The diseases most commonly seen in travellers are diarrhoea, malaria (if you travel in a malaria-infested area), accidents (when travelling by car or swimming), wound infections and sexually transmitted diseases.
- Diarrhoea is caused by contaminated food and drinking-water. You must therefore be careful if your are travelling in poor hygie...
Africa Malaria Day, April 25, is a reminder that Malaria is one the deadliest diseases in the world -- killing more than one million people per year, mostly poor women and young children in tropical countries. Because of this urgent need, in 2002, Freedom from Hunger, with help from the drug company GlaxoSmithKline, launched an anti-malaria pilot p...
The last thing that any traveler needs is to be plagued by mosquitoes throughout their journey. Just as there are sure-fire ways to reduce the incidence of these pests in the home environment, definite steps can be taken to stave them off when you're away from the home front. This is especially important in a society that's been afflicted by the va...
Acupressure is an ancient Chinese healing method, which involves applying pressure to certain meridian points on the body to relieve pain. The human body has fourteen meridians that carry energy throughout the body. These meridians start at the fingertips and connect to the brain and then connect to the organ associated with the specific meridian. ...
Arthritis is among the leading cause of disability; there are about hundred types of arthritis. It is connected with the pain of joints. There is swelling, redness, stiffness and heat in joints. It is a chronic disease, which can cause pain and inflammation that cannot be avoided as body ages. It can be predicted through blood tests and x-ray. The ...
Arthritis is a painful disease which causes a severe pain in the joints. It causes stiffness and pain in joints can make a person disabled for life. To avoid or control the intensity of arthritis in the body weight control is a proper way out. Extra weight causes undue pressure and inflammation on the joints and muscles. Arthritis makes the joints ...
Arthritis is among the oldest known afflictions of human beings. It has
been found in the mummies of Egypt and in skeletons in excavations of other
ancient civilizations. The word arthritis means joint inflammation, but it is
often used more broadly to indicate rheumatic diseases. Such disorders can
affect not only the joints but also other...
The word “Reiki” is composed of two Japanese words. Rei means Universal spirit and Ki means Life energy. The Japanese physician Mikao Usui revived the process of using the universal life energy for human benefit. It is claimed that it is 2500 years old. Hawayo Tokata initiated it to the West in the 1930s. It is believed that all the universal life ...
Arthritis symptoms are the aching and the creaking of the bones. Perhaps it is thought to be an old person’s disease. On the contrary, it is truly a condition that affects all the ages. Right from the toddlers to the teenagers and the old men can get affected with the arthritis. It often helps to have the condition diagnosed, but the label can be d...