Health Weekly

Health Weekly




Cancer gene testing

May 29 - June 4, 2013
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A research programme has been launched that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy, writes Kate Kelland.





Mall awareness campaign from the heart

May 29 - June 4, 2013
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SHOPPERS at Bahrain City Centre took part in a global awareness campaign for the prevention of heart diseases amongst women, as part of an initiative called Go Red for Women.





Digestive discomfort during pregnancy

May 29 - June 4, 2013
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Excerpt from I Want A Healthy Pregnancy – journal entry, pregnancy week 11: “Although no one can really tell I’m pregnant yet, I feel like my insides have gone on strike. My digestion seems to have taken a backseat to all the baby-making stuff. I’m constipated, bloated and very uncomfortable. It feels like whatever I eat just sits there doing nothing.”