Like many moms of teen girls, Grace is struggling with whether to put her 15-year-old daughter on birth control pills. It's not that she wants her daughter to be sexually active; it's that, as she explains, "She's started to see a 17-year-old boy a lot. . . . I don't want her think I don't trust her to be careful with this boy, but I think contraception is a good idea and [that] this needs to be addressed."
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A colleague alerted me to a recent study on air pollution in Nairobi and Africa. He asked that I find a way to inform Policy makers, Lawmakers and other people high in Government to this invisible silent killer.
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The current crop of teenagers are more tech savvy than ever before. They will not survive without smart phones, tablets and other fancy gadgets that are all useful tools for the modern world.
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Win a copy of Tales from a gynecologist by Dr. Alfred Murage. Tales From A Gynecologist provides a unique behind the scenes perspective on the day to day encounters experienced in a busy Gynecological practice. From fibroids and hormonal imbalances to the taboo subjects of transgender disorder and infertility, and even touching on weird and wonderful advances in medicine such as microwave therapy and medical droids, this deeply heartwarming book will surprise, entertain, shock you and most importantly inform and educate you! How?
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The past two weeks my tour of duty has taken me back to the bedrock of human health research in Kenya. That is where my medical practice and research began quarter of a decade ago. I looked forward to linking up with old friends in the field of malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV research care and treatment. The reality in terms of knowledge has shifted massively, however, the disease burden still remain high. While there have been major scientific breakthroughs, this has not translated directly into new treatments available to patients.
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