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Chronic Ailments

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Prostate cancer

Many mannerisms are distinctive to the character of a man, much more than his ability to provide for his household is the desire to take control of the intimate matters of a house. The hindrances to the man’s ability to take control of his bedroom during intimacy are many but one outstanding hindrance

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The lump in the breast!

The nearly grotesque sight of outgrowths felt under the skin on any body part can go a long way in unsettling anyone. They can come off as triggers of unbridled anxiety, mostly if they are perceived as a symbol of a debilitating state of health of an individual. The growths can be lumps, skin cysts or unexplained swellings. Some swellings come off as closed pockets of tissue that can be filled with pus, or other material and are non-cancerous, others are cancerous lumps that painless, firm and maybe more irregular in shape and may be fixed to a tissue in the breast. The latter which is a lump fixed to a tissue in the breast often times leads to breast cancer.

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Non-communicable diseases

Amid burgeoning world economies, the bearing of differing lifestyles on the varying patterns of health among different individuals has been noticeable. However, there is no place where lifestyle has had such an immense impact as in its contribution to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. Risk factors such as raised blood pressure, raised cholesterol; tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and being overweight; all of which are modifiable risk factors greatly contribute to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (like heart disease and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes. Currently, non-communicable diseases kill 36 million people a year, a number that by some estimates is expected to rise by 17-24% within the next decade.

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Diabetes and exercise

After a healthy diet, physical activity is the next focus point for adults with type 2 diabetes. Physical activity includes all movement that increases energy use and is an important part of the diabetes management plan. Exercise is a specific form of activity designed to improve physical fitness. Physical activity and exercise are important.

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