Doctors, researchers, and scientists spend hours testing and developing new medications and vaccines yearly. Without their valuable input and hours, many uncontrolled diseases may exist worldwide. Some illnesses are highly contagious and quickly spread from one person to the next without much effort. Vaccines aim to create immunity in the body of the person who takes them, … [Read more...]
It’s Normal to Have Side Effects from Covid-19 Vaccine. Why?
Vaccines are designed to give you immunity without the dangers of getting the disease. It’s common to experience some mild-to-moderate side effects when receiving vaccinations. This is because your immune system is instructing your body to react in certain ways: it increases blood flow so more immune cells can circulate, and it raises your body temperature in order to kill the … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Prevent Oral Cancer
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW®), awareness-raising week is from April 11-17 this year. According to Samer Al-Khudari, Otorhinolaryngology "Cancers of the oral cavity (including the lips, cheeks and tongue) and the oropharynx (including the soft palate, tonsils and throat) can crop up in a variety of ways and are not always easy to spot." Symptoms … [Read more...]
“Hepatitis-free future” WHO’s Theme for World Hepatitis Day 2020
On World Hepatitis Day 28th July 2020, WHO calls for united and stepped-up action to build on the achievement of one of the milestone targets to eliminate viral hepatitis in the Sustainable Development Goals ─ to reach under 1% prevalence of HBV infections in children under five years of age by 2020. This is possible only by intensifyong efforts to prevent … [Read more...]
Influenza Vaccination: An Essential Element Of Prenatal Care
All women who will be pregnant through the influenza season (October - May in the United States) should be vaccinated against influenza, according to recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) and supported by the COP. (The above has been published in October issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology … [Read more...]
