Pulse oximeters are very user-friendly, if you know how to use them and how to interpret values. It’s not complicated! They are indispensible instruments to measure the ratio of oxygen in your blood, which provides important information about physical health. Here is a short, practical guide.

Cold temperatures are useful to treat bruises or keep food fresh longer, but exposing our skin to intense cold – from just a few degrees below zero down – can cause chilblains. These have nothing to do with regular “chills”, and can be an unexpected issue with unpleasant consequences. Let’s learn how to identify the symptoms of chilblains and how to take action.

Hypoglycaemia is not a rare event for diabetic patients who use insulin or oral medication. It’s known as “hypo” in slang, and - regardless of the “fun” diminutive – it can make you feel more vulnerable and less free. However, hypoglycaemia does not strike at random like lightning or a shock in the system: most cases of “hypo” can be prevented. Here are some tips to recognize its symptoms and manage them better.

Americans say “no pain, no gain”: without a pinch of suffering, nothing is achieved. We could say the same about our piercings and tattoos. If you have just been pierced or if you are fresh out of a tattoo parlour, you should know there are some precautions to take after the tattoo artist or body piercer have finished their work. Here are some tips for you on how to best manage piercing and tattoo wounds.

Strains, sprains and bruises are some of the most frequent accidents we can stumble upon in daily life. Often, however, we are not sure how to set them apart and confuse a pulled muscle with a distortion. It’s not just a matter of vocabulary and labels: strains, bruises and sprains have different causes and – most importantly – require different remedies. Let’s find out what differences there are, and what to do in each case.

When a baby’s temperature rises and the little one doesn’t feel well, mom and dad’s anxiety also grows. Here are some simple tips for you to reverse course and deal with the “headache” of a fever, which often makes parents more sick than the children who are affected.

Eating too much salt is one of the main causes of arterial hypertension. You need less than 5 grams a day, but you may be unwittingly consuming much more, increasing the risk of high blood pressure. But don't be alarmed: gradually reducing the salt in your diet will make you healthy and help you to enjoy the true flavour of food.

Did you know that measuring your own blood pressure makes you more relaxed? At home, you'll get more predictable results, and you can store the readings and email them to your doctor. Let's look at all the undoubted advantages of taking your own blood pressure.

If you have a child and have already provided aerosol treatment, you know the problem. No child likes breathing through a mask, let alone a mouthpiece. But technology and creativity have long since limited what may have seemed an insurmountable obstacle. Would you like to learn a few simple tricks to help your child see aerosol treatment as a game?