Amala came to office as usual that day. She had an ear-ache. Work on the computer preparing an urgent report was hectic, with the pain in the ear, while colleagues pointed out that one eye seemed odd.
As there had been one or two cases of conjunctivitis (sore eyes) in the office, Amala assumed that she too had caught it and was preparing to leave for the doctor, when suddenly her speech became slurred and she felt something strange on her ...  |
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"Menopause is a natural thing and almost all women will go into it between 45 and 52," says Dr. Rodrigo. Menopause occurs when there is a permanent cessation of the menstrual cycle. A natural biological process, menopause is not a medical illness but marks the end of a woman's fertility and a steady decline in the production of female hormones like estrogen and progesterone. 
They are only milk teeth and the common thinking is that kiri dath helenewa, because they fall off, not much attention is needed for them."This is the misconception," stresses Dr. Nazria Shahim, Consultant Dental Surgeon, Dental Public Health Unit of the Maharagama Dental Institute, explaining that the not very positive attitude towards milk teeth has resulted in inadequate attention being given to safeguarding them.