HEALTH & PREVENTION You can beat pneumonia Sandra Otobo, Public Health, Nigeria 09 March 2018 Pneumonia is an infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid. It can be a serious and life-threatening disease. It is caused by...
DIET & NUTRITION The Lack Of Fruits And Vegetables Are Partly To Blame For Global Heart Disease Burden American Heart News Association, EPI/Lifestyle 2017 News Stories 16 February 2018 Millions of years of life lost to early deaths and disability from heart...
Getting inactive middle-aged women and men to stick to an aerobic workout may reduce or reverse their risk of heart failure, a new study shows. Sedentary people — such as those who spend hours sitting while working or lying on the couch while watching TV — are at...
The DASH diet is more than the average weight loss diet or regimen. It is a healthy lifestyle that is designed to improve your health, fight high blood pressure , lower cholesterol levels, and slow the progression of kidney disease and diabetes. What is the DASH...
Why should I care about antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance is one of the world’s most pressing health issues. It can lead to higher medical costs as antibiotic resistant bacteria are often more difficult to kill. Sometimes, these infections lead to...
The new guidelines for high blood pressure was recently published by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). According to the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in 14 years, high blood pressure should be...
