Introduction Men’s fertility levels are considered good after being evaluated based on these criteria’s: Have normal and fully functional reproductive organs Have normal functioning penis that can deliver sperm into the vagina Have both testis that normal in size and can produce quality sperms (in numbers and active). Have normal …

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Introduction Most people over the age of 60 develop some degree of hearing impairment. It exists when there is decrease ability to hear and diminish sensitivity to the sounds normally heard. It can vary from mild to total loss of hearing and occur in one or both ears. Epidemiology More …

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Discuss with your doctor which of the following vaccines are suitable for you! Shingles vaccine Shingles is the reactivation of a previous ‘chicken pox infection’. After the chicken pox infection, the virus stays in our body for the rest of our life. The re-activation of the virus (shingles) occurs when …

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Table 1. Recommended immunization schedule for adult age less than 65 (not included vaccination recommendation for female of childbearing age) and adult age more than 65 Please read the table together with the foot notes below. VACCINE Adult age less than 65 Adult age more than 65 1. Influenza 1 …

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Introduction As a person gets older, the immune systems become less effective at fighting certain infectious disease. This means that elderly are more likely to catch infections, and takes longer time to recover once the infection had caught on. In addition, disease like flu which takes a few days to …

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Elderly at general As a person gets older, the immune systems become less effective at fighting against infections. This means that the elderly are more likely to catch infections, and they take longer time to recover from one. Even if vaccination was given during childhood, the immunity to combat disease …

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Introduction Falls are common among older people. It is a major cause of injury and trauma in the elderly. Falls could lead to significant morbidity and mortality in elderly, as well as affecting the quality of life of the older persons. The risks of falls are related to the complex …

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Introduction Falls are common among the older people. It is a major cause of injury and trauma in the elderly. Falls could lead to significant morbidity and mortality in the elderly, as well as affecting the quality of life of the older persons. The risks of falls are related to …

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Introduction Falls are common among the older persons. It is a major cause of injury and trauma in the elderly. Falls could lead to significant morbidity and mortality in elderly, thus affecting the quality of life of the older persons. The consequences of falls and fractures can lead to further …

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Introduction A fall is defined as an event when a person unintentionally  comes to rest on the ground or  a lower level  other than consequence of sustaining a violent blow, loss of consciousness, sudden onset of paralysis as in a stroke or seizure. Epidemiology of fall Falls are common among …

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