Health Watch Protect against winter Fighting the Chill

So one can see that most winter illnesses are preventable. But if it does occur, one must not allow any problem to linger for too long and must consult a doctor to help one out if any problem persists-especially as in the very young or the very old. By taking a few precautions and a little care in ones management of illnesses we can spend a healthy and enjoyable winter.

(The writer is specialist in maternal and child health, nutrition and fitness.)