High Blood Pressure and your Brain
Chronic medical conditions

High Blood Pressure and your Brain

“He has had a stroke,” the doctor broke the news. “But he is too young for that,” the patient’s moth...
Hypertension and Kidney Disease
Chronic medical conditions

Hypertension and Kidney Disease

Mr. Ajayi has been very worried for much of the week. His longtime friend had just died from kidney...
Blood Pressure Medications and Side Effects You Should Know
Chronic medical conditions

Blood Pressure Medications and Side Effects You Should Know

Stephen was a 43-year-old man who had been placed on some blood pressure drugs recently. But for the...
Hypertension - All you Need to Know
Chronic medical conditions

Hypertension - All you Need to Know

Hypertension or high blood pressure is described as a “silent killer” because it is a risk factor fo...
Asthma: Symptoms and Home Remedies
Chronic medical conditions

Asthma: Symptoms and Home Remedies

Asthma is a chronic illness affecting the airways - the tubes that conduct air from the environment...
Myths and Facts about HIV
Chronic medical conditions

Myths and Facts about HIV

Human Immunodeficiency-deficiency Virus (HIV) is a global pandemic with millions of people affected...
Is Sickle Cell Anaemia Curable?
Chronic medical conditions

Is Sickle Cell Anaemia Curable?

Sickle cell anaemia is a very serious disease, resulting from a genetic abnormality that changes the...
Acne: What Causes this Stubborn Skin Disease?
Chronic medical conditions

Acne: What Causes this Stubborn Skin Disease?

The skin has pores and hair follicles and when they become clogged with dead cells, oil, and bacteri...
Health Challenges and Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
Chronic medical conditions

Health Challenges and Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia

Red blood cells carry oxygen all over the body through an agent called hemoglobin. Sickle cell anemi...
How to Manage Sickle Cell Crisis
Chronic medical conditions

How to Manage Sickle Cell Crisis

Sickle cell anemia is a common blood disorder affecting millions of people across the world. In sick...
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Maternal Health Chronic medical conditions

Diabetes in Pregnancy

Diabetes is common among pregnant women, and it is of huge concern in this population because of the...
Smoker’s Lungs: Risk Factors and Symptoms
Chronic medical conditions

Smoker’s Lungs: Risk Factors and Symptoms

That smoking is dangerous to health is no longer news, neither is it news that smokers are liable to...