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Involving Men in Women Reproductive Health : Tanzania
Recently during a casual conversation with a colleague, he confessed how for the first time in his life he went into a pharmacy and asked for sanitary ware, which he wanted to buy for his wife.
The three lady attendants looked at him in bewilderment....
Healthy Travel Drive Launched for Spring Festival
A program to ensure public health and prevent disease spreading was launched at the city’s railway station earlier this week as the country’s Spring Festival peak travel season is underway.
The program named Health Chunyun was held...
Venezuela to Remove Breast Implants for Free?
Venezuela is offering free surgeries for women to remove faulty French-made breast implants, the country’s top health official said.
Health Minister Eugenia Sader said women with implants made by the now-defunct French company Poly Implant...
Go Veggie And Save The Earth
The world must turn veggie if it is to prevent catastrophic climate change, a global warming expert warned yesterday.
Lord Stern of Brentford cited meat-eating as a major cause of greenhouse gases.
He claimed direct emissions of methane from...
Availability of H1N1 Vaccine Under Scanner
A new survey carried out by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has revealed that just 40 per cent of adults are “absolutely certain” that they will get the H1N1 vaccine for themselves, and 51 per cent of parents...
Health Officials Offer Tips To Stave Off Flu
In response to a growing number of reported cases of swine flu on college campuses, a trio of U.S. health officials hosted a conference call Friday with several college newsrooms to discuss methods to limit the spread of the disease.
U.S. Secretary...
2-in-1 Device Drastically Reduces Heart Failure
A two-in-one heart device to fix irregular beats and contraction patterns cut patients’ chances of developing heart failure by 41 percent, new research says.
While the device spared many patients from going to the hospital, it made no...
Machismo May Cut Men’s Lives Short
Tough guys who buy into ideals of masculinity are much less likely to seek preventive healthcare services, such as a prostate exam, compared with other men.
The new finding, based on survey data, reveals that such manly beliefs could help to...
Changes Can Reduce Chances of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the many health risks that a woman has to worry about, but just a few changes could actually reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by approximately 40 percent. There are approximately 70,000 cases of breast cancer...
Is Beauty Only Skin Deep
It is often said that beauty is only skin deep. Obviously this is an overstatement, because true beauty exudes as much from within, and is just one of the rewards of a natural health lifestyle. Care of the skin though, should be included as...