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Dietary Fats and Your Health

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Fibre and Your Health

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Hepatitis B virus infection

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Health advice for travellers

… your destination, try to eat and sleep according to local time Food and water safety in developing countries Eat foods … can be re-applied after repellent Avoid or limit your time in the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The sun's rays …
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Clean-up after a flood

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Heat-related illness

… When recognized early most mild heat-related illnesses, sometimes called heat exhaustion, can be treated at home. Act …
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Travelling with children

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CJD

… of cases run in families. Less than one percent of the time, CJD is passed to a person by instruments or … vCJD usually occurs before the age of 30. vCJD is sometimes called human mad cow disease, or human Bovine …
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The pregnant traveller

… such as Malaria or the Zika virus are common. The safest time to travel is during 18 to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Most … Vomiting, diarrhea or dehydration that lasts a long time Fever Severe headache, visual problems, or pink eye …
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Radon in homes and other dwellings

… a one in 3 chance of developing lung cancer in your lifetime if you are exposed to high levels of radon and you … the risk is one in 20. Because lung cancer takes time (years) to develop, the risk of developing lung cancer … in the indoor air of the home or building and the length of time exposed. Since radon exposure does not produce …