Health Bulletin – Autism Spectrum Disorder – Part 3
Ref: CHB/HB/032/15 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER – PART 3 This week CHB health bulletin explores how you can...
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Health Bulletin – Breast Cancer
Ref: CHB/HB/027/15 CHB NEWS BULLETIN 8TH MARCH – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY The Africa Federation Health Board (CHB) in collaboration with the Africa Federation Women’s Board (AFWB) wishes to raise Awareness and Encourage women fraternity in our community and to...
Health Bulletin – Blood Pressure
Ref: CHB/HB/026/15 CHB NEWS BULLETIN BLOOD PRESSURE Blood pressure is the amount of force (pressure) that blood exerts on the walls of the vessels as it passes through them. Why...
Health Bulletin – Obesity and its effects on your Health
Ref: CHB/HB/025/15 CHB NEWS BULLETIN What is obesity? The definition of obesity varies depending on what one reads. In general, overweight and obesity indicate a...
Health Bulletin – SMOKING
Ref: CHB/HB/024/14 WHAT ARE THE HEATH RISKS OF SMOKING Smoking: Harms nearly every organ of the body Causes many diseases and reduces the health of smokers in general Quitting smoking lowers your risk for smoking-related diseases and can add years to your life. Important Information Smoking and Death Smoking is the leading preventable cause...
Health Bulletin – AUTISM
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER Autism is a disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Autism presents itself during the first three years of a person's life Autism (or ASD) is a wide-spectrum disorder. This means that no two people with autism will have exactly the same symptoms. As well as experiencing varying combinations...
Health Bulletin – Dehydration Myths – Busted!
Ref: CHB/News Bulletin/002/2014 Date: 31st January 2014 Ref: CHB/News Bulletin/002/2014 Dehydration Myths – Busted! Myth: You need to drink eight glasses of water every day. Fact: No one's sure where the so-called 8-by-8 rule came from. The truth is, your daily requirement depends on your diet, size, and unique body chemistry. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine...
Health Bulletin – Dehydration
Ref: CHB/News Bulletin /001/2014 Date: 24th January 2014 Ref: CHB/News Bulletin /001/2014 Dehydration - You are thirstier then you think! You may take water for granted, but your body doesn't. Two-thirds of a healthy human body is actually made up of water. It's necessary to help our blood carry nutrients and waste (toxins) around the body and...
Health Bulletin – Skin
Ref: CHB/News Bulletin /007/2013 Skin - more than a covering The skin is the largest part of us, the largest organ we have, its surface being about 2m2, and it acts as a physical barrier. On the one hand it prevents undesirable elements getting into the body, whilst on the other it keeps in...
Health Bulletin – Dengue Fever Outbreak!
Ref: CHB/News Bulletin/006/2013 Dengue fever Outbreak! The Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is investigating an outbreak of dengue fever, in Dar es Salaam and the surrounding areas. A public health team found several persons with dengue fever while investigating an increase in malaria-like illness. Further confirmatory testing is taking place. Earlier this...