Wed May 22 19:13:37 SAST 2013

Morning workouts could help you get better sleep

If you want to sleep well, exercise in the morning, a new study suggests.   0 Comments

'Road trips good for relationships'

Sixty-five percent of couples said that they had had some of their most meaningful and serious discussions while on a road trip. And, just to prove that romance isn't dead, 74 percent admitted to holding hands while driving and kissing at red lights.   0 Comments

'Swap out meat with mushrooms to lose weight'

A new study finds that swapping out meat with mushrooms in one meal per day helped subjects lose weight, reduce overall body fat.   1 Comments

I have betrayed my ex-husband

MY ex-husband and I were married for three years.   218 Comments

US hospitals make more money when surgery goes wrong

US hospitals face a disincentive to improve care because they make drastically more money when surgery goes wrong than when a patient is discharged with no complications, a study found.   1 Comments

Work has distanced my husband and myself

MY HUSBAND and I have been married for 10 years and we have two children.   238 Comments

Heir finally gets money owed

Fairheads Benefit Services has done the honourable thing and paid an heir money which the company was accused of unfairly withholding from her.   5 Comments

Nominee's battle with pension fund continues

WHEN you contribute to aprovident pension fund, make sure that you complete a beneficiary nomination form so that your heirs do not have problems when they have to claim the money.   9 Comments

Top 10 things first time moms should know

When you are a mother for the first time, you go through a lot of anxiety during your first pregnancy. A thousand questions pop up in your head and everything you do seems like it's not good enough. In a nutshell a few things should be basic. Parenthood is effortless as soon as you adapt to a new life. We share some tips from first-time moms with you..   34 Comments

The ABCDEs of spotting melanoma

As Melanoma Awareness Month, May marks a good time to keep a close eye on your skin for melanoma, all while slathering on the sunscreen.   7 Comments

Cinnamon kicks

PAEDIATRICIANS yesterday cautioned young people against taking part in a popular dare known as "the cinnamon challenge", which involves trying to swallow a tablespoon of ground cinnamon in a minute without drinking water.   1 Comments

Gentle massage may soothe stress in preterm babies

Newborn babies in intensive care units often experience stress from mechanical ventilation, medical procedures and maternal separation.   0 Comments

'A little bit of formula may promote breastfeeding'

Giving a small amount of infant formula -- about the same as one bottle over the course of several days -- to newborn babies who are losing too much weight can increase the length of time they are breastfed, a new study finds.   12 Comments

Be tough to be kind

SEATTLE - It can be a painful experience to watch an associate or friend behave badly after having one too many at a business function or the local watering hole.   1 Comments

Buyers beware

BARLOWORLD Maponya, trading as Soweto Volkswagen, which has been accused of withholding information that a car they had sold had been involved in an accident, has now cancelled the sale.   22 Comments

Mother says trustees failed dead daughter

DID you know that you can approach the pension funds adjudicator if you believe that trustees have not allocated benefits correctly?   5 Comments

Coping with stress at home and in the workplace

We are living in a very fast paced world, if we are not emailing, we are Tweeting or Facebooking, maybe holding two jobs to make ends meet, doing the school run, managing homework and at the end of it all, still trying to maintain a social life if you are lucky to still have one. We are all stressed, but we cope with it differently.   2 Comments

I think divorce is the only way out of this misery

MY HUSBAND and I have been married for nine years.   113 Comments