Quackery is defined as false pretense to medical skill, knowledge or qualification. Quacks are all over the place, promoting unsubstantiated medical interventions that lack a scientifically plausible rationale. A quack may however be scientific in some aspects. They may even front products and procedures that can be useful for some purposes, but completely worthless in other respects. You need to be wary of quacks, their drive has more to do with profit than your health.
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Not a single medical intervention is entirely risk free. It doesn’t matter whether it’s swallowing some pills, or having a minor surgical procedure done. There is always a chance that something could go wrong. Medical interventions are an interplay between benefits and harms. Luckily, the majority don’t come into real harm. But a few may end up with permanent unintended effects, or even death.
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Unborn babies are constantly in a state of activity whilst inside the womb. Such activity is referred to as fetal movements and starts very early, lasting all the way to the time of birth. Normal fetal movements provide reassurance of a healthily developing baby. Being aware of your unborn baby’s activity is an important way of monitoring their well-being.
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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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