In Africa, malaria is so common that sometimes people who are feeling unwell just walkinto a medicine store and ask for “malaria drugs.” They know that even if they can’t put their finger on anything, they can at least blame poor old malaria. It has been around for a long time and has been caught …
You Think You Know Malaria? These 5 Facts Will Surprise You. Read More »
Perhaps, there is no disease entity that gets more blame for poor health than typhoid.People used to refer to it as typhoid fever, but after a while, they dropped the fever andmajored on typhoid. You know, I think they reasoned that fever was being dragged intothe matter rather unjustly when typhoid was the main culprit.Whatever! …
You Think You’re Always Having Typhoid? Read These 5 Facts You Never Knew! Read More »
The arrival of a new born baby can be the cause of both joy and anxiety to the family, especially if it is the family’s first child. Usually, the mother receives all kinds of help, both solicited and unsolicited. She may be given counsel on how to feed the baby, how to attend to the …
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Infertility is not a sweet word by any standard. Neither is its sister word, sterility. In fact,the only time I ever heard sterility used with something positive was where it was usedin relation to mosquitoes. Remember those tiny insects always committing crimesagainst humanity? Scientists are trying to exterminate them by sterilizing all their males.Without baby …