October is usually marked in Kenya as a cancer awareness month, with a specific focus on some cancers. This is for good reason, as cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, Kenya being no exception. We all have certain predispositions to cancer. Some risks are genetic and hardly modifiable, but many risk factors for cancer are related to our lifestyles. The realization that we can reduce our lifetime risk of cancer has led many healthcare authorities to come up with some advisories on cancer reduction strategies. Such advice is based on solid scientific evidence. You need to be aware of it, and practice it to keep your risks of cancer at bay.
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The human body is very resilient, and is able to deal with lots of trivial ailments without much fuss. We all get the odd headache that goes away by itself. There is also the odd tummy ache, colds and flus that just come and go. Yes, no real reason to rush to your doctor every time you cough or sneeze. But be wary of trivial but recurrent symptoms.Common things occur more commonly, and this holds true in medicine as well. Some vague abdominal pain is more likely to be due to some disagreeable indulgence, or due to a stomach bug that is self-resolving. Very unlikely to be anything more sinister, especially if symptoms resolve pretty quickly or with just simple remedies.
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When pregnancy occurs, your body goes through various changes in order to accommodate the growing baby, leading to eventual birth. Virtually all your body functions make some adjustments. Some changes are hardly noticeable, while other changes will give you all kinds of symptoms. You are likely to get irritated by some symptoms, but most of them are just innocent and don’t usually require any specific actions.
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Teenage pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which ends when the female is still under the age of 20 years. It is important to realize that girls are capable of becoming pregnant as soon as they get to puberty. Some 12 to 13 year olds have become pregnant even before their first period! The rates of teenage pregnancies vary in different countries, but over 90 percent occur in developing countries.
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We are well into a much rainy & cold season. This can feel pretty cold when we are used to tropical temperatures usually in the mid-20s. Cold spells have their unique health challenges, you want to keep yourself and your loved ones warm.Respiratory infections are pretty common in cold spells, and are easily passed on. The common cold and flu (influenza) are very contagious.
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