Our Medical Blog
Stress and Your Heart Health
Everyone experiences stress differently and everyone handles it differently. How you react to these situations in life can have a lasting impact on your heart health. While experiencing stress on occasion is completely normal, many people suffer from chronic stress...
Increasing Blood Count Through Diet
Having a low blood count is a common problem nowadays. When your RBC (red blood cell) count or Platelets go down your body is said to have a low blood count. Every day, the human body creates millions of RBCs, Platelets and anemia or low platelet count could be one of...
5 Ways Our Neurologists Treat Back Pain
If you are experiencing back pains that you do not understand, you might need to see a neurologist who also helps to provide solutions for back pains. A neurologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the nervous...
Low Testosterone Signs
Testosterone is a hormone present in both male and female but it is often called the male hormone because men have a much higher percentage than women. Testosterone surges during puberty and is critical in the development of distinctly male features — a deeper voice,...
High Blood Pressure Among Young People Today
More recently more young people are known to have high blood pressure. Blood pressure which is known as the 'force' that keeps the blood moving around the body through your arteries once it has been pumped from your heart are not well monitored by young individuals....
Haematology Department: Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease in Children Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a blood disorder that a child is born with. It's passed down through a parent’s genes. Children with SCD make an abnormal type of hemoglobin. This is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to all...
Best Foods to Help Relieve Stress
As an individual going on daily activities, stress seems inescapable. It has become an unavoidable part of our hectic lifestyle today. The effects of stress, however, are not just limited to bad mood or irritability. When left unchecked for a prolonged period of time,...
Snoring
Snoring is a symptom of a narrow or closed airway that can be caused by a number of things. An estimated 20 percent of the population snores. Some people snore only when they sleep on their backs. Others snore regardless of their sleeping position. Snoring can be more...
KNOWvember: Diabetes Month
What is diabetes? Diabetes happens when your body isn't able to take up sugar (glucose) into its cells and use it for energy. This results in a build up of extra sugar in your bloodstream. Poorly controlled diabetes can lead to serious consequences, causing damage to...