Personal Health
GLAUCOMA
A couple of years ago (feels more like a whole century) when I was in high school, my eyes started giving me problems. The occasional headaches became more...
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Nutrition
G is for GRAPES!
Grapes contain powerful antioxidants known as polyphenols, which may slow down or prevent many types of cancers including esophageal, lung, mouth, pharynx, endometrial, pancreatic, prostate, and colon. There...
Nutrition
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY EATING.
Tanaka; Hey Siri, what is healthy eating? Siri; Hmmm,“Healthy eating means, eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health,feel good,...
Mental Health
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD).
ASD is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts,...
Mental Health
A LOOK INTO MENTAL-HEALTH
The term “mental health” is often used by many people, yet a lot do not fully understand how broad and wide a term it really is. Today, we...
Personal Health
PROSTATE CANCER
Before we dive in, let us test the waters by looking at the prostate as an organ first. What is a prostate? The prostate is a small walnut-shaped accessory...
Personal Health
GALLSTONES (CHOLELITHIASIS)
Cholelithiasis refers to the presence of abnormal concentrations (gallstones) in the gallbladder. They mostly consist of cholesterol but sometimes they may be pigmented due to hemolysis (a condition...
Personal Health
Male Infertility
Greetings to you all Earth inhabitants especially my elephant trunk owners a.k.a Sons of Adam. How is the EPL (English premier league) going? I am a Manchester United...
Personal Health
STIs & CIRCUMCISION
The term “sexually transmitted infections” (STIs), refers to a group of infections that are mainly transmitted via sexual intercourse. Sexually transmitted diseases or infections (STDs/ STIs) affect tens...
Personal Health
CERVICAL CANCER
Bonjour mes amis! C’est la grande finale! July has finally come to an end and sadly that means the spotlight has to shift from us to the so-called...