How blue light affects us
Video – Getting too much blue light at the wrong time can affect your sleep, metabolism, immune function and even your mood. So what exactly is blue light?
Helping build communication skills for children with autism spectrum disorder
Autism affects an estimated 1 in 59 children in New Zealand. Here are five strategies families can use to help children with autism spectrum disorder build their communication skills, along with examples of how to use them.
Breastfeeding and alcohol
When you are breastfeeding, anything you eat or drink can find its way into your breast milk – including alcohol. So how much if any is okay to drink when you are breastfeeding?
Health Check: what is normal vaginal discharge and what's not?
V-juice, vovey-goo, vu-dew… there are many ways to describe the natural fluid that comes out of the vagina. It varies in consistency, texture, smell, taste and volume in the same woman from day to day, week to week, month to month and beyond.
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