Definition Breast cancer is an invasive cancer of the breast affecting both men and women. The local cells of the breast grow abnormally and uncontrollable increase in size and spread to other area s of the body. Other names Carcinoma of the breast What causes breast cancer? Various causes of breast cancer have been explained, […]
Definition This is primary lung malignancy that arises from the lung tissue. There are several types of primary cancer of the lung including squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Here are some of the listed types Adenocarcinomas: These types of cancers are common in North America and Japan. They tend
Exercise in pregnancy; what you need to know You may have been having a regular exercise program or are planning to have one. There are various types of exercises available programmed ranges from light to heavy depending on your ability to manage. Now that you are pregnant, your exercise options become limited during but a
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Smokes are smoked by over 1.1 billion people. While smoking rates possess leveled off or declined in developed nations, in developing nations tobacco usage continues to rise at a rate of around 3.4% per annum. (WHO SMOKING STATISTICS) According to a rating by Wikipedia of cigarette usage per capita, Kenya falls 110th with 167 smokes
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Tooth discoloration is the change in color from the normal white enamel to the darkening or brownish discoloration. Persistent tooth discoloration can also occur as a result of the gradual thinning of the enamel layer of the tooth. This thinning allows for more yellow -brown dentin formation underneath becoming visible. This is called amelogenesis imperfecta
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Babies don’t think like you. They don’t have a plan and their biological clock is still underdeveloped, definitely not fit for you to maintain your normal daily routines. In fact babies’ sole programs on some days are designed to keep you awake as some may thinks. After Bob and Nancy had their first child, they
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Infant colic is a common symptom that presents at or about 1 month of age and prevails to about 3 month s of age. The exact cause in not known but there are several theories to explain it. The most plausible one is that the baby’s intestines are still undeveloped and therefore become oversensitive to
Hair loss in children is a common observation. There are several causes and most of them are easily treatable. Among the commonest know causes include: Fungal infection (TINEA CAPITIS) Fungal skin and scalp infections account for the majority causes of hair loss. The prevalence is about 90% of causes presenting to the doctor. The fungus
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Lifestyle is changing fast as well as the diets we have on a daily basis. These have a direct bearing on our health except for the genetic messages that we transfer to our offspring in the years to come. We may not have much influence in the genetics but our own health matters a lot
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Good sugar control Good sugar control means better quality of life for many years! Insulin is a vital hormone that helps to keep our sugars within normal range. As we get older we tend to produce less insulin as our pancreas and in particular our Beta cells (found in the pancreas) produce less insulin .In
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