How to promote healthy diets

Diet can depend on an individual’s food choices, but also the availability and affordability of healthy foods, and sociocultural factors. Therefore, promoting a healthy food environment requires involvement across multiple sectors and stakeholders, including government, public and the private sector. Governments have a central role in creating a healthy food environment that enables people to adopt and maintain healthy dietary practices.
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Health Bulletin

The safest time to fly during pregnancy is before 37 weeks or, if carrying twins, before 32 weeks, new advice says. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says flying is not harmful during a low-risk pregnancy, but there may be side-effects. If more than 28 weeks pregnant, a woman should take her medical notes and a GP's letter. Many airlines have their own rules on when pregnant women can fly. Although everyone who flies is exposed to a slight increase in radiation, there is no evidence that flying causes miscarriage, early labour or a woman's waters to break.
7 February 2015, 19:00 PM

Screening tests for colon cancer

Regular screening can catch cancer early, when it is most treatable and help prevent the disease by finding abnormal growths called polyps that can turn into cancer. Colon cancer does not get the same attention as some higher-profile cancers, but it should. Older age, especially 60 years or above is a risk for colon cancer; further family history of colon cancer or having inflammatory bowel disease has also proven to be a risk factor for colon cancer. A good news about colon cancer is it can be prevented. 75% of all cases could be avoided by things you can do. There are a number of effective screening tests for colon cancer. Some are easy to do but need to be done more often. Others are more involved but need to be done less often. Which test you should have depends on your personal preferences and medical history. A surgeon can help you decide about which test to take. Most people begin getting tested at age 50. People with a family history of colon cancer or other important risk factors may begin testing at younger ages and get tested more often. 1) Stool occult blood test every year: This is a test that looks for hidden blood in the stool, which can be a sign of cancer. The test is quick and easy. You just take small samples of your stool, which are then sent to a lab to be tested.
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