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Smoking during Pregnancy May Make Your Baby Develop Asthma

Smoking during Pregnancy May Make Your Baby Develop Asthma

A recent study has revealed that exposure to cigarette smoke during pregnancy increases the risk of asthma in the child, even up to adulthood. Both passive (inhaling smoke from a nearby smoker) smokin...
Asthma: Tips to Preventing Attacks

Asthma: Tips to Preventing Attacks

“Where have you been, Chima?” Nedu asks his friend. Chima and Nedu have been friends for over 10 years and like a lot of other things, they share the same ailment. “Well, I was not feeling too good...
Wheezing in your toddler

Wheezing in your toddler

Claire had become worried about the abnormal sounds her daughter makes when she’s breathing, especially at night. Occasional bouts of cough and rattling wheezes when she breathes had just become worse...
Relationship between Sickle Cell Anaemia and Malaria

Relationship between Sickle Cell Anaemia and Malaria

Sickle cell disease is common among Africans, particularly in sub-saharan Africa and Nigeria. The disease occurs when the genetic problems change the shape of the red blood cells from spherical to the...