Paediatrician Recommends HPV Vaccination
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women and the second leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. It develops when abnormal cells in the lining of the cervix multiply beyond control in response to human papillomavirus. It is therefore the first ever identified cancer to be directly caused by an infection, the human papillomavirus (HPV).
The HPV is a common virus. There are more than 200 types of HPV, most of which are relatively harmless. Most HPV infections are t Read more
Live Your Life Healthily
There’s no disputing it: to be healthy, you need to be active! But with all the conveniences of our modern lifestyle, more and more of us are living an increasingly sedentary life and putting our health in jeopardy. In fact, physical inactivity is as dangerous as smoking!
HERE’S WHAT THE EXPERTS RECOMMEND:
Plan ahead. Until physical activity becomes a natural and important part of your day, you have to plan to fit it in. Pick a time of day that suits your lifestyle and your schedul Read more
Alternative Ways to Combat Prostate Enlargement
Prostate enlargement happens in one out of three men over 50. Symptoms include sleep affected because of nighttime awakening to empty the bladder, reduced force and speed of emptying the bladder, increasing frequency of trips to the loo and unable to stop the dribble.
Prostate problems usually occur in the form of non-cancerous growths, cancerous tumour, chronic inflammation or prostate enlargement. Among these, prostate enlargement is the most common.
In medical terms, prostate enlargement Read more
How To Get a Good Night’s Sleep With Rilax
Lack of sleep can have grave consequences on your health. According to a recent study, researchers from the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine have determined that getting seven hours of sleep is optimal for maintaining heart health. Getting too much, or too little, sleep can increase a person’s chances of developing cardiovascular disease.
However, merely clocking in more hours to sleep doesn’t necessarily mean that you will awaken well rested. It’s not just the Read more
Healthy Living Is Not Difficult
Mark Twain once wrote: “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d druther [rather] not.” Fortunately, since the time of Huck and Tom’s adventures, we now have alternatives to healthy lifestyles. Even better, healthy living seems to have become quite the fad these days – just look at the number of gyms that have popped up!
The Dietary Guidelines defines healthy eating as meeting your daily Read more
Erectile Dysfunction A Man’s Most Dreaded Problem
What is erectile dysfunction?
Erections start in the brain. Yes, the brain! When sights, sounds, smells, sensations or thoughts make a man sexually aroused, his central nervous system signals the arteries in his penis to relax.
Blood flow to his penis then increases 16 times the normal rate, while the veins that carry blood away from the penis are blocked – hence, an erection. The extra blood stays in the penis as long as the man remains aroused or until he ejaculates.
Sometimes, however, Read more