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BlogMalaria – Are we winning the battle? (Part 2)
What causes Malaria? If you ask the average person on the street, what causes malaria, the responses range from mosquitoes, to dirty water, to dirty surroundings. The truth is that all cause malaria directly...
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BlogMalaria – Are we winning the battle? (1)
Did you know that an African child still dies every two minutes from malaria? Of the 214 million clinical cases of malaria that occurred globally in 2015, 90% of them were in...
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BlogThe “Late Bloomer” could be developmentally delayed.
The other day I attended a baby shower for a friend due with her second baby. Several other mothers were there and some had their children with them. Amidst all the fun and excitement of...
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FitnessBack to School Eating Healthy and Fit
So you’re making the effort to learn all you can about building a healthy eating style, what about your kids? Bad eating habits usually begin in childhood, often without parents realizing the nutritional...
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BlogSerious About Losing Weight? Try This. By Maje Ayida
When you’re serious about losing weight, making the right food choices is probably about as important as it gets. Here’s a general guide. Bad Foods Gluten Gluten, the protein in wheat, has not been...
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BlogWorld Kidney day 2016
Children, just like adults, are at risk for kidney disease and so the theme for World Kidney Day on March 10, 2016 was Kidney Disease & Children. Act Early to Prevent It! Kidney problems...
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BlogPreventing Kidney disease in children
Did you know that children have kidney disease just as adults do? The kidneys are the body’s filtering system, helping to remove excess water and waste from the blood, then converting the waste into...
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BlogYou and Your Urine Guest blogger: Dr Biodun Ogungbo
Do you know that your urine can say a lot about your health? Urine is the waste product that is made by the kidneys after they filter and clean your blood. Your kidneys are two...
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BlogZika Virus – Lessons for Africa
Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to pose a serious international public health risk. Confirmation of sexual transmission has added to the challenge of containing the virus. An era...
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FitnessBuilding a healthy eating style
Everything you eat and drink matters. The right combination of foods can help you be healthier now and in the future. Eating a healthy diet can prevent chronic diseases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol,...
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