Sandy Crest Medical Centre - Health Tips

• Alcohol - A few facts - Alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream within a few minutes after drinking read more...

• Alcohol & sensible drinking - Alcohol consumption increases during the Holiday season and is  read more...

• Animal bites - The most common complication associated with bite wounds is wound infection.  read more...

• Asthma - Asthma is a disease of the lungs that involves constriction of the muscles around the small read more...

• Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema - Often begins between ages 2 to 6 months. read more...

• Bed Wetting (Enuresis) - Enuresis is defined as the unintentional discharge of urine during sleep read more...

• Belching, Bloating and Flatulence - These are embarrassing symptoms that may beset any person read more...

• Childhood Emergencies - How would you handle it if your child was unconscious read more...

• Childhood Obesity - Here in Barbados the incidence of childhood obesity has increased read more...

• Chocolate on Valentines Day - Valentine’s Day and chocolate consumption is likely to peak  read more...

• Corns/Calluses - Feet - Extensive walking and standing, especially in poorly fitted shoes read more...

• Cracked Heels - This condition is often referred to as heel fissures. This problem is not only cosmetic read more...

• Would a cholesterol lowering drug be good for me? - You've tried everything read more...

• Cold sores - Cold sores (fever blisters) are clusters of small fluid filled lesions that develop on the lip read more...

• Controlling Heartburn/ GERD - To control your heartburn you may have to restrict/ eliminate read more...

• Cutaneous Larva Migrans-Creeping Eruption - Cutaneous larva migrans (Beach Worm) read more...

• Dengue - Flu- like viral disease spread by the bite of an infected (Aedes) mosquito. read more...

• Ear Ache & Ear Infection - There are many causes of earache including trauma, infection or inflammation read more...

• Ectopic Pregnancy - An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy where the developing baby is found outside read more...

• Fever in children - Fever is a response produced by the brain and in children it is quite often a reaction read more...

• Flu shot - The flu is an extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. read more...

• Food Handling Tips  Listed below are steps to help prevent foodborne illness by safely handling food read more...

• Foreign Bodies in the Ear and Nose - A variety of objects (foreign bodies) may become lodged read more...

• Fruit Juice Reviewed - The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement about Fruit Juice read more...

• Gastroenteritis in children - Gastroenteritis is a term used to describe an illness in which there read more...

• Holiday Season - Weight Check - It is not uncommon for an adult to gain anywhere from 5 to 15 pounds read more...

• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) - This is a condition in which there is a sustained elevation of blood read more...

• Indigestion and Acid Reflux of the Stomach - During the festive season individuals read more...

• Ingrown Toenail - This is relatively common. The corner or side of the toenail grows read more...

• Insect bites - A minor insect bite or sting may cause a little swelling and itching. read more...

• Kadooment Health Tips - It is important that revellers adhere to certain fundamentals read more...

• Keloids - A keloid is the term applied to a scar secondary to a cut or wound that extends and spreads read more...

• Kids and Internet Addiction - Is your child's Internet use affecting their homework, school performance read more...

• Laughter is the best medicine - How often have you given the aforementioned cliché a second thought? read more...

• Lower Back Pain (LBP) Myths and Facts - Part I - Myth: LBP is harmful or can cause permanent harm read more...

• Lower Back Pain (LBP) Myths and Facts - Part II - Myth: I have to see my doctor right away read more...

• Medical myths part 1 - This is part one of a series of short articles read more...

• Near-Drowning - Near-drowning is the term for survival after suffocation caused by submersion in water read more...

• Overweight – Restrict Your Calories  - Add more raw vegetables to your diet. This cuts down read more...

• Preventing dehydration on Kadooment day - Over Kadooment day dehydration can occur as a result read more...

• Preventing HIV/AIDS - Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) is the short-term use of antiretroviral treatments read more...

• Protect your child from common burns - Never drink anything hot (e.g. coffee, tea, cocoa) when read more...

• Protecting Yourself from Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) - STDs include AIDS, chlamydia read more...

• Protect your skin from the sun - The sun's rays contain two ultraviolet (UV) rays that can damage read more...

• Puncture wounds - These are generally caused by sharp narrow objects. On the day of injury seek  read more...

• Recognizing Medical Emergencies - Severe pain that is not going away is one of the more common read more...

• Salt should only be restricted in hypertensives: WRONG! - For years there has been a fierce debate read more...

• Sleep Position for Young Infants - Healthy infants should sleep on their backs the first 6 months read more...

• Some Healthy Resolutions - 2008 - Avoid smoking and second-hand smoke - this remains read more...

• Sprains - Your ligaments are tough, elastic-like bands that attach to your bones and hold your joints read more...

• Spinach - is it good for you? - As a kid, your mom told you read more...

• Sweet Drinks and Obesity - In Barbados the consumption of sweet drinks has risen read more...

• Teenage Depression - Teenagers that are depressed commonly have the following symptoms: read more...

• Top ten vegetables/fruits - You should always aim to eat the most nutritious read more...

• Urticaria/Hives - Hives present as raised wheals on the skin and often burn and itch read more...

• Vertigo: Quick and Easy Treatment - Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) read more...

• Viral Red Eye - The leading cause of a red, inflamed eye is an adenoviral infection read more...

• Warning signs of a heart attack - Chest discomfort: Most persons experience central chest discomfort read more...

• What to do in a case of a Medical Emergency - Remain calm.  Start CPR or rescue breathing read more...