Zika
Zika is an illness caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, it has been present in Nigeria for many years and it does not pose any danger to everybody. However, Zika hasRead More…
Smoking
Smoking here refers to cigarette smoking. Smoking other hard drugs is not considered here. Cigarette contain about 330 active chemicals including arsenic, hydrogen sulphide, acids, and lead used in paints. Irrespective ofRead More…
Physical Inactivity
Staying at home and doing nothing with engaging in some form of physical activity has a direct connection with high BP, obesity, depression, heart disease and diabetes. Physical activity is simply movingRead More…
Alcohol
Alcohol consumption is a common under-reported health problem in every society. Due to the stigma of chronic abuse, people addicted to alcohol prefers to deny the problem even when they recognise theyRead More…
Obesity
Body Mass index if the relationship of the body’s weight to the height of the individual measured in kg/Square metre. The normal BMI is between 19 to 25kg/sq. metre. BMI over 25Read More…
Fibroids
Fibroids are benign lump(s) in the wall of the woman womb. A womb can contain one but usually multiple fibroids in different sizes. They start with changes in the cells that makeupRead More…
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is a disease of the liver, it is cause my germs that can reach the liver through blood or infected materials. There are different types of hepatitis as follows: Hepatitis A,Read More…
Staphylococcus Infection
This is a common bacterial infection that is present on the human skin. It commonly causes abscesses and boils and can be transmitted by sexual contact. Besides staph is a common agentRead More…
Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease of what we eat. In other words, diabetes is a disease of lifestyle and is treated by reversing the cause either by dietary means or using drugs. ThereRead More…
Hypertension
Hypertension is high blood pressure. Symptoms Hypertension has no symptoms but the health advice is that everyone over 40years old should have at least one blood pressure measurement in a year.Read More…