of all genders, cultures and ages, and involves an abnormal response to an otherwise normal substance. According to the...
by ian | Feb 27, 2017 | General Well-Being
Phobic About The Extra Pound? Although eating disorders have been in existence for far longer than their actual diagnosis, little has been documented prior to the 1870s. Many recognised the illness as a clinical manifestation but did not acknowledge the psychological...
by ian | Jan 24, 2017 | General Well-Being
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and is characterised by disruptions in the functioning of the brain. The disease strikes across all social statuses, cultures and genders. In people over the age of 60, the incidence is higher than that of...