On World Malaria Day, with Médecins sans Frontières reporting a crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has seen an upsurge of cases of the disease overwhelm the available response (see MSF’s account here), and general concern about the rise of resistance to antimalarials and the shrinking of resources, here is a bit of [...]
Sarah, 16, started sleeping on the streets of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC), when she was only eight years old. She doesn’t remember how she came to live on the streets, but thinks it was soon after her mother died. Sarah is one of an estimated 20,000 children living rough on [...]
No one sets out to be fat. We think we eat healthy. But truth be told, the average American diet is less than nutritious. Hey, its not your fault. At least, not totally. The pressures of life, be they careers, children, finances and relationships take a bite out of your time and your energy. Fast [...]
Health workers manning five health centres in two refugee camps in the southwestern Ugandan district of Isingiro say they are overwhelmed by the high number of refugees and local residents in need of HIV services. Severe personnel shortages in Nakivale and Oruchinga refugee settlements have led to long queues at the clinics and placed a [...]
In the year 2002, smoking related diseases has caused the death of over 4 million people world wide. Smoking is an epidemic and if the trend continues, by 2030 one in six people will die from smoking. It is not only bad for the smoker’s health but also harms the environment. Smoking causes cancer of [...]
The popularity and the use of colonics in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) have become phenomenal! However, there are still a number of IBS sufferers that are not aware of how the use of a colonic can improve their gastro-intestinal problems. A colonic has been shown to remove waste from the intestine when [...]