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Your Feet

Dermatology, General, General Health Care, Health, Lifestyle, MedicalOctober 31, 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Hmmm! Who knew that our feet could give us signals or warnings about our health?🤔🤔 Your feet can provide early clues to problems in other parts of your body. Your feet can also tell you a lot about underlying health conditions before they show up anywhere else. For example, stiff joints in your feet or…

MORE GERMS ARE TRANSFERRED BY SHAKING HANDS THAN BY KISSING

General, General Health Care, Health, Lifestyle, MedicalOctober 16, 20233KViews 0Likes 0Comments

People who shake hands are much more likely to transmit infections than those who exchange a friendly kiss on the cheek. Hands are a critical link in the chain of infection because they transmit infections from surfaces to people and between people. A handshake is the main form of physical contact in society, but…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Medical, TreatmentMay 3, 2023987Views 0Likes 0Comments

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus (sputum) production, and wheezing. It's typically caused by long-term exposure to irritating gases or particulate matter, most often from cigarette smoke. People with COPD are at increased risk of developing heart…

GOITER OR ENLARGED THYROID

Medical, TreatmentApril 17, 20236KViews 0Likes 0Comments

A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid, the H-shaped gland that wraps around the front of your windpipe, just below your Adam's apple. A goiter can be smooth and uniformly enlarged, called diffuse goiter, or it can be caused by one or more nodules within the gland, called nodular goiter. -Causes Almost all cases…

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Doctor, MedicalApril 17, 20231000Views 0Likes 0Comments

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a condition that affects your coronary arteries, which supply blood to your heart. With CAD, plaque buildup narrows or blocks one or more of your coronary arteries. Chest discomfort (angina) is the most common symptom. CAD can lead to a heart attack or other complications like arrhythmia or heart failure.…

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

MedicalApril 17, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing becomes increasingly difficult. It's not clear what causes it, but it usually affects people who are around 70 to 75 years old, and is rare in people under 50. Several treatments can help reduce the rate at which IPF gets…

BIPOLAR DISORDER OR MANIC DEPRESSION

MedicalMarch 30, 2023856Views 0Likes 0Comments

We often hear people say ‘he’s bipolar’ or ‘she’s bipolar’…. Do you know what it really means to be bipolar? Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). When you become depressed, you may feel sad or…

Immunisation 2

Medical, TreatmentMarch 17, 2023725Views 0Likes 0Comments

5 Importance of Immunization/Vaccination: 1. It keeps you healthy and free from vaccine-preventable diseases. 2. It curbs the spread of diseases from one person to the other. 3. Immunizations can save your family time and money 4. Immunization protects future generations. 5. Vaccination is Safe and effective Immunization prevents diseases, disabilities, and deaths from vaccine-preventable…

Immunisation

MedicalMarch 17, 2023963Views 0Likes 0Comments

What is Immunisation? Immunisation/Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting you against harmful diseases before you come into contact with them. It uses your body’s natural defenses to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger. Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when…

SLEEP APNEA

MedicalMarch 7, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night's sleep, you might have sleep apnea. Symptoms The symptoms of obstructive and central sleep apneas overlap, sometimes making it difficult to determine which type you have. The most…

Chest Pain

MedicalMarch 1, 2023833Views 0Likes 0Comments

What is Chest Pain? Chest pain describes any symptom that causes discomfort in the upper to middle torso area. Chest pains develop for a range of reasons, including digestive issues and heart problems. Determining the underlying cause of your chest pains is important because the problem could be benign or quite serious. What could cause…

Muscle Strains

MedicalFebruary 6, 2023901Views 0Likes 0Comments

What is a Muscle Strain? A pulled muscle, or muscle strain, occurs when a muscle or tendon is overstretched or torn. Muscle strains can occur without warning and affect people of all ages and fitness levels. Because these types of injuries can range in severity. Signs You Have Muscle…

Your Feet

MORE GERMS ARE TRANSFERRED BY SHAKING HANDS THAN BY KISSING

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

GOITER OR ENLARGED THYROID

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

BIPOLAR DISORDER OR MANIC DEPRESSION

Immunisation 2

Immunisation

SLEEP APNEA

Chest Pain

Muscle Strains

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