Turning Healthcare into Homecare

Some people have no problem gulping down their medication with or even without water – but for some of us this is the worst part of your day. It will either get stuck in your mouth or throat and will have you coughing up powder – or even worse oil tablets. So how can I swallow pills easier? Harvard Medical School has 2 tips: The pop Bottle method Fill bottle with water. Place tablet on your tongue and close your lips tightly around the bottle opening. Take a drink, keeping contact between the bottle and your lips and using a...

Did you know that at least 4 out of 10 people face problems with the intake of oral medication. Not just kids or seniors, but people of all ages can be effected. The problem is people resort to crushing or breaking their medication which can cause under- or overdosing The risks of altering medication A lot of people crush their medication. In some cases this is no problem, and crushing is allowed, without having an impact on the efficacy of the medication. However, in a lot of cases it could be a serious problem. Did you ever hear about a...

Many people forget that cotton buds are marketed for make-up, and as a result many people use them to clean their ears, a practice that continues despite numerous warnings from medical professionals.

Did you know the warning “do not use inside the ear canal”, or similar wording, appears on the labels of almost all cotton bud brands.

  What is SIDS? Commonly referred to as ‘cot or crib death’ or in medical terms Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).  SIDS is the commonest cause of death in infants between one week and one year of age. It occurs in all countries and socio-economic groups. The prevalence of SIDS in South Africa is about 3.7 per 1000 live births.  In these cases death may indeed have been totally sudden and unexpected, but more often there have been prior symptoms which could have been recognised by the mother or caretaker. Who are at risk of SIDS According to the Safe Sleep...