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Accept, adapt advocate
Accept, adapt advocate
Autism doesn't come with a manual, but rather families of those people diagnosed on the spectrum, never give up, and it's those families that are encouraging people to continue to "blue it up" this month in recognition of Autism Awareness Month.
World AIDS Day-December 1, 2017
World AIDS Day-December 1, 2017
Everyone, regardless of who they are or where they live, has a right to health, which is also dependent on adequate sanitation and housing, nutritious food, healthy working conditions and access to justice. The right to health is supported by, and linked to, a wider set of rights...
Behind the camera: A firsthand look at the heartache of Zika virus
The first time I met Solange Ferreira was in December. She was at a hospital, waiting to hear from a doctor whether her baby boy had what so many in her village were talking about -- microcephaly, or an abnormally small head that could be a sign of severe disabilities and a truncated life-expectancy...
Zika "spreading explosively, "global health experts warn
At a special meeting on Thursday, WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said the virus -- which has been linked to birth defects and neurological problems -- was "spreading explosively." Health officials said the estimated number of cases is based on previous numbers of infections of dengue fever, which is also carried by mosquitoes...
Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes- WHO
A group of 22 scientists from the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France evaluated more than 800 studies from several continents about meat and cancer. Based on that evaluation, they classified processed meat as "carcinogenic to humans" and red meat as "probably carcinogenic..."
Problems of Sexual Dysfunction Treated with Holistic Medicine
Miami, March 19th, 2013 ? Sexual Dysfunction can be treated with alternative therapies by combining
cutting edge functional diagnostic medicine with natural therapies and medical nutrition. The inclusion
of these holistic therapies is necessary when providing treatment options because, in many cases,
results have been very satisfactory.
The utilization of the latest in functional diagnostic...
Dr. Alejandro Badia only Surgeon in South Florida to Perform Endoscopic Cubital
Miami March 1st, 2013? What is Cubital Tunnel Syndrome? Cubital Tunnel Syndrome is a condition brought on by increased pressure on the ulnar nerve at the elbow. There is a bump (made of bone) on the inner portion of the elbow (the medial epicondyle) under which the ulnar nerve passes. This site is commonly called the ?funny bone?. It is here that the ulnar nerve lies directly next to the bone and ...
World Radiography Day: Two-Thirds Of The World's Population Has No Access To Diagnostic Imaging
World Radiography Day: Two-Thirds Of The World's Population Has No Access To Diagnostic Imaging
Washington DC - The use of X-rays and other physicalwaves such as ultrasound can resolve between 70% and 80% of diagnostic
problems, but nearly two-thirds of the world's population has no access
to diagnostic imaging.
World Mental Health Day: Depression, The Most Common Mental Disorder
Depression affects 350 million people in the world.
8th Annual Black Midwives And Healers Conference To Be Held In October In Miami
Portland, OR - The International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC) will present the ?8th ?annual Black Midwives and Healers Conference, Returning Power to Birth: Reclaiming Our Culture on October 19-21 at the Newport Beach Hotel, Sunny Isles, Florida.