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What You Should Know About Cancer.
It’s a disease in which body cells divide abnormally and uncontrollably thus destroying the body tissues. Cancer occurs when genes stop controlling the way cells divide
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10 Items In Hospital Bag For Pregnant Mothers.
A hospital bag is one that every family should behave handy, it’s more important for couples and families that are expecting a new baby soon. Expectant mothers are expected to have a preparedness plan for the time when the baby is about to pop. At a bare minimum mothers are expected to have a mama kit which includes the material that mothers use in the labor ward. Most of the things in the mama kit are single-use and are only for the mother and the health workers who are helping a mother in giving birth. On top of the mama
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Colic Relief Tips for Parents
If the crying does not stop but intensifies and persists throughout the day or night, it may be caused by colic. About one-fifth of all babies develop colic, usually between the second and fourth weeks.
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5 Steps To Look Like The SuperMom You Are
looking fatigued. Skincare after delivery is important. Follow this 5 step quick daily regime for your skin and hair to continue looking like a Supermom
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Top 10 Tips To Take Care Of Your Skin And Hair Post Pregnancy
During pregnancy, the body goes through different physical changes. It makes postpartum skincare and haircare on the top of the list of many women who have delivered their babies.
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5 Tips for Dealing With Morning Sickness
Morning sickness is a common pregnancy symptom that affects many women during the first trimester. It can be uncomfortable, inconvenient, and even debilitating for some women. However, there are ways to deal with morning sickness and alleviate some of the discomforts
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Valentine’s Day Ideas For A Pregnant Couple
When your partner is pregnant, it can be an even more meaningful and memorable day or challenging to come up with unique and thoughtful ways to celebrate the day.
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What You Should Know About Jaundice
Newborn jaundice is a yellowing of a baby’s skin and eyes. Newborn jaundice is very common and can occur when babies have a high level of bilirubin, a yellow pigment produced during the normal breakdown of red blood cells. In older babies and adults, the liver processes bilirubin, which then passes through the intestinal tract. However, a newborn’s still-developing liver may not be mature enough to remove bilirubin. What causes newborn jaundice? Babies at the highest risk for developing newborn jaundice are: A baby whose blood type isn’t compatible with that of its mother can develop a buildup of antibodies
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Caring for our loved ones should not change our routines
Caring for our loved ones should not change our routines I remember one day I fell sick years back, unfortunately had to leave my university hostel because it was so serious that I could barely walk and didn’t have some caring for me at the time while at hostel. I was picked up by my big sister and I stayed at her house for a few hours. Â She had a job interview the following day so she could not commit herself to being there for me in such a state. The only alternative I was left with was my mother
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Special Needs Care services by Teheca
Special Needs Care services by Teheca “Special Needs” is an umbrella underneath which a staggering array of diagnoses can be wedged. Children with special needs may have mild learning disabilities or profound cognitive impairment; food allergies or terminal illness; developmental delays that catch up quickly or remain entrenched; occasional panic attacks or serious psychiatric problems The designation is useful for getting needed services, setting appropriate goals, and gaining understanding for a child and stressed family. Special need children are not just interesting medical problems, subjects of grants and research. Nor should they be called burdens to their families and communities.
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Soft Food Ideas for the Elderly People
Soft Food Ideas for the Elderly Soft food help elderly people who have difficulty chewing or swallowing continue to eat balanced, nutritious meals. Doctors also may recommend softer foods following head, neck or abdominal surgery, and for patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation. Tender or soft foods help ease the amount of chewing and swallowing needed to ingest food. You can also modify tougher foods in texture and consistency for better tolerance. Grains Start your day with soft breakfast grains such as toast or low-fat muffins. Other healthy choices include cold cereal with milk and cooked cereal, such
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Teheca Looking Out For Our Elderly in the Community
Serving or giving back to our community is one of Teheca ’s strong emphasis and priorities. In that line we encountered a situation that had to be addressed, Mr. Sseruuma Swaib 68, a resident of Gayaza, Kasangati got paralyzed earlier this year due to hypertension attack. He has been bedridden close to five months, currently he is under the care of one Salma his daughter who is a new  mother with a two months old baby , she had to abandon her vegetable vending business. It’s quite challenging to take care of her loving father and her newborn who was diagnosed with
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What you need to know about Blood Pressure
Blood pressure This is the measure of the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries, which carry the blood throughout the body. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood out to the body and contributes to hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, to stroke, kidney disease, and to the development of heart failure. What Is “Normal” Blood Pressure? A blood pressure reading has a top number (systolic) and bottom number (diastolic). The ranges are: Normal: Less than 120 over 80 (120/80)
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Teheca Qualifies for Orient Bank Business Academy
Probably you have heard  radio adverts about the Orient Bank Business Academy that was announced by Orient Bank to help provide Micro and Small Enterprises with business management training and financial support to enable them grow and contribute to Uganda’s job creation and economic development. Teheca didn’t let this opportunity pass us by, we always take every opportunity seriously and give it our best, this time we gave our best and succeeded, we were chosen among the many Micro and Small enterprises to take part in the Academy. Thanks to our very own managing director Ms Namugambe Asha who is representing
