Diseases

Diseases Introduction The term ‘diseases’ is made up of a prefix ‘dis’ and a root word ‘ease’. ‘Dis’ stands for ‘no’ and ‘ease’ means ‘comfort or easiness’. Therefore, the meaning of diseases is not to have easiness in the body. Disease is the condition having discomfort or improper function of some of our body parts. There are various minor and major diseases occurring in our body.

Community Health

Community health problems Community health is a common issue of all the members living in a society. It can be improved if the community members become conscious about these matters. Community health can be improved by the participation of community members in community health programs and their positive attitude towards the community health issue. Some of the major community health problems existing in Nepal are illiteracy, poverty, malnutrition, environmental pollution, use of tobacco and drugs, alcoholism, prevalence of communicable diseases, superstition, rapid population growth and lack of health services. The major problems are introduced below.

Personal Health

Personal health is one of the most important aspects of human health. The status of our health is determined and influenced by our personal health behaviors like caring body organs, maintenance of personal hygienic, having balanced and nutritious diet, performing regular excise and taking adequate rest.

NUTRITION

Nutrition is the process of taking nutritional components in a balance way. The nutritional components or nutrients are the complex molecules needed for our body to perform various tasks and function of our body. We can obtain the nutrients from our food. We consume varieties of foods to satisfy our hunger and to get the desired tastes. But the biological purpose of eating food is to provide nutrients needed for our body.

Mental illness

Have you ever thought about mentally retarded person? Don’t you have any inquisition in your mind about their illness? Most of us and our society regard them in a peculiar way. Still, they are tagged as Pagal (insane) in our society. Are they really awful people? Can’t we talk with them and share their ideas or feeling with us? I found most people try to walk far away from them (retarded person) as if the latter were evil of the society.

Clean drinking water

When it comes to water, it’s no secret to Idahoans that we have it better off than many of our Western neighbors. Idaho is an arid state, greatly aided by snowpack that accumulates in our rugged, high-altitude interior and the largely healthy rivers and streams that flow from it. Scientists predict that Idaho summers will continue to grow hotter, snowpack runoff will come earlier and streams will grow warmer. All this puts pressure on our irreplaceable rivers and streams. In a Feb. 13 Guest Opinion, Speaker of the House Scott Bedke reminded us that Idaho’s economy relies heavily on irrigated agriculture.

Get health tips

A health management seminar to be held next month will offer the public a chance to glean vital tips and life-changing insights on managing health conditions from a panel of experienced doctors. Organised by The Straits Times Mind & Body section, the seminar is presented by Mount Elizabeth Hospitals and will be held on April 23. Participants can find out how they can reduce the risk of a heart attack, and how to prevent and manage atherosclerosis - the hardening and narrowing of arteries.