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Why would we talk about aging today? Most of the time we do not focus on different changes which take place in our daily life due to age change. We are aware of different diseases which might affect us and learn how to control them, however we failed to manage different factors linked to aging which contribute to some physical inability like vision lost, hearing lost, memory lost, and etc.

You can also read my published medical article in the Newtimes ‘’HOW MOTHERS CAN PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM SPINA BIFIDA’’ here is the link: http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2017-03-06/208582/

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that is characterized mainly by distortion from reality. It affects how someone thinks, behaves and feels. Schizophrenia is a global burden, as many people have stigma towards schizophrenic patients even though the disease is not contagious.

Family planning is education, comprehensive medical and social practice of controlling the number of children one has, interval between births particularly using various contraception methods such as abstinence, condoms, pills, intrauterine device, implants, and spermicide, among others. An additional benefit to preventing unwanted pregnancies by using contraception methods is preventing sexual transmitted diseases.

You may know or have heard of hypertension or know/have known someone who has the condition. Hypertension or High Blood Pressure affects 25% of the adult population and over 50% people with hypertension are undiagnosed But what do you really know about one of the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the modern world.

Dental caries, tooth decay, and cavities are all terms given to the disease in which the teeth’s hard tissues, namely the enamel and the cementum get destroyed by acids produced by oral bacteria.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies used to improve patient diagnosis and treatment results in the field of health care and to reduce costs are being developed to make better and faster diagnosis than humans. In this regard, we have compiled applications that will revolutionize the artificial intelligence in the health sector in the years to come.

In a developing world, healthy lives with fit bodies have been such a big deal for everyone. You will see many people early in the morning, or later in the evening doing physical exercises for the sake of losing weight or for keeping their bodies in shape. But when they get home, they eat the double of what they lost. Others will be busy drinking a lot of water and skipping meals in order to keep their bodies’ good curves but at the very end, they replace the skipped meal with the double actual meal. This stays continuous until at the time of results you will see that instead of losing weight, you just lost your time.

Otitis media is an inflammation which may affect the pressure and hearing in the ear. It is more common in certain groups and it is caused by viral infections.

Asthma is a respiratory disease caused by narrowing and inflammation of airways in the lung. It impedes air flow especially during expiration thus make a person to breathe difficultly.

This article (Comprehending, managing and healing psychological trauma) was first published in the NewTimes Rwanda. Psychological trauma is a type of harm to the mind that occurs as a result of a brutally distressing event. Trauma is often the result of an overwhelming amount of stress that exceeds a person’s ability to cope, or integrate the emotions involved with that experience.