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Ukuthwasa is a Southern African culture-bound syndrome [1] [2] associated with the calling and the initiation process to become a sangoma, a type of traditional healer. In the cultural context of traditional healers in Southern Africa , the journey of ukuthwasa (or intwaso ) involves a spiritual process marked by rituals, teachings, and ...
Originally, this was blamed on ungalvanised barrels used to store home-made beer, which led to increased oxidation and increased iron levels in the beer. Further investigation has shown that only some people drinking this sort of beer get an iron overload syndrome, and that a similar syndrome occurred in people of African descent who have had no contact with this kind of beer (e.g., African ...
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While POTS is not life-threatening, it can be “very annoying” to those who suffer from the condition, he said. “Those people can have those dizziness episodes 20, 30, 50 times a day,” von ...
The 52-year-old and her 13-year-old daughter revealed on the latest episode of Christina's MeSsy podcast that Sadie was recently diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
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Amafufunyana is an unspecified "culture-bound" syndrome named by the traditional healers of the Xhosa people that relates to claims of demonic possession due to members of the Xhosa people exhibiting aberrant behavior and psychological concerns. [1]
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