“Ageing is a process that comes with a host of added changes – both in diet and lifestyle. Maintaining a proper diet and healthy lifestyle becomes of paramount importance during this period, especially for people over the age of 65, as a majority of diseases suffered by the older population are caused as a result of poor dietary choices. As the body’s metabolism and lean body mass begins its degeneration process, care must be taken to counter its affects.
“Take special care of elderly persons in your family. Remind them to practice hand washing as often as possible. Make sure to tell them to cover their mouth and nose with bent elbow, when they cough or sneeze. Watch out for any symptoms of CO VID-19 and reach out for medical help, if necessary. Make sure they eat healthy food and get good sleep.
History: Who was Florence Nightingale? Florence Nightingale, on whose birth anniversary this day is celebrated, was also famously known as the Lady with the Lamp. She started working as a nurse in charge of the British and the allied soldiers who were wounded during the Crimean War. in Constantinople. She spent most of her time caring for the injured soldiers-often late into the night.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in…