Health

HIV testing and public awareness events planned” On Dec. 1, World AIDS Day 2012 will be observed to reflect on the impact of HIV, the lives saved, and the lives lost and with a new call to action – “Getting to Zero.” “This is the new battle cry for the world to rally around striving …

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By Pawlos Belete (Capital Newspaper) Though Ethiopia has remained polio free since April 2008, the country’s susceptibility to polio importation, particularly in border regions, remains a point of concern. The Minister of Health, Tedros Adhanom (PhD), called upon Rotractors to reaffirm their commitment to build a better image of Ethiopia, in a speech he made …

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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. (New York Times) The search for a vaccine against AIDS has been long and fruitless — mostly because the virus mutates so fast. As is well known, flu vaccines have to be reformulated every year because influenza viruses mutate so steadily. But the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS, mutates …

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Education effort to focus on safe food handling, safe animal contact The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) are partnering with Long Cheng and Concord live animal markets in South St. Paul to launch “Healthy Markets,” an educational effort to promote healthy behaviors at the markets. “Healthy Markets” will …

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By Hiyawkal Gizachew In Ethiopia, counselors are seen as helpers for “crazy” people. When most people in Ethiopia are faced with a problem, they tend to talk to their family members, neighbors, friends, or they go to church to talk to the priests and pray about it. Also, traditional healing plays a big role. In …

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Vaccines keep healthy teens healthy. Did you know that your kids need shots when they begin their teen years? Starting at around 11 or 12 years old, kids need three vaccines. And it’s not too late for your older teenagers who didn’t get these vaccines at 11 or 12 years old. They can get them …

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ከአልማዝ አያሌው ለሰው ልጆች ወልዶ እንደመሳም የሚያስደስት ነገር የለም። እንኳን በራሱ የወለደውን ሌሎች ሊስሙለት እንኳን ደስታቸው እጥፍ ነው። በተለይ ለእናቶች ለዘጠኝ ወራት የተጨነቁበትን፣ በምጥ ወቅት መከራ ያዩበትን ልጅ አሳድገው ለቁም ነገር ከማብቃት በላይ ምኞት የላቸውም። ያሰቡት ሲሞላ ደግሞ በህይወታቸው ሙሉ ደስተኛ ይሆናሉ። በተለይ በልጅነት የዕድሜ ዘመናቸው። ከነተረቱስ «የወለዱትን ሲስሙለት…» ይባል የለ። ይሁን እንጂ ወላጆችን ዘመድ …

Mothers Day Special: የእናቶችን ሞት ለመቀነስ… Read More »

By Eyob B Kassa Is there a connection or association between forgiveness and mental health?   The answer to this question depends on how you define forgiveness and mental heath. Traditionally, forgiveness is more associated and defined from a religious point of view. Of course, how we define forgiveness is basically depending on the context. …

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