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Common Side Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy
Just like every other drug, Cancer Chemotherapy have their own side effects, which are most times more serious than those of other drugs. This is because Chemotherapy for cancer are made to target cancer cells, which are fast growing cells. In doing this, they can also affect other fast growing cells of the body, whileRead more
Tetanus: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
Tetanus is a common infection in our environment. It is a terrible disease that enters your body through wounds & can kill in days if nothing is done fast. Table of Content What is Tetanus Causes How can I get Tetanus (transmission) Prevention What is Tetanus? Tetanus is a bacterial infection thatRead more
Vaccines you should take from birth through adult life
Vaccines without any doubt has become the best disease prevention strategy in modern times. The current coronavirus outbreak just shows us how much of a benefit, vaccines are to the health of the people and a nation. Today, economies & activities all over the world are grounded, and we are all waiting for the successfulRead more
Symptoms of a Heart Attack: How to Know
Symptoms of a heart attack helps you recognize when a person is having a heart attack. Heart Attack occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart reduces or ceases, causing damage to heart muscles. When this happens, the following symptoms can help you suspect a person who might be having a heart attack.Read moreFirst Aid for a Person having Heart Attack
Heart attack also known as Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a condition of the heart that is occurs when there is a loss of blood supply to the muscles of part of the heart. This mostly results as a result of blockage of the coronary vessels by Atherosclerotic plaques (from cholesterol & fats). It is aRead more
First Aid for Household Poisoning
Household poisoning is a very common occurrence in our environment and there are a whole lots of items we have in our houses that are poisonous to our health if inhaled or ingested. This post is aimed to cover what to do, when you or your child (mostly) accidentally takes in any of these things.Read more
Benefits of Fruits & Vegetables
So much has been said about the immense benefits of fruits and vegetables, but despite that, the consumption of these essential foods remains very poor. In this short write up, I'd like to emphasize more on the immense benefits of fruits and vegetables in our diets. It is a must add. If your fridge looksRead more
10 Myths about Sickle Cell Disease & Things You Should Know
There have been a lot of myths and false information that have been going round about Sickle Cell Disease, and today, as we just celebrated world Sickle Cell Day, we hope to share & correct some of them. THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SICKLE CELL DISEASE SCD is not contagious. It's isRead more
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