People with an "obese" physical condition can be said to be ill. Obesity is an accumulation of excess fat in the human body. Obesity can be said to be hereditary because this disease depends on the daily and usual way of life. There are two types of this disease: the first is overweight and the second is obesity. The difference between them depends on the results of the BMI calculation: overweight if the BMI is greater than or equal to 25 and obese if the BMI is greater than or equal to 30. How to calculate it: Weight (kg) divided by height squared. BMI 16-18.4 = underweight; 18.5-24.9= normal... Obese people are at risk of poor health...

No parasite should live inside a human being. When there are too many "worms" in a person, they can infect the esophagus, stomach, liver, intestines. Symptoms: weight gain, frequent abdominal pain, which can lead to anemia, itching of the anus. Parasites can be contracted through dirty hands, food that hasn't been properly cleaned or contaminated kitchen utensils, and can also come from water. Parasites can enter a person: through the mouth or through the pores...

Sleep is as important and necessary to the human body as water and food. Lack of sleep has negative effects on health. The duration of sleep depends on a person's physical condition and activities. Children from 0 to 3 months sleep for 14 to 17 hours; children 6-13 are 9-11; 14 to 17 year olds get 8 to 10 hours of sleep and adults 26 to 64 get 7 to 9 hours of sleep. As a person ages, the inside of the brain also ages and sleep is affected.

Plague is a disease of rats which is transmitted to humans by flea bites, by the saliva of plague victims, or by handling animals carrying the disease or infected with the plague. The plague season is between April and December, but it can develop throughout the year. Ovarian plague develops in 1-7 days, pectoral plague can develop in 24 hours, and septicemic plague is short-lived. Prevention: clean the surroundings and kill the rats. Plague is a notifiable disease...

Diocese of Miarinarivo

Pope Francis has accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Miarinarivo, presented by H.E. Mgr Jean Claude Randrianarisoa. At the same time, the Supreme Pontiff has appointed H.E. Mgr Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, as Apostolic Admnistrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the same Diocese.

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Love and Salvation

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.

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Zatti, our brother

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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