Urinary tract infections are diseases of a person's filtering and collecting organs, and of the channel that releases urine. A healthy person should feel no pain or itching when urinating. These diseases can affect the kidney and the tubes that connect this organ to the urinary tract. Women are the most affected by these diseases because the urinary tract and vagina, as well as the body cavity, are too close to each other... Hygiene and health" program with Radio Don Bosco.
Vitiligo is treated by a dermatologist. 2% of people worldwide are affected by this disease. Vitiligo" is a skin disease characterized by white patches caused by the destruction of "melanocyte" cells, the skin's pigment, and is not contagious. How it manifests: there are areas where the skin becomes lighter and slightly itchy. Types of vitiligo: active, stable, segmental... "Health and Hygiene" program in collaboration with Radio Don Bosco.
Eye infections occur all year round, but conjunctivitis is more common in the summer months. Hand hygiene is an effective way to prevent the spread of conjunctivitis. Wash your hands with soap and water for 40 seconds, then air-dry. Scabies, bubbles, mycoses, staphylococci: when it's summer, it's both humid and hot, so the bacteria that cause these skin diseases can easily thrive. Preventing these skin diseases means keeping your body clean, washing with soap, drinking water often, wearing light clothes and well-ironed linen...
The liver is an organ located under the diaphragm, on the right side of the abdomen, weighing between 1 and 1.5 kg for an adult. The liver's functions: stores carbohydrates to convert into glucose, produces the proteins needed for blood clotting, eliminates toxins and waste from the body, stores vitamins A-D-E-K, creates the bile needed for digestion, processes lipids, regulates hormone levels, regulates and balances body temperature... When the liver is unable to perform these functions, it can be classified as suffering from liver failure. Signs: fatigue, blood clotting problems, etc.
At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.
Read more ...Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.
Read more ...The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.
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