HIV Infection Infection with HIV can be acquired through unprotected sexual intercourse (both anal and vaginal), injectable drug use, receipt of tainted blood products and mother-to-infant...

Constipation What is constipation? Constipation is: • Hard, often very small stools • Infrequent bowel movements or • A feeling of unsatisfied emptying of the bowel. Possible symptoms: Straining to...

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5 questions about diabetes that I face during clinical consultation Why do I no longer feel the warning signs of low blood sugar? Many people who have had diabetes for more than five years lose some...

1. What is fatty liver? Fatty liver refers to the abnormal build-up of fat in the liver cells. Fatty liver disease covers a range of conditions including simple fatty liver (called hepatic...

Have you heard of 'The Kissing Disease'? Glandular fever (properly known as Epstein–Barr mononucleosis) is a viral infection that causes an illness similar to influenza. It is sometimes called ‘the...

What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis, usually called TB, is a serious chronic infectious disease caused by a bacterial germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It typically attacks the lungs but can...

Cancer Screening Tests/ That Men must do. It is always a worries when a close member of your family has been diagnosed with a cancer or pre-cancerous condition, you may think this can be genetically...