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You may need a sleep study. Here’s why.
HEALTH & WELLNESSSleep DisordersDo you snore .. Do you fall asleep a lot .. Do you find it difficult to sleep .. Do you have high blood pressure .. Do you have headache when you wake up .. Do you have difficulty concentrating during the day .. If you answered yes to...
Exercising safely with diabetes
DIABETES HEALTHExercising Safely With DiabetesHealth Beat, HMS, Harvard11 May 2019If you have diabetes, exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health. It can improve your sensitivity to insulin and help you build muscle and shed excess fat, all of...
Pain Management
HEALTH & WELLNESSManaging PainPain is a very unpleasant and uncomfortable feeling that might be felt by you, at some point. Though most of us do not like this unpleasant feeling, it is one of the body’s ways of communicating a message. Pain might occur as a result of...
What is labile hypertension
HEART HEALTHLABILE HYPERTENSION Q. I have high blood pressure and have been checking my blood pressure more often since my doctor added another drug. But lately, my readings have been all over the place. For example, one morning it was 127/70, but then it was 170/100...
Beating Cancer
HEALTH & WELLNESSHow to prevent or lower your risk of cancerWhat is cancer? Normally, the human cells grow and divide to form new ones as we need them. Old or damaged ones die, and new ones take their place. Cancer is used to describe a collection of diseases in...
Understanding Your Heart Rate
HEART HEALTH Understanding Your Heart Rate21 February 2019 Your pulse, both at rest and during exercise, can reveal your risk for heart attack and your aerobic capacity. Your grandmother may have referred to your heart as "your ticker", but that nickname has proved to...
Warning Signs of a Serious Eye Problem
EYE HEALTH Wear & Tear: Eye HealthHealthbeats, Harvard Health Publishing 4 Feb 2019 Eyes aren’t exempt from the wear and tear of aging. Some of the age-related changes in the eyes are annoying but not serious — for example, it can become difficult to focus on near...
Is my persistent fatigue normal?
HEALTH & WELLNESS Constant Fatigue is NOT Normal 23 January 2019 Q.I am always tired. Could this be normal?A.It is not normal to always feel tired. There could be an underlying medical cause. Some signs to look out for include: (1) feeling exhausted when you wake...
How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy
HEALTH & WELLNESS Dr. Pearl Ben-Joseph, Lagos, Nigeria 3 Janueary 2019 If you've decided to have a baby, the most important thing you can do is to take good care of yourself so you and your baby will be healthy. Women who get the proper care and make the...