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Depression: What you need to know – By Eyob B Kassa

Health / February 12, 2012

What depression is NOT Even though, depression is a common mental health problem, most people have wrong assumptions about what depression is. Depression is not just feeling down or sad. Because you have a bad mood or occasional melancholy, it doesn’t mean you have depression. We feel sad and our mood is fluctuated as we …

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Health / January 22, 2012

ብዙዎቻችን የልብ ህመም የበሽታ ምልክቶች ምን እንደሆኑ በተለያዩ አጋጣሚዎች (ከሚዲያ፣ ከመፃህፍት፣ ወዘተ…) ተረድተን ይሆናል፡፡ ይሁንና፣ ልባችን ችግር ውስጥ መሆኑን ቀደም ሲል የማስጠንቂያ መልዕክት የሚያስተላልፉ ሌሎች ምልክቶች ቢኖሩስ? በዘርፉ የተሰማሩ ተመራማሪዎች የህመሙ ተጠቂዎች ከልብ ህመም ጋር ከመጋፈጣቸው ከወራት ወይም ከዓመታት በፊት ሊያጋጥሟቸው በሚችሉ የበሽታ ምልክቶች ዙሪያ ከቅርብ ዓመታት ወዲህ በርካታ ጥናቶችን አካሂደዋል፡፡ በኒው ጀርሲ፣ ኒዎርክ በሚገኘው …

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Food Safety: Keep Your Family Healthy This Summer

Food and Wellness, Health / July 28, 2011

This article was contributed by MDH Refugee Health Program as part of an ongoing series. Special thanks to the Foodborne, Vectorborne, and Zoonotic Diseases Unit and the University of Minnesota Medical Students. Have you ever gotten sick from something you ate? If so you are not alone. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that last …

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BED BUGS

Health, News / June 25, 2011

This article was contributed by the Karen Organization of Minnesota as part of an ongoing series by the MDH Refugee Health Program. Special thanks to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Division of Environmental Health at the Minnesota Department of Health, University of Minnesota Medical Students, and the St. Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health. …

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Cellphones a ‘possible’ carcinogen — like coffee

Health / June 1, 2011

(yahoo) A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee. The classification was issued Tuesday in Lyon, France, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer after a review of dozens of published studies. The agency is …

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Public advised to stop using some skin-lightening products after testing reveals that they may contain mercury

Health, News / May 26, 2011

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is advising state residents to stop using some types of skin-lightening products, after testing revealed that they may contain dangerous levels of mercury. The implicated products were sold as skin-lightening agents, although they may also be used as skin-smoothing products. MDH tested 27 samples of the products, including 23 …

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Tena’Adam

Health / November 10, 2009

Tena’Adam (ጤና አዳም) also known as Rue in english, is a plant herb historically associated with magic mysticism and witchcraft. Since ancient times its been used in a variety of ways. Tena’adam is used for food preparation (flavoring agent) as well as for it medicinal properties. Its name in Amharic, which directly translates to “health …

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