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Your resting heart rate (RHR) – a fitness indicator

What does your resting heart rate (RHR) tell you? The resting heart rate gives you a pretty good clue on how ‘fit’ you are. There is a direct link between a high RHR and increased risk of dying from cardiovascular events according to some research. A study from 2015 found that a higher resting heart […]

Posted byoliver26/10/201707/06/2019Posted inMedical3 Comments on Your resting heart rate (RHR) – a fitness indicator

Why do we get cold sores?

Where do cold sores come from? Although cold sores appear with your cold, they are not caused by the cold virus but an entirely different one, called Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV); to be more precise HSV-1. Many of us carry this virus, sometimes without even knowing and women are slightly more prone to this infection. […]

Posted byoliver25/10/201709/04/2019Posted inMedical3 Comments on Why do we get cold sores?

HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Antiretroviral Medication as Prophylaxis   Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) with antiretroviral drugs is a concept that is gaining increased recognition as a method of primary prevention for people with a risk of becoming infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. We know what works best in the prevention of HIV but human nature, mainly when guided by […]

Posted byoliver22/10/201709/04/2019Posted inMedical1 Comment on HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Winter is coming – the flu too

When again the earth’s northern axis is tilting away from the sun and the days are getting shorter, we know that winter is not far. With the cold season come runny noses, coughs and sneezes and the flu. What is flu? Flu is a communicable disease caused by the Influenza virus that spreads via direct […]

Posted byoliver27/09/201709/04/2019Posted inMedicalLeave a comment on Winter is coming – the flu too
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