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BlogUrinary Tract Infection – Only a woman will know
By guest blogger – Dr Biodun Ogungbo, MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS, MSc Only a woman will know the pain of a urinary tract infection. Let us call it U.T.I for short. This is the medical term...
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BlogStress management strategies – Take the next step
In order to take healthy steps to manage stress in your life, it helps to identify what your stressors are so that you can determine which of the Four A’s (Avoid, Alter, Adapt or...
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BlogStress management strategies
The body’s response to stress interferes with normal body functions, clouds judgment and feeling. Over time it can cause stress overload and have a negative effect on both your physical and mental health. Unrelenting stress...
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Stress overload – Recognizing the symptoms
Do you think illness is to blame for your aches and pains, the “malaria” that never gets better, your sleepless nights or inability to concentrate at work? Stress may actually be behind it all. Stress...
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The Harmful Effects of Stress
Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened, are demanding or upset your balance in some way. When you feel threatened, your nervous system responds by releasing stress hormones,...
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BlogZika Virus – Latest updates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC has stated that “there is no longer any doubt” that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is directly linked to microcephaly, a severe defect that causes babies...
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BlogWorld Malaria Day
The HealthZone, Africa’s pre-eminent television health show, in partnership with The Private Sector Healthcare Alliance of Nigeria and St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos hosted a Healthcare Round table to commemorate the World Malaria Day on...
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BlogMalaria – Why we must aim for zero cases
Did you know that approximately 1 out of every 10 of all hospital admissions in Africa are due to malaria? Malaria is the most common reason people seek care in hospitals and clinics. It...
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BlogMalaria in Pregnancy
Did you know that Malaria is the cause of death in one out of every ten women who die from pregnancy-related conditions? Startling as that may sound, when you tally the numbers, it’s even more...
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BlogEvery Fever is not Malaria
You develop a fever and headache and feel a bit run down. You decide that you probably have malaria, so you go to your local medicine vendor to buy paracetamol and an anti-malarial drug. ...
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