On World Diabetes Day, Walk in Your Nearest Clinic for a Blood Test
Do you know 1 in 2 people across the globe don’t know that they have type 2 diabetes? Do you know type 2 diabetes is preventable? If you have a family history of this disease, you may be at risk, say doctors. On this World Diabetes Day, which is on November 14, let’s pledge to keep our health at top priority and check our blood sugar. Do you live a sedentary lifestyle? Does your diet...
8 Unexpected Ways You Can Get STD
Think of STDs and you think of unprotected sex, sharing needles, blood transfusion, breastfeeding, and homosexual relations. Of course, these are the biggest risk factors of getting sexually transmitted diseases. Do you know there are other completely unexpected factors that can expose you to the risk of STDs? And you thought it was simple to stay away from STDs – use condoms, don’t share needles, get yourselves tested regularly, and others. Strange ways you can get STDs 1. You...
Can You Know If Your Partner Has STD?
Talk of getting STD through unprotected sex and many people think, “it won’t happen to me.” Worse, they assume that they would know if their partner has an STI. Alas, assumptions don’t work here. Love, in this case, is actually blind. Even doctors have been, so far, unable to establish signs and symptoms that clearly indicate STD. According to doctors, getting tested is the only way to ascertain whether you have...
STDs That Can Be Cured And Not Cured
It is creepy to learn all those STD microbes lurking everywhere, eager to enter your body. Certain STDs can be cured, while some stay with you until your last breath. Some are so dangerous they can harm your vital organs and lead to death. STDs that can be cured Syphilis: Doctors can treat this STD with penicillin in the first and the second stage. The last stage requires a higher dose....