Coming from a parent’s point of view, it’s hard to let go of your child into the care of another individual and if that individual is less than what you expect for your child, conflict is sure to arise.  I’ve been on both side of the fence; it’s never easy and always frustrating and certainly hurtful on both sides of the fence.  Many parents will say that there is nobody good enough for their child, but realist ...

What are umbilicated lesions? The term umbilicated lesion refers to any wound on the skin that has a depression in the centre and resembles the navel or the umbilicus to a certain extent. Such lesions are generally noted on the skin as a part of the rashes noted in some skin disorders. Many skin disorders that include: leprosy, sarcoidosis, xanthoma, histiocytoma, keratoacanthoma, squamous cell carcinoma, pilar cyst, or lichen sclerosus have bee ...

It may seem, as a single parent of a teenager, that when it comes to talking to them about certain subjects it’s like talking to a brick wall.  It may appear that they are not listening or don’t want to listen but in fact, they are hearing what you are saying but tend to avoid responding to delicate and embarrassing subject matters.  You shouldn’t let this detour you from talking with your teens concerning important ma ...

The question is how informed are we about dangerous genital diseases and are the young having access to the information that could keep them safe?   Syphilis and Gonorrhoea have been around for ages and it is difficult to believe that young adolescents are not also aware of the more recent and very scary HIV. The first two can be treated and result in a complete cure if caught in time. Problem with both is that they can be passed on before ...

In this article I will try to present what is like to live with AIDS: what are the problems of physical, psychologicaland social nature that people living with with AIDS must cope with. At first we thought that living with AIDS isn't possible, that people who have AIDS 'must' die and are not capable of living healthy and productive lives. This is not true! Although HIV infection and AIDS are very serious diseases, people with HIV and AIDS are liv ...