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Avoiding Unintentional Home Injuries 2

Did you know that home injuries are second only to road traffic accidents as a leading cause of trauma in children? In our last post we mentioned that trauma is the most likely cause...
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Avoiding Unintentional Home Injuries

Many of us have at some point either heard of or even had first-hand experience of the horror of a child being scalded by boiling water or hot cooking oil in the home. The...
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9 years ago
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Trauma and other Medical Emergencies (Part 2)

Did you know that the most common cause of trauma in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is road traffic accidents (RTA)? Driving under the influence of alcohol is a major reason that drivers get involved in...
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9 years ago
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WORLD AIDS/HIV DAY

Did you know that the simple act of using a condom provides 99% protection against HIV infection, not to mention protection against other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? The spread of HIV from person to person...
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9 years ago
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WORLD AIDS/HIV DAY

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes HIV infection. The abbreviation “HIV” can refer to the virus and or...
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9 years ago
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Trauma and other Medical Emergencies

It’s not uncommon that when you mention the word ‘trauma’, people tend to think immediately of a big emotional upheaval or damage. However, trauma, which simply means injury, can be physical, emotional, or both. The...
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9 years ago
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Diabetes – Overcoming Barriers To Self-Management PT 2

Let’s look at some facts about Diabetes: There has been a fourfold increase in the occurrence of diabetes in the 35–54 years age-group, between the 1990s and now. Diabetes in Africa is associated with higher...
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9 years ago
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Diabetes – Overcoming Barriers To Self-Management

Did you know that Diabetes causes more deaths in one year than breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined? Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to properly use and store glucose (a form...
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9 years ago
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FITNESS PT.2

In order to achieve the best possible results, a good fitness regimen must be well rounded, with exercises that produce cardio-respiratory endurance, develop muscular strength combined with muscular endurance and improve flexibility. By incorporating...
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9 years ago
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FITNESS

A lot of us dread the prospect of fitness, particularly the effort and discipline needed to become fit and stay fit. However in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle it is important that we...
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9 years ago

Did you know that home injuries are second only to road traffic accidents as a leading cause of trauma in children? In our last post we mentioned that trauma is the most likely cause...

Many of us have at some point either heard of or even had first-hand experience of the horror of a child being scalded by boiling water or hot cooking oil in the home. The...

Did you know that the most common cause of trauma in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is road traffic accidents (RTA)? Driving under the influence of alcohol is a major reason that drivers get involved in...

Did you know that the simple act of using a condom provides 99% protection against HIV infection, not to mention protection against other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? The spread of HIV from person to person...

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes HIV infection. The abbreviation “HIV” can refer to the virus and or...

It’s not uncommon that when you mention the word ‘trauma’, people tend to think immediately of a big emotional upheaval or damage. However, trauma, which simply means injury, can be physical, emotional, or both. The...

Let’s look at some facts about Diabetes: There has been a fourfold increase in the occurrence of diabetes in the 35–54 years age-group, between the 1990s and now. Diabetes in Africa is associated with higher...

Did you know that Diabetes causes more deaths in one year than breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined? Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to properly use and store glucose (a form...

In order to achieve the best possible results, a good fitness regimen must be well rounded, with exercises that produce cardio-respiratory endurance, develop muscular strength combined with muscular endurance and improve flexibility. By incorporating...

A lot of us dread the prospect of fitness, particularly the effort and discipline needed to become fit and stay fit. However in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle it is important that we...