Should I lay my baby on its back or its tummy?

Dear Annita, usually the scalp loses dead skin in an unnoticed and organised way. When too much dead skin is lost in form of noticeable flakes, one is said to have dandruff.

Dandruff, a none contagious condition, results from a fungus (Malassezia Globosa) which attacks oils of the scalp in susceptible people (especially before puberty) resulting in substances that increase dead scalp cell turnover, shedding and itching. In rare cases, dandruff can result from allergic reactions to chemicals in hair gels, oils, and shampoos which are used in salons. However, dandruff should not be confused with a dry scalp caused by many salon applications. There are shampoos your doctor can prescribe for you to control the problem.

Dear doctor, sweating at night, headaches, dizziness and feeling like dying are the order of the night for me. My doctor advised hormone replacement but I fear cancer!
Fatuma Owemmamba

Dear Fatuma, what you have are distressing symptoms of menopause that every woman dreads. These symptoms are due to almost complete loss of female hormones that accompany menopause. Therefore effective treatment may involve replacement of the dwindling female hormones (hormone replacement treatment, HRT).The replacement however may not be without side effects including a risk of breast cancer, inner uterine membrane (endometrial) cancer if a woman has a uterus, ovarian cancer, stroke, blood clots and heart disease.

Your doctor sees you as a low risk person for getting the said side effects, the reason he advised you to take HRT. If you are dissatisfied, please see him again for counsel.

Dear doctor, I joined a debate with some people about the taste of semen! Is it sweet, salty or tasteless?
Davidson Mugula

Dear Davidson, semen is made up of five per cent sperms, 65 per cent fluids from the seminal vesicles, and a little less than 30 per cent from the prostate gland.

Because the seminal vesicle fluids contain fructose sugar that powers the sperms towards the fallopian tubes to fertilise the female eggs, I suspect, on the whole, that semen is sweet. Please have someone taste it and give us results, I, together with you and others, will be grateful.

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