HEALTH & WELLNESS Tuberculosis Sandra Otobo, Public Health Consultant, Nigeria 12 April 2018 Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs. Compared with other diseases caused by a single infectious agent, tuberculosis is the second...
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 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...
