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| The Killer Stalks |
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 The World Bank estimates that the single biggest cause of death worldwide by 2030 will be smoking with the expected death toll predicted to be 10,000,000 (ten million) each year. To simplify the facts a little more, one in every ten adults is dying because of this deadly substance at the moment, and by 2030, one in every six will die due to it. |
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| What is Bipolar Disorder? |
 From extreme happiness to utter despair, from complete confidence to hopeless insecurity. Bipolar Disorder, also known as Manic Depression, is a psychological illness associated with extreme mood changes - manic behaviour is one extreme of this disorder and depression, is the other. |
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| Menopause and men |
 The existence of andropause is one of the ongoing debates in the medical field today. Is Testosterone the panacea to all the problems of an ageing man? As websites and companies selling testosterone gloat about the benefits of testosterone it is important for readers to be informed about the matter and to come to an informed decision. |
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| Catch it early |
| In Sri Lanka, cervical cancer is the commonest cancer in the female reproductive system. 19% of all female cancers are cervical cancers, says Gynaecological Cancer Surgeon and Director, Cancer Hospital, Dr. Kanishka Karunaratne. |
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