Bedwetting, also called nocturnal enuresis, is the involuntary passage of urine (urinary incontinence) while asleep. Inherent in the definition of bedwetting is satisfactory bladder control while the person is awake. Therefore, urination while awake is a different condition and has a variety of difference causes than bedwetting.
Read more ..... Nairobi is rife with entertainment spots and night life. One only needs some excuse to party, and there are lots of places catering for all sorts of budgets. Few stop to think about potential health effects of hard partying.Binge drinking is the extreme, and is defined as taking lots of alcoholic drinks in a very short period of time, or with the aim to get drunk. There is no such thing as completely safe drinking, but research has defined relatively safe alcoholic levels beyond which untoward health effects increase exponentially.
Read more ..... The festive season is here once again. The kiss. The smile. The breath. What’s most important to you (and to your significant other)? Chances are it’s good breath. Let’s get personal. Bad breath (halitosis) may be common in dogs -- but for people, bad breath affects how you feel about yourself, not to mention how others perceive you.
Read more ..... Nairobi is home to many men, lots of men in fact. Simple inferences and calculations from the 2013 Kenya Demographic Estimates quickly imply that more than half a million men aged between 25 to 64 years live in Nairobi. And the majority of these men, 90% in demographic estimates, are literate. To a lay person, this means well-informed and able to make reasoned and healthy judgements. But there is another depressing statistic, the life expectancy for these clever and hard working men is only 61 years (women are not much better either, with a life expectancy of 64 years).
Read more ..... If you look around, you will see novel innovations in healthcare that are changing the way your care gets delivered. The list of innovations is long, ranging from gadgets to health delivery processes. But who drives such innovations? It shouldn’t surprise you to know that healthcare consumers, that means you, play a big role in medical innovations.
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