Children more susceptible to environmental carcinogens
Malignant transformation is a slow process. Children's ability to detoxify environmental chemicals is not fully developed. They lack certain mechanisms possessed by adults that enhance the removal of toxic chemicals from the body.
Thus children's exposures to environmental carcinogens must be minimised.
How to be positive
MAY has a wonderful life. She has a loving husband, two healthy children and a cosy home. Her outlook is optimistic. When things get tough she reaches out to her husband and to her friends for support.
The most beautiful flower
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read
beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree
Disillusioned by life, with good reason to frown
for the world was intent on dragging me down
Simple solutions to troubling problems
Home cures for common illnesses
MANY of us tend to run to a doctor at the slightest sign of ill-health. But drugs do not guarantee a cure. In fact, some medicines may do more harm than good. Taking antibiotics for a simple bout of diarrhoea for instance, may aggravate your condition.