BREAST SELF EXAMINATION (BSE)

A breast self-exam is a screening technique women can do at home to check for breast lumps. It is an important, potentially life-saving procedure and should be known and practiced by all women.  A breast self-exam can help screen for tumors, cysts, or other abnormalities in the breasts. Breast self-exams help you familiarize yourself with the shape, size, and texture of your breasts. This is important because it can help you determine if what you are feeling is normal or abnormal.

HEPATITIS B AWARENESS

Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). 

One-third of the world population has been infected with HBV. 350 million people worldwide have chronic HBV infection. In Nigeria ,the prevalence is about 15-40% depending on the state involved.

MIGRAINE

A migraine is usually a severe headache felt as a throbbing pain or a pulsating sensation at the front or one side of the head. It is accompanied by nausea, vomiting and increased sensitivity to light and sound.

BULIMIA NERVOSA

Bulimia nervosa(otherwise known as bulimia) is a serious, potentially life threatening eating disorder characterized by recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food ( binge-eating), and feeling a lack of control over the eating. The binge-eating is followed by a type of behavior that compensates for the binge, such as purging (e.g., self induced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or diuretics), fasting and/or excessive exercise. Bulimia nervosa affects 1-2% of adolescent and young adult women. 80% of bulimia nervosa patients are females.

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Anorexia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation (immoderate food restriction), inappropriate eating habits, obsession with having a thin figure and excessive weight loss (irrational fear of weight gain).It is often accompanied by a distorted body self-perception. 

FRESH AIR: A NECESSITY FOR GOOD HEALTH

Air is the most essential element needed to sustain life. The strength of the body system is to a great extent, dependent upon the amount of pure, fresh air that the body receives. Cells in the body begin to die if they don’t receive adequate good, neat and pure air.

Fresh air is chemically different than the re-circulated indoor air that most people breathe.  

World AIDS Day 2014 - Sample press release | UNAIDS

World AIDS Day 2014 - Sample press release | UNAIDS