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Life expectancy has been increasing over the past two decades across the world with several nations in Sub sub-Saharan Africa rebounding from high death rate due to HIV/AIDS. In Botswana women have a longer life expectancy than men, living to an...
Bringing awareness and support to people who deal with seizures is the goal of the Young Epilepsy Botswana (YEB)’s fifth annual walk set for March 23. The annual campaign that will start from the Grand Palm is the brainchild of YEB Founder Itha...
Leukaemia is the most frequent type of childhood cancer occuring in Botswana and represents 25.4% of all childhood cancers in the country, says Medical Director at Global HOPE Botswana, Dr. Jeremy Slone. Being aware of the common signs associated...
To be aerobic as opposed to the anaerobic is to maintain an alkaline state of a 7.4 P.H BALANCE or a balance close to 7.7.4 PH. Diseases cannot survive in an alkaline host, they thrive in an acidic state .Acidosis is the birth of cancer. 85 % of...
There is a question that I get asked a lot by both patients and relatives. Everyone wants to know what causes cancer? It makes sense because one way or the other, cancer affects all of us. We all want to know want causes it so that we all avoid...
This year’s world cancer day theme, ‘I Am and I Will’ is an empowering call to action, it is call to individuals to make a personal commitment to help reduce the impact of cancer. We at the Anti -tobacco Network have heeded the call. We...
The ancient Indian practice of Yoga can definitely help in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which account for at least 70 percent of deaths worldwide. This is the firm belief of Swami Purnachaitanya- Director of...
Nutrition is the foundation of the human body and plays a key role in cancer prevention, effective management and prevention of relapse. Registered Dietician at Bamalete Lutheran Hospital, Anna Loeto discusses how cancer patients can eat themselves...
There are disparities in the use of antibiotics in the world, with some countries overusing antibiotics, while others lack sufficient access to the medicines, a new report by the World Health Organisation has shown. The report, which collected...
In the previous installment of this essay, we explored some of the reasons for the delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis and diagnostic tools used. Like all medical conditions, the diagnosis of endometriosis follows the well-established routine...
Snakebite venom has been placed on the list of neglected tropical diseases that should be given priority. Being in the World Health Organisation’s category A means that snakebites will now get more support, including funding, to assist those...
In the previous installment of this essay, we described in detail why endometriosis happens, why one has the symptoms associated with it and the different types of symptoms that normally accompanies the diagnosis of endometriosis. In this section, we...
Dr. Oteng Brown of the famed 7 UNIQRIMS WATER is back in full swing! He is urging members of the public to carry lots of his water to avoid getting broken during this festive season. But why his water: He contends that his water carries the shape...
Medical tourism industry, which is estimated by the World Health Organisation to be worth $100 billion - is projected to grow by up to 25 per cent year-on-year for the next 10 years. This is according to s report by VISA and Oxford Economics. It says...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has warned women against ‘fake’ morning-after pills bought at pharmacies, saying majority of them are actually medications for other ailments whose side effects can terminate pregnancy. Sexual Reproductive...
A common yet hard to discuss sex problem women have is: lack of lubrication during sex, according to a sex expert, Dr Elna Rudolph. A medical doctor and Sexologist working exclusively in the field of sexual medicine, Dr Rudolph explained recently...
Lymphedema can occur to individuals who have had breast cancer treatment with radiation and/or surgical intervention with or without lymph nodes removal usually in the arm pit. Lymphedema is a special type of swelling that occurs when there is...
Seventy-five percent of all blindness is avoidable. Given the fact that the majority of blindness is treatable or preventable altogether, there is need for continuous sensitisation to keep members of the public in the know, according to Ethel...
Among the treatment options for treatment for breast cancer is chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgical intervention. Other treatment options will include physiotherapy either pre-operatively or post operatively either early on to manage the...
At the age of seven (7) Ame Badenhorst has yet to take her first step. She actually can’t even stand on her own and is fed using tubes. But her mother Mysie (24) who resides in Tsolamosese is not losing hope that the little girl will walk like...
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